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Legislative Assembly elections were held in 1980, to elect members to the Bihar Legislative Assembly. [1] [2] After the elections, the Congress emerged as the largest party, and Jagannath Mishra was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar. Later, Chandrashekhar Singh became the Chief Minister from 14 August 1983 to 12 March 1985.
The elections were held after President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ordered the imposition of President's rule in the state on the advice of the Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry, which acted on basis that the victory of the Indian National Congress in the 1980 Indian general election proved that the government no longer reflected the will of the pepule. [3]
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
Indian National Congress | 7,690,225 | 34.20 | 169 | |
Janata Party (Secular) | 3,515,684 | 15.63 | 42 | |
Communist Party of India | 2,051,962 | 9.12 | 23 | |
Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,891,325 | 8.41 | 21 | |
Indian National Congress (U) | 1,649,695 | 7.34 | 14 | |
Janata Party (JP) | 1,620,754 | 7.21 | 13 | |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 394,013 | 1.75 | 6 | |
Janata Party (Secular) Raj Narain | 362,388 | 1.61 | 1 | |
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 380,891 | 1.69 | 11 | |
Shoshit Samaj Dal (Akhil Bharatiya) | 128,517 | 0.57 | – | |
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 49,407 | 0.22 | 1 | |
Jharkhand Party | 31,952 | 0.14 | – | |
Revolutionary Socialist Party | 11,963 | 0.05 | – | |
Lokdal | 6,744 | 0.03 | – | |
Janata Party | 6,733 | 0.03 | – | |
All India Forward Bloc | 5,309 | 0.02 | – | |
Bharatiya Socialist Party | 1,102 | 0.00 | – | |
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | 729 | 0.00 | – | |
Republican Party of India | 568 | 0.00 | – | |
Independent | 2,688,947 | 11.96 | 23 | |
Total | 22,488,908 | 100.00 | 324 | |
Valid votes | 22,488,908 | 98.62 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 315,496 | 1.38 | ||
Total votes | 22,804,404 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 39,815,510 | 57.28 |
Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Member | Party | |
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Dhanaha | None | Hardeo Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
Bagha | SC | Triloki Harijan | Indian National Congress | |
Ramnagar | None | Arjun Vikram Shah | Indian National Congress | |
Shikarpur | SC | Sita Ram Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
Sikta | None | Dharmesh Prasad Verma | Janata Party | |
Lauria | None | Vishwamohan Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
Chanpatia | None | Virbal Sharma | Communist Party of India | |
Bettiah | None | Gauri Shankar Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
Nautan | None | Kamla Devi | Indian National Congress | |
Raxaul | None | Sagir Ahmad | Indian National Congress | |
Sugauli | None | Ramashray Singh | Communist Party of India | |
Motihari | None | Prabhawati Gupta | Indian National Congress | |
Adapur | None | Sharmim Udin Hasmi | Janata Party | |
Dhaka | None | Motiur Rahman | Indian National Congress | |
Ghorasahan | None | Rajendra Pratap Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Madhuban | None | Vraj Kishore Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Pipra | SC | Nand Lal Chaudhary | Indian National Congress | |
Kesariya | None | Rai Harishankar Sharma | Janata Party | |
Harsidhi | None | Md. Hadaytullah Khan | Indian National Congress | |
Gobindganj | None | Ramashankar Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
Kateya | None | Sihaswar Sahi | Indian National Congress | |
Bhore | SC | Alagu Ram | Indian National Congress | |
Mirganj | None | Raj Mangal Mishra | Janata Party | |
Gopalganj | None | Kali Prasad Pandey | Independent | |
Barauli | None | Abdul Ghafoor | Indian National Congress | |
Baikunthpur | None | Braj Kishore Narain Singh | Janata Party | |
Basantpur | None | Manik Chand Roy | Janata Party | |
Goreakothi | None | Ajit Kumar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Siwan | None | Janardan Tiwary | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Mairwa | SC | Ram Narain Ram | Indian National Congress | |
Darauli | None | Chandrika Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
