Bihar assembly election, Feb 2000
324 assembly constituencies in Bihar, 61.65% turnout.
Seats
324
Candidates
3,941
189 women, 19 elected
Turnout
61.65%
3.7 cr of 6.01 cr
Leading party
RJD
124 of 324 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Bihar
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 124 | +124 | 293 | 1,05,00,361 | 28.34% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 67 | +26 | 168 | 54,24,687 | 14.64% | +1.68 |
| SAPSAP | 34 | +27 | 120 | 32,05,746 | 8.65% | +1.59 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 23 | -6 | 324 | 40,96,467 | 11.06% | -5.21 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 21 | +21 | 87 | 23,96,677 | 6.47% | — |
| INDIndependent | 20 | +8 | 1482 | 42,11,341 | 11.37% | -2.43 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 12 | +2 | 85 | 13,06,152 | 3.53% | +1.20 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 6 | 0 | 107 | 9,25,253 | 2.50% | +0.14 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 5 | -21 | 153 | 13,34,386 | 3.60% | -1.16 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 5 | +3 | 249 | 7,01,936 | 1.89% | +0.56 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | -4 | 21 | 3,38,198 | 0.91% | -0.53 |
| KSPKSP | 2 | +2 | 7 | 1,32,835 | 0.36% | +0.36 |
| UGDPUGDP | 2 | +2 | 6 | 96,297 | 0.26% | — |
| MCOMCO | 1 | +1 | 9 | 1,04,450 | 0.28% | — |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | -2 | 122 | 5,23,694 | 1.41% | -0.26 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | 0 | 182 | 4,99,734 | 1.35% | — |
| BPSPBharatiya Praja Surajya Paksha | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4,92,751 | 1.33% | — |
| BJCRBJCR | 0 | 0 | 113 | 2,30,621 | 0.62% | — |
| AJBPAJBP | 0 | 0 | 88 | 1,38,980 | 0.38% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 62 | 80,650 | 0.22% | +0.16 |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | 0 | 7 | 76,489 | 0.21% | -0.52 |
| JKPJKP | 0 | -1 | 16 | 44,187 | 0.12% | -0.07 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 5 | 43,654 | 0.12% | +0.10 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22,765 | 0.06% | — |
| BHJCBHJC | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18,717 | 0.05% | — |
| RLDRashtriya Lok Dal | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16,455 | 0.04% | — |
| ADAD | 0 | 0 | 29 | 15,565 | 0.04% | — |
| JKPPJKPP | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10,082 | 0.03% | — |
| BHJVPBHJVP | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9,896 | 0.03% | — |
| SSDSSD | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9,223 | 0.02% | -0.03 |
| MCPISMCPIS | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8,861 | 0.02% | — |
| BMFBMF | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6,915 | 0.02% | — |
| SWJPSWJP | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6,430 | 0.02% | — |
| LSWPLSWP | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2,703 | 0.01% | — |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2,551 | 0.01% | +0.01 |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2,112 | 0.01% | 0.00 |
| NDPFNDPF | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,432 | 0.00% | — |
| KVSBKVSB | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,406 | 0.00% | — |
| KMBPKMBP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,247 | 0.00% | — |
| PSSSPSSS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 995 | 0.00% | -0.02 |
- RJD124 (38%)
- BJP67 (21%)
- SAP34 (10%)
- INC23 (7%)
- JD(U)21 (6%)
- IND20 (6%)
- Others35 (11%)
- RJD124
- BJP67
- SAP34
- INC23
- JD(U)21
- IND20
- Others35
- RJD124
- BJP67
- SAP34
- INC23
- JD(U)21
- IND20
- JMM12
- CPI(ML)(L)6
- CPI5
- BSP5
- Others7
Constituency performance
From the 324 results in Bihar
Closest contest
SITAMARHI
won by 35 (0.02%)
Biggest victory
SIWAN
won by 89,237 (65.35%)
Highest turnout
SONEPUR
85.09%
Lowest turnout
LATEHAR
16.67%
Seat change
Against Bihar's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1995), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained44 (14%)
- Changed hands280 (86%)
44 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 280 changed hands.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Bihar, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- RJD
- BJP
- SAP
- INC
