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 151–200 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMTARA | INCFURKAN ANSARI | BJPBISHNU PRASAD BHAIYA | 8,2647.77% | 63.3% |
| JAMUA | RJDBALDEO HAZRA | BJPSUKAR RAVIDAS | 32,73327.26% | 62.2% |
| JAMUI | JD(U)NARENDRA SINGH | INDUMASHANKAR BHAGAT | 6,3794.99% | 60.4% |
| JANDAHA | SAPUPENDRA PD. SINGH | INDACHIDA NAND SINGH | 5,3613.90% | 76.4% |
| JARMUNDI | BJPDVENDRA KUWAR | BSPHARINARAYAN ROY | 5,0734.94% | 66.3% |
| JHAJHA | SAPDAMODAR RAWAT | RJDDR. RAVINDRA YADAV | 1,6451.78% | 54.1% |
| JHANJHARPUR | RJDJAGDISH NARAYAN CHAUDHARY | BJCRNITISH MISHRA | 10,0499.87% | 57.1% |
| JHARIA | SAPBACHA SINGH | INCABDUL QAUM ANSARI | 28,03920.98% | 55.2% |
| JOKIHAT | RJDSARFRAZ | JD(U)MANZER ALAM | 18,49916.52% | 65.3% |
| JUGSALAI | JMMDULAL BHUIYAN | BJPMANGAL RAM | 43,34136.70% | 55.1% |
| KADWA | INDHIMRAJ SINGH | RJDABDUL JALIL | 7,7636.99% | 63.8% |
| KALYANPUR | SAPASHWAMEGH DEVI | RJDALOK KUMAR MEHTA | 4,4753.61% | 64.3% |
| KANKE | BJPRAM CHANDRA NAYAK | RJDSAMRI LAL | 17,39119.12% | 42.0% |
| KANTI | RJDGULAM JILANI WARASI | AJBPAJIT KUMAR | 11,04410.34% | 64.7% |
| KARAKAT | CPI(ML)(L)ARUN SINGH | RJDTULSI SINGH | 8,7887.41% | 60.9% |
| KASBA | BJPPRADIP KR. DAS | INDMD. AFAQUE ALAM | 5,6694.32% | 65.9% |
| KATEYA | RJDKIRAN DEVI | BJPMAN DEO TIWARI | 17,15613.83% | 61.5% |
| KATIHAR | RJDRAM PRAKASH MAHTO | BJPJAGBANDHU ADHIKARI | 28,37123.74% | 54.8% |
| KATORIA | RJDGIRIDHARI YADAV | BJPKALESHWAR YADAV | 29,25725.38% | 61.8% |
| KEOTI | RJDGHULAM SARWAR | BJPASHOK KUMAR YADAV | 4,5823.35% | 67.8% |
| KESARIYA | SAPOBAIDULLAH | KSPYAMUNA YADAV | 29,31926.79% | 57.0% |
| KHAGARIA | CPMYOGENDRA SINGH | BJPCHANDRAMUKHI DEVI | 2,6132.25% | 65.3% |
| KHAJAULI | RJDRAM LAKHAN RAM RAMAN | BJPRAMPRIT PASWAN | 1,7161.58% | 60.0% |
| KHARAGPUR | RJDJAI PRAKASH N. YADAV | JD(U)ANITA DEVI | 52,07237.13% | 70.1% |
| KHARASAWAN | BJPARJUN MUNDA | INCVIJAY SINGH SOY | 13,67415.60% | 61.2% |
| KHIJRI | INCSAWNA LAKRA | BJPKARMA ORAON | 11,37710.58% | 56.6% |
| KHUNTI | BJPNILKANTH SINGH MUNDA | INCSUSHILA KERKETTA | 7,97110.99% | 55.5% |
| KISHANGANJ | RJDTASLIM UDDIN | BJPRAJESHWAR BAID | 13,99211.68% | 58.7% |
| KISHANGANJ | RJDPROF. RAVINDRA CHARAN YADAV | JD(U)MD. ABDUL SATAR | 30,98330.36% | 66.6% |
| KISHUNPUR | RJDYADUWANSH KUMAR YADAV | INCVIJAY KUMAR GUPTA | 6,5815.94% | 65.6% |
| KODARMA | RJDANNAPURNA DEVI | BJPRAMESH SINGH | 21,96217.37% | 63.4% |
| KOLEBIRA | INCTHEODOR KIRO | BJPNIRMAL KUMAR BESRA | 9,72212.44% | 55.8% |
| KONCH | RJDMAHESH SINGH YADAV | BJPLALITA SINGH | 26,00921.73% | 64.3% |
| KORHA | BJPMAHESH PASWAN | INCSUNITA DEVI | 14,13612.85% | 64.3% |
| KUMARKHAND | RJDBHUPENDRA RISHIDEO | JD(U)AMIT KUMAR BHARTI | 32,45530.22% | 69.2% |
| KURHANI | RJDBASAWAN PRASAD BHAGAT | BPSPBRAJESH KUMAR | 15,54812.83% | 67.8% |
| KURTHA | RJDSHIV BACHAN YADAV | JD(U)MUNDRIKA SINGH YADAV | 6560.51% | 70.5% |
| LAKHISARAI | BJPKRISHNA CHANDRA PD. SINGH | RJDPHULENA SINGH | 12,1809.97% | 58.9% |
| LALGANJ | INDVIJAY SHUKAL | RJDRAJ KUMAR SAH | 52,70539.75% | 75.5% |
| LATEHAR | JD(U)BAIDYNATH RAM | RJDPRAKASH RAM | 2,77411.18% | 16.7% |
| LAUKAHA | SAPHARI PD. SAH | RJDCHITRANJAN PRASAD YADAV | 15,04014.06% | 64.3% |
| LAURIA | INCVISHWA MOHAN SHARMA | RJDRAN VIJAYA SHAHI | 15,49615.97% | 56.6% |
| LITIPARA | JMMSUSHILA HANSDA | INCSTEPHAN SOREN | 10,51013.86% | 54.9% |
| LOHARDAGA | BJPSADHANU BHAGAT | INCINDRA NATH BHAGAT | 8481.76% | 32.4% |
| MADHEPUR | RJDJAGAT NR. SINGH | BPSPSITA RAM SINGH | 20,08216.78% | 65.3% |
| MADHEPURA | RJDRAJENDRA PRASAD YADAV | JD(U)KAPILDEB MANDAL | 35,35826.85% | 71.4% |
| MADHUBAN | RJDSITA RAM SINGH | SAPRAJESH KUMAR ROSHAN ALIAS BABLU DEO | 20,80916.41% | 66.7% |
| MADHUBANI | BJPRAMDEO MAHTO | RJDRAJ KUMAR MAHSETH | 18,07613.97% | 65.7% |
| MADHUPUR | JMMHUSSAIN ANSARI | BJPVISHAKHA SINGH | 5,2324.47% | 60.7% |
| MAHAGAMA | BJPASHOK KUMAR | RJDATAUR RAHMAN SIDDIQUE | 10,5068.52% | 59.8% |
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.