Ziradei | None | Raghav Prasad | Janata Party | |
Maharajganj | None | Umashankar Singh (sawan Bigrah) | Janata Party | |
Raghunathpur | None | Vijay Shankar Dubey | Indian National Congress | |
Manjhi | None | Rameshwar Dutta Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
Baniapur | None | Uma Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
Masrakh | None | Ram Deo Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Taraiya | None | Prabhu Nath Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Marhaura | None | Bhishma Prasad Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
Jalalpur | None | Kumar Kalika Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Chapra | None | Janak Yadav | Janata Party | |
Garkha | SC | Raghu Nandan Manji | Indian National Congress | |
Parsa | None | Daroga Prasad Rai | Indian National Congress | |
Sonepur | None | Lalu Yadav | Janata Party | |
Hajipur | None | Jagannath Pd. Rai | Indian National Congress | |
Raghopur | None | Udey Na. Rai | Janata Party | |
Mahnar | None | Munshilal Rai | Janata Party | |
Jandaha | None | Birendra Singh | Independent | |
Patepur | SC | Shiv Nandan Pawan | Janata Party | |
Mahua | SC | Desai Chaudhary | Janata Party | |
Lalganj | None | Laliteshwar Prasad Shahi | Indian National Congress | |
Vaishali | None | Brishna Patel | Janata Party | |
Paru | None | Nitishwar Prasad Singh | Janata Party | |
Sahebganj | None | Nawal Kishore Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Baruraj | None | Jamuna Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Kanti | None | Nailini Ranjan Singh | Socialist Unity Centre of India | |
Kurhani | None | Ram Praikshan Sah | Janata Party | |
Sakra | SC | Fakirchand Ram | Indian National Congress | |
Muzaffarpur | None | Raghunath Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
Bochaha | SC | Ramai Ram | Janata Party | |
Gaighatti | None | Jitendra Prasad Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Aurai | None | Ganesh Prasad Yadav | Janata Party | |
Minapur | None | Jankdhari Prasad Kushwaha | Communist Party of India | |
Runisaidpur | None | Vivekanand Giri | Indian National Congress | |
Belsand | None | Raghubans Prasad Singh | Janata Party | |
Sheohar | None | Raghunath Jha | Indian National Congress | |
Sitamurhi | None | Pir Mohammad Ansari | Indian National Congress | |
Bathnaha | None | Suryadeo Rai | Indian National Congress | |
Majorganj | SC | Ram Briksha Ram | Indian National Congress | |
Sonbarsa | None | M. Anwarul Haque | Indian National Congress | |
Sursand | None | Nagendra Prasad Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
Pupri | None | Rambriksha Choudhary | Indian National Congress | |
Benipatti | None | Yugeshwar Jha | Indian National Congress | |
Bisfi | None | Rajkumar Purbey | Communist Party of India | |
Harlakhi | None | Mithilesh Kumar Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
Khajauli | SC | Ram Lakhan Ram Raman | Communist Party of India | |
Babubarhi | None | Mahendra Narain Jha | Indian National Congress | |
Madhubani | None | Raj Kumar Mahaseth | Janata Party | |
Pandaul | None | Kumud Ranjan Jha | Indian National Congress | |
Jhanjharpur | None | Jagannath Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
Phulparas | None | Surendra Yadav | Janata Party | |
Laukaha | None | Lal Bihari Yadav | Communist Party of India | |
Madhepur | None | Radhanandan Jha | Indian National Congress | |
Manigachhi | None | Nagendra Jha | Indian National Congress | |
Bahera | None | Parma Nand Jha | Indian National Congress | |
Ghanshyampur | None | Mahendra Narain Jha | Indian National Congress | |
Baheri | None | Rama Kant Jha | Indian National Congress | |
Darbhanga Rural | SC | Jagdish Choudhary | Janata Party | |
Darbhanga | None | Abdul Sami Nadvi | Indian National Congress | |
Keoti | None | Shamaole Nabi | Indian National Congress | |
Jale | None | Abdul Salam | Communist Party of India | |
Hayaghat | None | Madan Mohan Choudhary | Indian National Congress | |
Kalyanpur | None | Ram Sukumari Devi | Indian National Congress | |
Warisnagar | SC | Pitambar Paswan | Janata Party | |
Samastipur | None | Karpoori Thakur | Janata Party | |
Sarairanjan | None | Ram Bilas Mishra | Janata Party | |
Mohiuddin Nagar | None | Ram Chandra Rai | Indian National Congress | |
Dalsinghsarai | None | Jagdish Prasad Choudhary | Indian National Congress | |
Bibhutpur | None | Ramdeo Verma | Communist Party of India | |
