2005 elections in India

Legislative Assembly elections

Elections to the State Legislative Assemblies were held in three Indian states during February 2005, Bihar, Haryana and Jharkhand. In Haryana the Indian National Congress won a landslide victory, dethroning the long-time Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala. In Bihar and Jharkhand there was a fractured verdict. Since no government could be formed in Bihar, fresh elections were held in October–November the same year.

February

Bihar
PartyNo. of candidatesNo. of electedNo. of votes%
Bharatiya Janata Party10337268629010,97%
Bahujan Samaj Party238210807454,41%
Communist Party of India1733862361,58%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)1211566560,64%
Indian National Congress841012238355,00%
Nationalist Congress Party3132408620,98%
Janata Dal (United)13855356493014,55%
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha180766710,31%
Rashtriya Janata Dal21075614022325,07%
All India Forward Bloc3055550,03%
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation10976103452,49%
Janata Dal (Secular)40224280,09%
Indian Union Muslim League1042250,02%
Rashtriya Lok Dal230256180,10%
Shiv Sena260256980,10%
Samajwadi Party14246587912,69%
Adarsh Political Party107360,00%
Akhil Bharatiya Ashok Sena108580,00%
Akhil Bharatiya Desh Bhakt Morcha103260,00%
Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha5046030,02%
Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh190109900,04%
Apna Dal640731090,30%
All India Forward Bloc (Subhasist)10270450,11%
Akhand Jharkhand People's Front7098000,04%
Awami Party30244000,10%
Bajjikanchal Vikas Party4046930,02%
Bharatiya Momin Front3020080,01%
Bharat Mangalam Parishad103970,00%
Federal Congress of India2017520,01%
Gondvana Ganatantra Party1014600,01%
Indian Justice Party150202270,08%
Indian Union Muslim League107580,00%
Jai Hind Party1014670,01%
Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Mazdoor Congress7066950,03%
Janata Party2010710,00%
Janhit Samaj Party4047700,02%
Jawan Kisan Morcha5027050,01%
Jharkhand Disom Party100187170,08%
Kamjor Varg Sangh, Bihar1015290,01%
Kosi Vikas Party10192670,08%
Krantikari Samyavadi Party80103270,04%
Lok Dal3014960,01%
Lok Janshakti Party17829309117312,62%
Lok Sewa Dal3018070,01%
Lokpriya Samaj Party3034380,01%
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party1017740,1%
Marxist Communist Party of India3034200,01%
National Loktantrik Party5040030,02%
Navbharat Nirman Party1022200,01%
Pragatisheel Manav Samaj Party1010110,00%
Proutist Sarva Samaj Party3030750,01%
Rashtravadi Janata Party90112270,05%
Rashtriya Garib Dal2018020,01%
Rashtriya Krantikari Samajwadi Party4039080,02%
Rashtriya Lok Seva Morcha150215710,09%
Rashtriya Samanta Dal3028910,01%
Rashtriya Swabhimaan Party100231220,09%
Samajwadi Jan Parishad5054660,02%
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)310605280,25%
Samata Party7301054380,43%
Sanatan Samaj Party107050,00%
Sarvhara Dal1012380,01%
Shoshit Samaj Dal7093030,04%
Shoshit Samaj Party3037290,02%
Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party30136550,06%
Independents149317395794516,16%
Total:319324324494763

October

PartyNo. of candidatesNo. of electedNo. of votes%
Janata Dal (United)13988481975920.46%
Bharatiya Janata Party10255368672015.65%
Rashtriya Janata Dal17554552508123.45%
Lok Jan Shakti Party20310261590111.10%
Indian National Congress51914354496.09%
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)8555593262.37%
Bahujan Samaj Party21249814644.17%
Communist Party of India3534916892.09%
Samajwadi Party15825942662.52%
Nationalist Congress Party811869360.79%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)1011599060.68%
Akhil Jan Vikas Dal71498690.21%
Indian Justice Party360510040.22%
Shivsena150445620.19%
All India Forward Bloc30427490.18%
Samata Party200283740.12%
Kosi Vikas Party10270710.11%
Rashtriya Lok Dal130219980.09%
Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Mazdoor Congress80190450.08%
Ambedkar National Congress80143960.06%
Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party20110370.05%
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)80120260.05%
Apna Dal8091790.04%
Gondvana Gantantra Party7087560.04%
Janata Dal (Secular)6076720.03%
Revolutionary Socialist Party3059200.03%
Rashtravadi Janata Party3071500.03%
Shoshit Samaj Dal7064210.03%
Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha5051350.02%
Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh8057900.02%
Bharatiya Ekta Dal2038150.02%
Buddhiviveki Vikas Party3040960.02%
Jharkhand Disom Party2043510.02%
Proutist Sarva Samaj Party2039380.02%
Rashtriya Samanta Dal2040560.02%
Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party2013370.01%
Muslim League Kerala State Committee2018480.01%
Akhil Bharatiya Ashok Sena1014500.01%
Akhil Bharatiya Desh Bhakt Morcha2026900.01%
Amra Bangalee2031040.01%
Awami Party1018330.01%
Jai Hind Party1015310.01%
Jawan Kisan Morcha2018640.01%
Jai Prakash Janata Dal2027100.01%
Krantikari Samyavadi Party1027210.01%
Lok Dal2024020.01%
Lok Sewa Dal1025570.01%
National Loktantrik Party3026320.01%
Rashtriya Kamjor Varg Party1013590.01%
Republican Party of India1024300.01%
Bajjikanchal Vikas Party104000.00%
Bharatiya Momin Front104450.00%
Bharat Mangalam Parishad1010690.00%
Janata Party109420.00%
Pragatisheel Manav Samaj Party104070.00%
Rashtriya Garib Dal1011670.00%
Republican Party of India (A)1010890.00%
Samajik Jantantrik Party105530.00%
Independent7461020657448.77%
Total:213524323559191100%

Haryana

RankPartySeats ContestedSeats Won% Votes% Votes in
Seats Cont.
1Indian National Congress906742.4642.46
2Independents4421013.7014.26
3Indian National Lok Dal89926.7726.95
4Bharatiya Janata Party90210.3610.36
5Bahujan Samaj Party8413.223.44
5Nationalist Congress Party1410.684.57
Total 90

Jharkhand

SNPartySeats ContestedSeats Won% Votes% Votes in
Seats Contested
1Bharatiya Janata Party633023.5730.19
2Jharkhand Mukti Morcha491714.2924.04
3Indian National Congress41912.0522.74
4Rashtriya Janata Dal5178.4813.14
5JANATA DAL (UNITED)1864.018.25
6Independents662315.3115.53
7All India Forward Bloc1221.06.37
7United Goans Democratic Party2221.525.92
7All Jharkhand Students Union4022.815.75
8Nationalist Congress Party1310.432.35
8CPI(ML)(L)2812.466.58
8Jharkhand Party2710.973.14
Total81

Rajya Sabha

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