Bihar assembly election, Feb 2000
The 12th Bihar legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
324
163 needed for a majority
Largest party
RJD
124 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
3,941
189 women, 19 elected
Turnout
61.66%
3.7 cr of 6.01 cr
The house
324 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- RJD124
- BJP67
- SAP34
- INC23
- JD(U)21
- IND20
- JMM12
- CPI(ML)(L)6
- CPI5
- BSP5
- Others7
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Bihar assembly election (1995)
SAP
+27
BJP
+26
CPI
-21
IND
+8
INC
-6
CPM
-4
BSP
+3
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 124 | — | 293 | 31.3% | 1,05,00,361 | 28.34% | — | 65 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 67 | +26 | 168 | 28.9% | 54,24,687 | 14.64% | +1.68 | 33 |
| SAPSAP | 34 | +27 | 120 | 22.8% | 32,05,746 | 8.65% | +1.59 | 46 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 23 | -6 | 324 | 11.1% | 40,96,467 | 11.06% | -5.21 | 231 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 21 | — | 87 | 23.6% | 23,96,677 | 6.47% | — | 25 |
| INDIndependent | 20 | +8 | 1482 | 2.4% | 42,11,341 | 11.37% | -2.43 | 1424 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 12 | +2 | 85 | 14.9% | 13,06,152 | 3.52% | +1.20 | 54 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 6 | 0 | 107 | 7.3% | 9,25,253 | 2.50% | +0.14 | 91 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 5 | -21 | 153 | 7.5% | 13,34,386 | 3.60% | -1.16 | 136 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 5 | +3 | 249 | 2.5% | 7,01,936 | 1.90% | +0.56 | 241 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | -4 | 21 | 14.7% | 3,38,198 | 0.91% | -0.53 | 14 |
| KSPKSP | 2 | +2 | 7 | 16.3% | 1,32,835 | 0.36% | +0.36 | 5 |
| UGDPUGDP | 2 | — | 6 | 19.5% | 96,297 | 0.26% | — | 4 |
| MCOMCO | 1 | — | 9 | 9.6% | 1,04,450 | 0.28% | — | 7 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | -2 | 122 | 3.7% | 5,23,694 | 1.41% | -0.26 | 118 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | — | 182 | 2.3% | 4,99,734 | 1.35% | — | 178 |
| BPSPBharatiya Praja Surajya Paksha | 0 | — | 33 | 12.6% | 4,92,751 | 1.33% | — | 23 |
| BJCRBJCR | 0 | — | 113 | 1.7% | 2,30,621 | 0.62% | — | 112 |
| AJBPAJBP | 0 | — | 88 | 1.3% | 1,38,980 | 0.38% | — | 87 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1.1% | 80,650 | 0.22% | +0.16 | 61 |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9.0% | 76,489 | 0.21% | -0.52 | 5 |
| JKPJKP | 0 | -1 | 16 | 3.3% | 44,187 | 0.12% | -0.07 | 16 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7.6% | 43,654 | 0.12% | +0.10 | 4 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | — | 10 | 1.9% | 22,765 | 0.06% | — | 10 |
| BHJCBHJC | 0 | — | 16 | 1.0% | 18,717 | 0.05% | — | 16 |
| RLDRashtriya Lok Dal | 0 | — | 30 | 0.4% | 16,455 | 0.04% | — | 30 |
| ADAD | 0 | — | 29 | 0.4% | 15,565 | 0.04% | — | 29 |
| JKPPJKPP | 0 | — | 12 | 0.9% | 10,082 | 0.03% | — | 12 |
| BHJVPBHJVP | 0 | — | 20 | 0.4% | 9,896 | 0.03% | — | 20 |
| SSDSSD | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.6% | 9,223 | 0.03% | -0.03 | 14 |
| MCPISMCPIS | 0 | — | 6 | 1.3% | 8,861 | 0.02% | — | 6 |
| BMFBMF | 0 | — | 7 | 0.8% | 6,915 | 0.02% | — | 7 |
| SWJPSWJP | 0 | — | 10 | 0.5% | 6,430 | 0.02% | — | 10 |
| LSWPLSWP | 0 | — | 5 | 0.4% | 2,703 | 0.01% | — | 5 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.5% | 2,551 | 0.01% | +0.01 | 4 |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.3% | 2,112 | 0.01% | 0.00 | 6 |
| NDPFNDPF | 0 | — | 4 | 0.4% | 1,432 | 0.00% | — | 4 |
| KVSBKVSB | 0 | — | 3 | 0.3% | 1,406 | 0.00% | — | 3 |
| KMBPKMBP | 0 | — | 3 | 0.4% | 1,247 | 0.00% | — | 3 |
| PSSSPSSS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.3% | 995 | 0.00% | -0.02 | 3 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Bihar at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one. Showing the 40 largest parties. The full list is at /api/elections/bihar-2000/parties?limit=500.