Rosera | None | Ramashary Rai | Indian National Congress | |
Singhia | SC | Ramjatan Paswan | Communist Party of India | |
Hasanpur | None | Gajendra Prasad Himansu | Janata Party | |
Balia | None | Srinarhyan Yadav | Janata Party | |
Matihani | None | Pramod Kumar Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
Begusarai | None | Bhola Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Barauni | None | Rameshwar Singh | Communist Party of India | |
Bachwara | None | Ramdeo Roy | Indian National Congress | |
Cheria Bariarpur | None | Sukhdeo Mahto | Communist Party of India | |
Bakhri | SC | Ramchandra Paswan | Communist Party of India | |
Raghopur | None | Amrendra Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
Kishanpur | None | Vishwanath Gurmaita | Indian National Congress | |
Supaul | None | Uma Shankar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Tribeniganj | None | Jagdish Mandal | Indian National Congress | |
Chhatapur | SC | Kumbh Narin Sardar | Indian National Congress | |
Kumarkhand | SC | Nawal Kishore Bharti | Janata Party | |
Singheshwar | None | Jai Kumar Singh | Janata Party | |
Saharsa | None | Ramesh Jha | Indian National Congress | |
Mahishi | None | Lahtan Chaudhry | Indian National Congress | |
Simiri-bakhtiarpur | None | Chaudhry Md. Salahuadin | Indian National Congress | |
Madhepura | None | Radha Kant Yadav | Janata Party | |
Sonbarsa | None | Surya Na. Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
Kishanganj | None | Singheshwar Mehta | Indian National Congress | |
Alamnagar | None | Birendra Kumar | Janata Party | |
Rupauli | None | Dinesh Kumar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Dhamdaha | None | Surja Narayan Singh Yadav | Janata Party | |
Banmankhi | SC | Jaikant Paswan | Indian National Congress | |
Raniganj | SC | Yamuna Prasad Ram | Indian National Congress | |
Narpatganj | None | Janardan Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Forbesganj | None | Saryu Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
Araria | None | Moh. Tasilmuddin | Janata Party | |
Sikti | None | Shital Pd. Gupta | Indian National Congress | |
Jokihat | None | Moidur Rehman | Indian National Congress | |
Bahadurganj | None | Najumuddin | Indian National Congress | |
Thakurganj | None | Moh. Hussain Azad | Indian National Congress | |
Kishanganj | None | Moh. Mustaque | Janata Party | |
Amour | None | M. Moijuddin Minshi | Indian National Congress | |
Baisi | None | Sayad Moinuddin | Independent | |
Kasba | None | Md. Yasin | Indian National Congress | |
Purnea | None | Ajit Chand Sarkar | Communist Party of India | |
Korha | SC | Vishwanath Rishi | Indian National Congress | |
Barari | None | Karuneshwar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Katihar | None | Sitaram Chamaria | Indian National Congress | |
Kadwa | None | Mangan Insan | Independent | |
Barsoi | None | Beula Doza | Indian National Congress | |
Pranpur | None | Mohammad Sakur | Indian National Congress | |
Manihari | None | Ram Sipahi Yadav | Janata Party | |
Rajmahal | None | Dhrub Bhagat | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Borio | ST | John Hemrom | Indian National Congress | |
Barhait | ST | Thomas Hansda | Indian National Congress | |
Litipara | ST | Saimon Marandi | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
Pakaur | None | Abdul Hakim | Communist Party of India | |
Maheshpur | ST | Devidhan Basera | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
Sikaripara | ST | David Murmu | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
Nala | None | Bisheshwar Khan | Communist Party of India | |
Jamtara | None | Arun Kumar Bose | Communist Party of India | |
Sarath | None | Ashaya Charan Lal | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
Madhupur | None | Krishna Nand Jha | Indian National Congress | |
Deoghar | SC | Baidya Nath Das | Indian National Congress | |
Jarmundi | None | Jawahar Parsad Singh | Independent | |
Dumka | ST | Stephan Marandi | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
Jama | ST | Dewan Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
Poreyahat | None | Suraj Mandal | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
Godda | None | Hemant Kumar Jha | Indian National Congress | |
Mahagama | None | Awadh Bihari Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Pirpainti | None | Dilip Kumar Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
