Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 1985 was held in March 1985 to elect members to the Bihar Legislative Assembly. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and the popular vote and Bindeshwari Dubey became the new Chief Minister of Bihar.
Result Party Party Flag Seats Contested Seats Won Popular Vote PercentageIndian National Congress 323 196 9,558,562 39.30%Lok Dal 261 46 3,573,173 14.69%Bharatiya Janata Party 234 16 1,833,275 7.54% Janata Party 229 13 1,754,705 7.21%Communist Party of India 167 12 2,154,066 8.86%Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 57 9 443,822 1.82%Communist Party of India (Marxist) 44 1 392,375 1.61%Indian Congress (Socialist) 59 1 160,159 0.66%Socialist Unity Centre of India 1 1 17,890 0.07% Independents 2804 29 4,349,057 17.88%Total 4237 324 24,323,868
Source:Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1985 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR
Elected members