2010 elections in India
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Legislative Assembly elections
[edit]Bihar amidst states of India had elections for their legislative assemblies in 2010.
The tenure of the Legislative Assembly of Bihar expired on 26 November. The Election Commission of India (ECI) decided on the dates of the polls.
Bihar
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The Janata Dal (United) was the largest party in the assembly after the 2005 election, and co-ruled with the Bharatiya Janata Party as part of the National Democratic Alliance. The incumbent chief minister was Nitish Kumar.[1][2]
| Rank | Party | Seats contested | Seats won | Seat change | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janata Dal (United) | 141 | 115 | + 27 | 22.61 |
| 2 | Bhartiya Janata Party | 102 | 91 | + 36 | 16.46 |
| 3 | Rastriya Janata Dal | 168 | 22 | - 32 | 18.84 |
| 4 | Independents | 1342 | 6 | - 4 | |
| 5 | Indian National Congress | 243 | 4 | - 5 | 8.38 |
| 6 | Lok Janshakti Party | 75 | 3 | - 7 | 6.75 |
| 7 | Communist Party of India | 56 | 1 | - 2 | 1.69 |
| 7 | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 41 | 1 | + 1 | |
| Total | 243 |
Parliamentary By-election
[edit]| S.No | Date | Constituency | State | MP before election | Party before election | Elected MP | Party after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 November 2010 | Banka | Bihar | Digvijay Singh | Independent | Putul Kumari | Independent | ||
Assembly By-elections
[edit]| S.No | Date | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 20 January 2010 | Chotila | ||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NDA sweeps Bihar, 15-yr Laloo raj over". Expressindia.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ "Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Performance in General Election 2009". Indian-electionaffairs.com. 30 July 2010. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