Colgong | None | Sadanand Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Nathnagar | None | Talib Ansari | Indian National Congress | |
Bhagalpur | None | Sheo Chandra Jha | Indian National Congress | |
Gopalpur | None | Madan Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Bihpur | None | Rajendra Prasad Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
Sultanganj | SC | Nand Kumar Manjhi | Indian National Congress | |
Amarpur | None | Nil Mohan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Dhuraiya | SC | Naresh Das | Communist Party of India | |
Banka | None | Thakur Kamakhays Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Belhar | None | Chandra Mauleshwar Singh (lallan) | Independent | |
Katoria | None | Suresh Prasad Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
Chakai | None | Falguni Prasad Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Jhajha | None | Shiv Nandan Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
Tarapur | None | Narayan Yadav | Communist Party of India | |
Kharagpur | None | Jai Pra. Na. Yadav | Janata Party | |
Parbatta | None | Ram Chandra Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
Chautham | None | Ghanshyam Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Khagaria | None | Ram Sharan Yadav | Janata Party | |
Alauli | SC | Mishri Sada | Indian National Congress | |
Monghyr | None | Ramdeo Singh Yadav | Janata Party | |
Jamalpur | None | Upendra Prasad Verma | Janata Party | |
Surajgarha | None | Ramji Prasad Mahto | Indian National Congress | |
Jamui | None | Hardeo Prasad | Independent | |
Sikandra | SC | Rameshwar Paswan | Independent | |
Lakhisarai | None | Ashwani Kumar Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
Sheikhpura | None | Rajo Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Barbigha | SC | Mahabir Choudhary | Indian National Congress | |
Asthawan | None | Ayodhya Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
Biharsharif | None | Deo Nath Prasad | Communist Party of India | |
Rajgir | SC | Satyadeo Narayan Arya | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Nalanda | None | Ram Naresh Singh | Independent | |
Islampur | None | Pankaj Kumar Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
Hilsa | None | Jagdish Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Chandi | None | Ramraj Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Harnaut | None | Arun Kumar Singh | Independent | |
Mokamah | None | Shyam Sunder Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Barh | None | Vishwa Mohan Choudhry | Independent | |
Bakhtiarpur | None | Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
Fatwa | SC | Punit Rov | Janata Party | |
Masaurhi | None | Ganesh Prasad Singh | Janata Party | |
Patna West | None | Ranjeet Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
Patna Central | None | Shailendra Nath Shrivastava | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Patna East | None | Sarad Kumar Jain | Indian National Congress | |
Danapur | None | Budh Deo Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Maner | None | Ram Nagina Singh | Independent | |
Phulwari | SC | Sanjeev Prasad Tony | Indian National Congress | |
Bikram | None | Ram Nath Yadav | Communist Party of India | |
Paliganj | None | Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
Sandesh | None | Sidh Nath Rai | Indian National Congress | |
Barhara | None | Ramjee Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Arrah | None | S.m. Isa | Indian National Congress | |
Shahpur | None | Anand Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
Brahmpur | None | Rishi Kesh Tiwari | Indian National Congress | |
Buxar | None | Jag Narain Trivedi | Indian National Congress | |
Rajpur | SC | Chaturi Ram | Indian National Congress | |
Dumraon | None | Raja Ram Arya | Indian National Congress | |
Jagdishpur | None | Bir Bahadur Singh | Independent | |
Piro | None | Muni Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Sahar | SC | Dineshwar Prasad | Janata Party | |
Karakat | None | Tulsi Singh | Janata Party | |
Bikramganj | None | Akhlaque Ahmad | Janata Party | |
Dinara | None | Lakshman Rai | Indian National Congress | |
Ramgarh | None | Prabhavati Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Mohania | SC | Mahavir Paswani | Indian National Congress | |
Bhabhua | None | Shyam Narayan Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
