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.

[Bihar]

February

October

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 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
8CPI2812.466.58
8Jharkhand Party2710.973.14
Total81