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 324 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–100 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETTIAH | BJPRENU DEVI | INDMD. SHAMIM AKHTAR | 10,8417.87% | 59.4% |
| BHABHUA | RJDPRAMOD SINGH | BSPBRIJ KISHORE BIND | 1,3331.05% | 60.9% |
| BHAGALPUR | BJPASHWINI KUMAR CHOUVEY | RJDARUN KUMAR | 22,87719.09% | 56.5% |
| BHAWANATHPUR | SAPRAM CHANDRA PD. KESHRI | INCANANT PRATAP DEO | 8,3556.91% | 59.4% |
| BHORE | BJPACHARYA VISHWANATH BAITHA | RJDALAGU RAM | 32,37327.82% | 57.5% |
| BIBHUTPUR | CPMRAMDEO VERMA | INCCHANDRABALI THAKUR | 16,46712.41% | 62.0% |
| BIHAR | RJDSYED NAUSHADUNNABI | INDDR. SUNIL KUMAR | 23,98213.23% | 72.1% |
| BIHPUR | RJDSHAILESH KUMAR | BJPDR. BIMLA ROY | 17,47816.86% | 62.9% |
| BIKRAM | BJPRAM JANAM SHARMA | RJDCHADRAMA SINGH YADAV | 25,43717.82% | 73.2% |
| BIKRAMGANJ | SAPAKHLAQUE AHMAD | RJDSURYADEO SINGH | 32,31425.96% | 62.3% |
| BISFI | INCDR. SHAKIL AHMAD | RJDABDUL HAI | 12,59910.24% | 63.8% |
| BISHNUPUR | BJPCHANDRESH ORAON | INCBHUKHLA BHAGAT | 3,8507.05% | 33.8% |
| BISHRAMPUR | INCCHANDRASHEKHAR DUBEY | RJDRAMCHANDRA CHANDRABANSHI | 12,79712.45% | 55.6% |
| BOCHAHA | RJDRAMAI RAM | JD(U)MUSAFIR PASWAN | 54,16844.25% | 66.3% |
| BODH GAYA | RJDJITAN RAM MANJHI | BJPKRISHNA KUMAR CHOUDHURY | 21,55723.45% | 58.4% |
| BOKARO | INDSAMARESH SINGH | SAPASHOK CHOUDHARY | 63,93331.84% | 55.9% |
| BORIO | JMMLOBIN HEMBROM | INCTALA MARANDI | 6,6797.15% | 55.1% |
| BRAHMPUR | RJDAJIT CHAUDHARY | BJPDHRUV TIWARI | 4,8684.42% | 57.7% |
| BUXAR | BJPSUKHADA PANDEY | CPMMANJU PRAKASH | 1,6731.75% | 59.0% |
| CHAIBASA | INCBAGUN SUMBRUI | JMMDEEPAK BIRUA | 6,4197.33% | 60.7% |
| CHAINPUR | BSPMAHABALI SINGH | INDKISHORE PRASAD | 5,1024.78% | 64.4% |
| CHAKAI | INDNARENDRA SINGH | BJPFALGUNI PRASAD YADAV | 30,47127.77% | 59.4% |
| CHAKRADHARPUR | BJPCHUMNU ORAON | JMMSUKHDEO HEMBROM | 6,2137.74% | 60.0% |
| CHANDANKIYARI | JMMHARU RAJWAR | INDSATISH CHANDRA RAJAK | 19,71022.45% | 53.6% |
| CHANDI | SAPHARINARAIN SINGH | RJDUSHA SINHA | 18,44115.85% | 71.4% |
| CHANPATIA | BJPKRISHNA KUMAR MISHRA | SJPRSHARAFUDDIN SHEKH | 1,5591.51% | 61.4% |
| CHAPRA | RJDUDIT RAI | BJPRAMBABU RAY | 22,71915.66% | 72.8% |
| CHATRA | BJPSATYANAND BHOKATA | RJDJANARDAN PASWAN | 6,4958.59% | 36.5% |
| CHAUTHAM | SAPPANNA LAL SINGH 'PATEL' | RJDVIDYA SAGAR NISHAD | 3,0812.50% | 69.3% |
| CHENARI | RJDCHHEDI PASWAN | BPSPRAM BACHAN PASWAN | 5,6854.64% | 60.9% |
| CHERIA BARIARPUR | RJDASHOK KUMAR | JD(U)ANIL CHAUDHARY | 35,15431.18% | 67.0% |
| CHHATAPUR | RJDGITA DEVI | JD(U)VISHWA MOHAN BHARTI | 2,9563.14% | 62.8% |
| CHHATARPUR | RJDMANOJ KUMAR | JD(U)SUMITRA PASWAN | 6,1659.00% | 44.8% |
| COLGONG | INCSADANAND SINGH | RJDMAHESH PRASAD MANDAL | 25,63518.59% | 60.8% |
| DALSINGHSARAI | RJDRAM PADARATH MAHTO | JD(U)VIJAYWANT KUMAR CHAUDHARY | 19,26515.37% | 61.8% |
| DALTONGANJ | JD(U)INDER SINGH NAMDHARI | RJDANIL KUMAR CHAURASIYA | 15,54315.45% | 48.9% |
| DARAULI | RJDSHEO SHANKAR YADAV | CPI(ML)(L)AMARNATH YADAV | 12,05710.58% | 66.0% |
| DARBHANGA | RJDSULTAN AHMAD | BJPSHIV NATH VERMA | 7950.62% | 66.4% |
| DARBHANGA RURAL | RJDPITAMBAR PASWAN | JD(U)SUNEETI RANJAN DAS | 21,47218.08% | 71.6% |
| DEHRI | RJDMD. ILYAS HUSAIN | BJPGOPAL NARAYAN SINGH | 12,78710.78% | 56.6% |
| DEO | RJDSURESH PASWAN | INCDIL KESHWAR RAM | 3,8884.21% | 52.7% |
| DEOGHAR | RJDSURESH PASWAN | JD(U)SHANKAR PASWAN | 20,81817.73% | 52.4% |
| DHAKA | RJDMANOJ KUMAR SINGH | BJPAVANEESH KUMAR SINGH | 6,0974.42% | 66.7% |
| DHAMDAHA | SAPLESHA DEVI | SPDILIP KUMAR YADAV | 14,02111.04% | 65.5% |
| DHANAHA | BSPRAJESH SINGH | INDARUN KU. TIWARI | 3,7475.57% | 55.0% |
| DHANBAD | BJPPASHUPATI NATH SINGH | RJDPRASADI SAO | 42,06527.63% | 52.5% |
| DHANWAR | BJPRABINDRA KR. RAY | CPI(ML)(L)RAJ KUMAR YADAV | 2,8412.13% | 66.9% |
| DHURAIYA | SAPBHUDEO CHOUDHARY | RJDRAMRUP HARIJAN | 28,79224.62% | 62.7% |
| DINAPUR | RJDLALU PRASAD | BJPRAMA NAND YADAV | 17,55515.48% | 56.6% |
| DINARA | JD(U)RAM DHANI SINGH | RJDSAROJ KUMAR GUPTA | 11,0788.73% | 68.1% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Bihar alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
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 in Bihar, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Bihar assembly election, Feb 2000?
Turnout was 61.65% — 3.7 cr of 6.01 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Bihar have?
Bihar has 324 assembly seats.