Chainpur | None | Lal Muni Choubey | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Sasaram | None | Ram Sewak Singh | Janata Party | |
Chenari | SC | Dudnath Paswan | Indian National Congress | |
Nokha | None | Jangi Singh Choudhary | Janata Party | |
Dehri | None | Mohammad Ilias Hussain | Janata Party | |
Nabinagar | None | Radhubansh Pd. Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Deo | SC | Dilkeshwar Ram | Indian National Congress | |
Aurangabad | None | Ram Naresh Singh | Independent | |
Rafiganj | None | Vijay Kumar Singh | Janata Party | |
Obra | None | Virendra Prasad Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Goh | None | Ram Saran Yadav | Communist Party of India | |
Arwal | None | Krishnandan Pd. Singh | Independent | |
Kurtha | None | Sakdeo Prasad Yadav | Janata Party | |
Makhdumpur | None | Rameshrey Pradhan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Jahanabad | None | Tara Gupta | Indian National Congress | |
Ghosi | None | Jagdish Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Belaganj | None | Shatrughna Sharan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Konch | None | Raj Kumari Devi | Indian National Congress | |
Gaya Muffasil | None | Awadhesh Kumar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Gaya Town | None | Jai Kumar Palit | Indian National Congress | |
Imamganj | SC | Shrichand Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Gurua | None | Md. Shahjan | Indian National Congress | |
Bodh Gaya | SC | Balik Ram | Communist Party of India | |
Barachatti | SC | G. S. Ramchandra Dass | Indian National Congress | |
Fatehpur | SC | Jitan Ram Manjhi | Indian National Congress | |
Atri | None | Surendra Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
Nawada | None | Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi | Communist Party of India | |
Rajauli | SC | Banwari Ram | Janata Party | |
Gobindpur | None | Gayatri Devi | Indian National Congress | |
Warsaliganj | None | Bandi Shankar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Hisua | None | Atiya Singh | Independent | |
Kodarma | None | Rajendra Nath Dawn | Indian National Congress | |
Barhi | None | Niranjan Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Chatra | SC | Mahesh Ram | Indian National Congress | |
Simaria | SC | Ishwari Ram Paswan | Indian National Congress | |
Barkagaon | None | Ramendra Kumar | Communist Party of India | |
Ramgarh | None | Arjun Ram | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
Mandu | None | Ramnika Gupta | Janata Party | |
Hazaribagh | None | Raghunandan Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
Barkatha | None | Bhuwaneshwar Prasad Mehta | Communist Party of India | |
Dhanwar | None | Tilakdhari Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Bagodar | None | Kharagdhari Narayan Singh | Independent | |
Jamua | SC | Taneshwar Azad | Indian National Congress | |
Gandey | None | Sarfaraz Ahmad | Indian National Congress | |
Giridih | None | Urmila Debi | Indian National Congress | |
Dumri | None | Shiba Mahto | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
Gomia | None | Chhatru Ram Mahto | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Bermo | None | Ramdas Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Bokaro | None | Aklu Ram Mahto | Janata Party | |
Tundo | None | Binod Bihari Mahto | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
Baghmara | None | Shankar Dayal Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Sindri | None | Anand Mahto | Independent | |
Nirsa | None | Kripa Shankar Chatterjee | Independent | |
Dhanbad | None | Yogeshwar Prasad Yogesh | Indian National Congress | |
Jharia | None | Suryadeo Singh | Janata Party | |
Chandankiyari | SC | Haru Rajiwar | Independent | |
Baharagora | None | Devi Pada Upadhyaya | Communist Party of India | |
Ghatsila | ST | Tikaram Majhi | Communist Party of India | |
Potka | ST | Sanatan Sardar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Jugsalai | SC | Tulsi Rajak | Communist Party of India | |
Jamshedpur East | None | Dinanath Pandey | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Jamshedpur West | None | Md. Samsuddin Khan | Indian National Congress | |
Ichagarh | None | Ghanshyam Mahato | Independent | |
Seraikella | ST | Kade Majhi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Chaibasa | ST | Muktidani Sambrui | Independent | |
Majhgaon | ST | Devendra Nath Champia | Indian National Congress | |
