18th Indian general election election in Bihar
2024 Indian general election in Bihar|
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Opinion polls |
Turnout | 56.19% ( 1.14 pp) |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Leader
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Samrat Chaudhary
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Nitish Kumar
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Chirag Paswan
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Party
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BJP
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JD(U)
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LJP(RV)
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Alliance
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NDA
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NDA
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NDA
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Leader since
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2023
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2003
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2021
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Leader's seat
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Did not contest
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Did not contest
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Hajipur (won)
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Last election
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23.58%, 17 seats
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21.81%, 16 seats
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15.38%, 0 seats
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Seats won
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12
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12
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5
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Seat change
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5
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4
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Popular vote
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8,885,818
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8,020,732
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2,803,936
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Percentage
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20.52%
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18.52%
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6.47%
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Swing
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3.53 pp
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3.74 pp
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1.39 pp
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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Leader
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Tejashwi Yadav
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Akhilesh Prasad Singh
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Rajaram Singh and Sudama Prasad
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Party
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RJD
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INC
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CPI(ML)L
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Alliance
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INDIA
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INDIA
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INDIA
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Leader since
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2020
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2022
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2024
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Leader's seat
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Did not contest
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Did not contest
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Karakat (won) and Arrah (won)
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Last election
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15.38%, 0 seats
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7.70%, 1 seat
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1.36%, 0 seats
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Seats won
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4
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3
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2
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Seat change
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4
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2
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2
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Popular vote
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9,588,365
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3,983,882
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1,293,538
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Percentage
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22.14%
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9.20%
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2.99%
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Swing
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6.46 pp
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1.35 pp
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1.63 pp
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/2024_Lok_Sabha_Bihar_Result_Map.svg/300px-2024_Lok_Sabha_Bihar_Result_Map.svg.png) Seatwise Result Map of the 2024 general election in Bihar |
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The 2024 Indian general election was held in Bihar in all 7 phases from 19 April to 1 June to elect 40 members of the 18th Lok Sabha, with the results declared on 4 June.[1][2][3]
Bihar, along with Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, were the only states where the 2024 Indian general election was held in all 7 phases.[4]