Barauni Assembly Election Result 2000

Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2000

Rajendra Pd. Singh of Communist Party Of India won the Barauni Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2000 state assembly election, securing 45,772 votes (38.00% vote share). The runner-up was Ram Lakhan Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 39,487 votes.

A total of 7 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.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Bihar
  • Constituency: Barauni
  • Constituency Number: 299
  • Total Contestants: 7
  • Election Year: 2000
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Rajendra Pd. Singh

Communist Party Of India

45,772
38.00%
#2
Ram Lakhan Singh

Bharatiya Janata Party

39,487
32.80%
#3
Dinesh Pd. Singh

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

23,641
19.60%
#4
Kamla Devi

Indian National Congress

9,477
7.90%
#5
Minhazal

Bhartiya Jana Congress (Rashtriya)

976
0.80%
#6
Ram Chandra Paswan

Independent

608
0.50%
#7
Ram Sunder Singh

Nationalist Congress Party

428
0.40%
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Rajendra Pd. Singh Communist Party Of India 45,772 38.00%
2 Ram Lakhan Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 39,487 32.80%
3 Dinesh Pd. Singh Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 23,641 19.60%
4 Kamla Devi Indian National Congress 9,477 7.90%
5 Minhazal Bhartiya Jana Congress (Rashtriya) 976 0.80%
6 Ram Chandra Paswan Independent 608 0.50%
7 Ram Sunder Singh Nationalist Congress Party 428 0.40%

About Barauni Assembly Constituency

The Barauni constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2000 Assembly election, 7 candidates contested for this seat. Rajendra Pd. Singh (Communist Party Of India) emerged as the winner securing 45,772 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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

7 candidates contested from Barauni assembly constituency in the 2000 Vidhan Sabha election.

Barauni is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Bihar.

Rajendra Pd. Singh (Communist Party Of India) won the Barauni assembly seat in the 2000 Vidhan Sabha election.