Jagannathpur | ST | Mangal Singh Lamai | Independent | |
Manoharpur | ST | Ratnakar Nayak | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Chakradharpur | ST | Devendra Manjhi | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
Kharswan | ST | Debi Lal Matisoy | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Tamar | ST | Tiru Muchirai Munda | Indian National Congress | |
Torpa | ST | Leyandar Tiru | Indian National Congress | |
Khunti | ST | Samu Pahan | Indian National Congress | |
Silli | None | Rajendra Singh | Communist Party of India | |
Khijri | ST | Umraon Sadho Kujur | Indian National Congress | |
Ranchi | None | Gyan Rangan | Indian National Congress | |
Hatia | None | Subodh Kant Sahay | Janata Party | |
Kanke | SC | Ram Ratan Ram | Indian National Congress | |
Mandar | ST | Karam Chand Bhagat | Indian National Congress | |
Sisai | ST | Bandi Oraon | Indian National Congress | |
Kolebira | ST | S. K. Bage | Indian National Congress | |
Simdega | ST | Mirmal Kumar Desra | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Gumla | ST | Bairagi Oraon | Indian National Congress | |
Bishnupur | ST | Dhukhla Bhagat | Indian National Congress | |
Lohardaga | ST | Indra Nath Bhagat | Indian National Congress | |
Latehar | SC | Indra Nath Bhahgat | Indian National Congress | |
Manika | ST | Yamuna Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Panki | None | Sankteshwar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Daltonganj | None | Inder Singh Namdhari | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Garhwa | None | Yugal Kishore Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
Bhawanathpur | None | Shankar Pratap Deo | Indian National Congress | |
Bishrampur | None | Vinodh Singh | Janata Party | |
Chhatarpur | SC | Radha Krishna Kishore | Indian National Congress | |
Hussainabad | None | Harihar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
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The Rashtriya Janata Dal is an Indian political party, mainly based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav.
Jagannath Mishra was an Indian politician who served as Chief Minister of Bihar and as Minister in the Union Cabinet. He was also Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha between 1988 - 1990 and 1994 - 2000. His involvement was at a high level in the Indian National Congress. He was elected Chief Minister of Bihar three times. After his brother L.N. Mishra's assassination, Jagannath Mishra became Bihar's most powerful Congress leader in the late seventies and eighties. Prior to the emergence of Lalu Prasad Yadav in 1990, Jagannath Mishra was rated as the biggest mass leader in the Congress. He was affectionately called "Doctor Sahib". He was also referred to as "Maulana" Jagannath because of his clout with the Muslims that he had earned by making Urdu the second official language of the state in 1980.
Although India is a parliamentary democracy, the country's politics has become dynastic or with high level of nepotism, possibly due to the absence of party organizations, independent civil-society associations which mobilize support for a party, or centralized financing of elections. The dynastic phenomenon is present at the national, state, regional, and district level. The Nehru–Gandhi family has produced three Indian prime ministers, and family members have largely led the Congress party since 1978. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also has several dynastic leaders. In addition to the major national parties, other national and regional parties such as Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Shiromani Akali Dal, Shiv Sena, Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal Secular, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Kerala Congress, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, Indian Union Muslim League, AIMIM, and the Nationalist Congress Party are all dominated by families, mostly those of the party founders.
The Bihar movement, also known as the JP movement, was a political movement initiated by students in the Indian state of Bihar against misrule and corruption in the state government. in 1974. It was led by the veteran Gandhian socialist Jayaprakash Narayan, popularly known as JP. The movement later turned against Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's government in the central government. It was also referred to as Sampoorna Kranti.