Largest victories of Feb 2000
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIWAN | Bihar | RJDAWADH BIHARI CHAUDHARY | BJPWASI AHMAD | 89,23765.35% |
| BARHI | Bihar | INCMANOJ KUMAR YADAV | BJPMAHAVEER SAHU | 52,46048.70% |
| PATNA CENTRAL | Bihar | BJPSUSHIL KUMAR MODI | RJDKANCHANWALA | 66,06947.31% |
| SHEIKHPURA | Bihar | INCSANJAY KUMAR SINGH | RJDVIJAY KUMAR YADAV | 60,53746.35% |
| BOCHAHA | Bihar | RJDRAMAI RAM | JD(U)MUSAFIR PASWAN | 54,16844.25% |
| JAMSHEDPUR EAST | Bihar | BJPRAGHUBAR DAS | INCK.P. SINGH | 47,96343.56% |
| MOKAMEH | Bihar | INDSURAJ SINGH | RJDDILIP KUMAR SINGH | 59,47139.81% |
| LALGANJ | Bihar | INDVIJAY SHUKAL | RJDRAJ KUMAR SAH | 52,70539.75% |
| BARHAIT | Bihar | JMMHEMLAL MURMU | INCLOURENS HANSDA | 38,12638.68% |
| BARBIGHA | Bihar | INCASHOK CHAUDHARY | SAPMANOHAR PASWAN | 38,52737.47% |
Closest results of Feb 2000
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SITAMARHI | Bihar | RJDSHAHID ALI KHAN | BJPHARISHANKAR PRASAD | 350.02% |
| PANKI | Bihar | SAPMADHU SINGH | INDVIDESH SINGH | 370.05% |
| TUNDI | Bihar | RJDSABA AHMAD | JMMMATHURA PD. MAHATO | 1540.15% |
| TARAIYA | Bihar | RJDRAM DAS RAY | BJPJANAK SINGH | 2650.24% |
| ADAPUR | Bihar | INDVIRENDRA PRASAD | RJDSHYAM BIHARI PRASAD | 2670.24% |
| BALIA | Bihar | RJDSHRINARAYAN YADAV | JD(U)MD. TANWEER HASAN | 3040.28% |
| BACHWARA | Bihar | RJDUTTAM KUMAR YADAV | CPIAWDHESH RAI | 4580.42% |
| SUGAULI | Bihar | KSPVIJAY PRASAD GUPTA | CPMRAMASHRAY SINGH | 5060.42% |
| HARLAKHI | Bihar | RJDSITARAM YADAV | CPIRAM NARESH PANDEY | 5340.50% |
| KURTHA | Bihar | RJDSHIV BACHAN YADAV | JD(U)MUNDRIKA SINGH YADAV | 6560.51% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Bihar assembly election, Feb 2000?
Rashtriya Janata Dal won 124 of 324 seats, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Bihar assembly election, Feb 2000?
Turnout was 61.66% — 3.7 cr of 6.01 cr registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Bihar assembly election, Feb 2000?
3,941 candidates contested 324 seats.