Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2000
Manjeet Kumar Singh of Samata Party won the Baikunthpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2000 state assembly election, securing 60,891 votes (48.40% vote share). The runner-up was Lal Babu Pd. Yadav (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 40,963 votes.
A total of 12 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manjeet Kumar Singh | 60891 | 48.40% | Samata Party |
| 2 | Lal Babu Pd. Yadav | 40963 | 32.50% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Deodat Prasad | 19170 | 15.20% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 4 | Ganesh Prasad Yadav | 1704 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 5 | Radha Raman Singh | 1213 | 1.00% | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Harendra Nath Prasad | 564 | 0.50% | Samajwadi Party |
| 7 | Kishor Singh | 432 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 8 | Deb Narain Singh | 346 | 0.30% | Bhartiya Jana Congress (Rashtriya) |
| 9 | Asarfi Manjhi | 278 | 0.20% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 10 | Sanjay Kumar Pande | 222 | 0.20% | Shiv Sena |
| 11 | Nagendra Tiwari | 86 | 0.10% | Rashtriya Lok Dal |
| 12 | Mohan Prasad | 58 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Baikunthpur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2000 Assembly election, 12 candidates contested for this seat. Manjeet Kumar Singh (Samata Party) emerged as the winner securing 60,891 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.