Raghunath Jha was an Indian politician who was Union minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise and member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Bettiah constituency of Bihar and was a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) political party. Born in Village Amba Ojha Tola, in Sheohar He started his career by becoming the Mukhiya of his home panchayat in the year 1967. Thereafter, in 1967 he became Chairman of Zila Parishad. He started his legislative career in 1972 when he was elected as a MLA on Congress Ticket. He was elected from Sheohar for a record six consecutive terms before 1998. He was twice elected as a Member of Parliament from Gopalganj and Bettiah respectively.
Satyendra Narayan Sinha was an Indian politician and statesman, participant in the Indian independence movement, a leading light of Jaya Prakash Narayan's ‘complete revolution’ movement during the Emergency and a former Chief Minister of Bihar. Affectionately called Chhote Saheb, he was also a seven-time Member of Parliament from the Aurangabad constituency, a three-term Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, and a Member of the Bihar Legislative Council once. Regarded to be one of India's most influential regional people of the time, his reputation was synonymous with being a strict disciplinarian and tough taskmaster.
Anugrah Narayan Sinha, known as Bihar Vibhuti, was an Indian nationalist statesman, participant in Champaran Satyagraha, Gandhian & one of the architects of modern Bihar, who was the first Deputy Chief Minister and the Finance Minister of the Indian state of Bihar (1946–1957). He was also a Member of the Constituent Assembly of India, which was elected to write the Constitution of India and served in its first Parliament as an independent nation. He also held a range of portfolios including Labour, Local Self Government, Public Works, Supply & Price Control, Health and Agriculture. A.N. Sinha, affectionately called Anugrah Babu, was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi during the freedom movement and worked with Bihar Kesari Sri Krishna Sinha to lead the Gandhian movement in Bihar. One of the leading nationalists in the Indian independence movement from Bihar after Dr Rajendra Prasad, he was elected as the Congress Party deputy leader in the state assembly to assume office as the first Deputy Chief Minister cum Finance Minister of independent Bihar, and re-elected when the Congress Party won Bihar's first general election with a massive mandate in 1952.
Bindeshwari Dubey was a freedom fighter, trade unionist and politician who served as Chief Minister of Bihar between 12 March 1985 and 13 February 1988.
Bhishma Narain Singh was an Indian politician who served as the Governor of Assam from 1984 to 1989 and was the Governor of Tamil Nadu between 1991 and 1993. He belongs to the Namudag garh royal family.
Chandrashekhar Singh was a member of the Indian National Congress and served as the 16th Chief Minister of Bihar from August 1983 to March 1985. He also held a number of Union State Minister positions in the Ministry of Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. He was elected to Bihar Vidhan Sabha four times, and also to the Parliament a few times. He also the first minister for Ministry of Textiles.
Kedar Pandey was an Indian freedom fighter and Indian National Congress politician, who remained the Chief Minister of Bihar from March 1972 to 2 July 1973 and Minister of Railways in the Union Cabinet from 12 November 1980 to 14 January 1982 in the Government of India.
Elections in India in 1977 included Legislative Assembly elections in several Indian states, including Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal.
Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in May 1980. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and Arjun Singh was sworn in as the new Chief Minister.
1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election was held in 1977 to elect members to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in the state of Bihar, India. The Janata Party's decisive victories in the state and political elections ensured Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur's victory.
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Uttar Pradesh in May 1980. The Indian National Congress remained the largest party, winning 309 of the 425 seats.
The 1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election was held to elect members for 126 assembly seats to constitute the seventh Assam Legislative Assembly on February 25 1978. The Janata Party formed the first non-Congress government led by Golap Borbora with 53 seats on March 12, 1978. He resigned as chief minister on September 4, 1979 after losing the support of a majority of MLAs. Jogendra Nath Hazarika was sworn in as chief minister on 9 November 1978. But he existed in CM’s chair for only 94 days, as central government imposed President's rule in Assam.
Elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in June 1977 to elect members of the 425 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, India. The Janata Party won a majority of seats and Ram Naresh Yadav was appointed the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. The number of constituencies was set as 425 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.