1959 By-elections

Bihar

5 seats contested

By-elections held in Bihar during 1959 — 5 seats were contested, not the full assembly. Results are shown as a table: a map of a handful of seats would leave the rest of the state blank, which reads as "no result" rather than "not contested". Seat shares below are of the seats contested here, not of the assembly.

Seats won by party

INC5100.0%

Also polled — no seats won

PSP31.1%

COM14.8%

BJS8.8%

IND3.1%

Vote share of the vote across the seats contested here. Parties below 1% are not shown.

#	Constituency	Winner	Party	Votes	Share	Margin	Turnout
24	Siwan	S. DEVI	INC	10,639	39.3%	333	—
63	Sonbarsa	R. RAI	INC	24,455	53.8%	4,351	—
215	Nawada	M. AHMAD	INC	10,236	38.9%	2,762	—
216	Warsaliganj	C. RAM	INC	13,228	18.4%	46	—
217	Rajauli	R.P. YADAV	INC	9,736	55.2%	3,897	—

Election data: ECI