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{{Short description|Election in India}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox election
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| next_election = 2010 Bihar state assembly elections
| next_year = 2010
| election_date = September18, -26 October 2005 <br> 13, 19 November 2005
| seats_for_election = 243 seats in the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| turnout = 45.85%
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| alliance1 = National Democratic Alliance (India)
| home_state1 =
| leaders_seat1 = [[Bihar Legislative Council|MLC]]
| running_mate1 =
| last_election1 = 55
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| electoral_vote1 =
| states_carried1 =
| seats1 = '''88'''
| seats_after1 = 88
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 33
| popular_vote1 = 4,819,759
| percentage1 = 20.46%
| swing1 = {{increase}} 5.91%
| image2 = File:The Leader of Opposition, Bihar, Shri Sushil Kumar Modi in New Delhi on January 08 (cropped2).jpg
| colour2 =
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| alliance2 = National Democratic Alliance (India)
| home_state2 =
| leaders_seat2 = ''Did not contest''
| running_mate2 =
| last_election2 = 37
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| electoral_vote2 =
| states_carried2 =
| seats2 = 55
| seats_after2 = 55
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 18
| popular_vote2 = 3,686,720
| percentage2 = 15.65%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 4.68%
| image3 = File:Rabri Devi presenting a cheque for Rs. 10 crore on behalf of the State Government to the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh for the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund, in New Delhi on January 04, 2005 (cropped).jpg
| colour3 =
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| alliance3 = [[United Progressive Alliance (India)|UPA]]
| home_state3 =
| leaders_seat3 = [[Raghopur Assembly constituency|Raghopur]]
| running_mate3 =
| last_election3 = 75
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| electoral_vote3 =
| states_carried3 =
| seats3 = 54
| seats_after3 = 54
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 21
| popular_vote3 = '''5,525,081'''
| percentage3 = '''23.45%'''
| swing3 = {{decrease}} 1.62%
| map_image = Bihar close-up.PNG
| map_size = 250 px
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| after_party = Janata Dal (United)
| result =
| image4 = File:IndianHand National Congress FlagINC.svg
| leader4 = [[Sadanand Singh]]
| party4 = Indian National Congress
| alliance4 = [[United Progressive Alliance (India)|UPA]]
| leader_since4 = 2005
| leaders_seat4 = [[Kahalgaon Assembly constituency|Kahalgong]] (''lost'')
| home_state4 = [[Bihar]]
| last_election4 = 10
| seats4 = 9
| seat_change4 = {{decrease}} 1
| popular_vote4 = 1,435,449
| percentage4 = 6.09%
| swing4 = {{increase}} 1.09%
}}
 
'''Bihar Assembly elections''' were held twice in the year 2005. There was a fractured verdict in the ''February 2005 Assembly Election''. Since no government could be formed in Bihar, fresh elections were held in ''October–November'' the same year.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mishra |first1=Dipak |title=Poll fatigue sets in, yet vote game on: BATTLE FOR BIHAR |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1516342906 |access-date=29 February 2024 |work=The Times of India |date=2005-10-18|id={{ProQuest|1516342906}} }}</ref>
 
The [[Janata Dal (United)]] emerged as the majority seat winner after the Oct- Nov 2005 election, and ruled along with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2nd Highest) as part of the [[National Democratic Alliance]]. The incumbent [[Chief Ministers of Bihar|chief minister]] was [[Nitish Kumar]].
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Bihar Assembly elections were held in four phases in October 2005. A total of 2135 candidates were contested from the 243 constituencies in the Bihar Assembly elections of October 2005. Out of 2135 candidates in the October 2005 elections, male and female candidates were 1999 (93%) and 136 (7%) respectively.
 
The [[Janata Dal (United)]] was the largest party in the seat after the Oct- Nov 2005 election, and ruled along with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] as part of the [[National Democratic Alliance]]. The incumbent [[Chief Ministers of Bihar|chief minister]] was [[Nitish Kumar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3901-bihar-2005/|title=Result Bihar 2005 Assembly elections|website=Election Commission of India|accessdate=18 September 2023}}</ref>
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|[[Sursand Assembly constituency|Sursand]]
|Jai Nandan[[Jainandan Prasad Yadav]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}" |
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]]
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|[[Singhia Assembly constituency|Singhia]] (SC)
|[[Ashok Kumar (BiharRosera politician)|Ashok Kumar]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
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|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|47777
|[[Ram Prakash Mahto]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}" |
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]]
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|177
|[[Rajgir, Bihar Assembly constituency|Rajgir]] (SC)
|[[Satyadev Narayan Arya]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
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|214
|[[Sasaram Assembly constituency|Sasaram]]
|[[Jawahar Prasad]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
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|225
|[[Kurtha Assembly constituency|Kurtha]]
|[[Suchitra Sinha]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}" |
|[[JDU]]
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|226
|[[Makhdumpur Assembly constituency|Makhdumpur]]
|Krishnanandan[[Krishna Nandan Prasad VarmaVerma]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}" |
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]]
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