Bokaro Assembly Election Result 2000

Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2000

Samaresh Singh of Independent won the Bokaro Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2000 state assembly election, securing 97,712 votes (48.70% vote share). The runner-up was Ashok Choudhary (Samata Party) with 33,779 votes.

A total of 26 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: Bokaro
  • Constituency Number: 370
  • Total Contestants: 26
  • Election Year: 2000
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Samaresh Singh

Independent

97,712
48.70%
#2
Ashok Choudhary

Samata Party

33,779
16.80%
#3
Aklu Ram Mahato

Samajwadi Party

15,673
7.80%
#4
Yogeshwar Mahato

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

10,421
5.20%
#5
Sadhusaran Gope

Independent

8,240
4.10%
#6
Anirudh

Communist Party Of India

7,910
3.90%
#7
Birendra Singh

Samajwadi Janata Party (RASHTRIYA)

5,962
3.00%
#8
Babita Hijra

Independent

5,183
2.60%
#9
Ashok Kumar Shrivastava

Indian National Congress

3,759
1.90%
#10
Md. Sagir Ansari

Independent

3,082
1.50%
#11
Rajendra Mahato

Bharatiya Janata Party

2,160
1.10%
#12
Rajesh Kumar Thakur

Nationalist Congress Party

1,116
0.60%
#13
Pradeep Chandra Trivedi

Independent

904
0.50%
#14
Jagannath Singh

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION)

759
0.40%
#15
Narain Chandra Acharya

Independent

653
0.30%
#16
Hasnula Ansari

Independent

548
0.30%
#17
Lal Sahab Yadav

Independent

523
0.30%
#18
Gayatri Devi

Independent

522
0.30%
#19
Raj Kapoor Singh

Shiv Sena

498
0.30%
#20
Binod Singh

Ajeya Bharat Party

334
0.20%
#21
Gharbharan Baitha

Independent

279
0.10%
#22
Bahadur Karmkar

Amara Bengali

196
0.10%
#23
Suman Singh

Janata Dal (United)

186
0.10%
#24
Parikshit Mahato

Independent

149
0.10%
#25
Dev Chandra Sharma

Independent

143
0.10%
#26
Braj Kishor Panday

Bhartiya Jana Congress (Rashtriya)

119
0.10%
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Samaresh Singh Independent 97,712 48.70%
2 Ashok Choudhary Samata Party 33,779 16.80%
3 Aklu Ram Mahato Samajwadi Party 15,673 7.80%
4 Yogeshwar Mahato Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 10,421 5.20%
5 Sadhusaran Gope Independent 8,240 4.10%
6 Anirudh Communist Party Of India 7,910 3.90%
7 Birendra Singh Samajwadi Janata Party (RASHTRIYA) 5,962 3.00%
8 Babita Hijra Independent 5,183 2.60%
9 Ashok Kumar Shrivastava Indian National Congress 3,759 1.90%
10 Md. Sagir Ansari Independent 3,082 1.50%
11 Rajendra Mahato Bharatiya Janata Party 2,160 1.10%
12 Rajesh Kumar Thakur Nationalist Congress Party 1,116 0.60%
13 Pradeep Chandra Trivedi Independent 904 0.50%
14 Jagannath Singh Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) 759 0.40%
15 Narain Chandra Acharya Independent 653 0.30%
16 Hasnula Ansari Independent 548 0.30%
17 Lal Sahab Yadav Independent 523 0.30%
18 Gayatri Devi Independent 522 0.30%
19 Raj Kapoor Singh Shiv Sena 498 0.30%
20 Binod Singh Ajeya Bharat Party 334 0.20%
21 Gharbharan Baitha Independent 279 0.10%
22 Bahadur Karmkar Amara Bengali 196 0.10%
23 Suman Singh Janata Dal (United) 186 0.10%
24 Parikshit Mahato Independent 149 0.10%
25 Dev Chandra Sharma Independent 143 0.10%
26 Braj Kishor Panday Bhartiya Jana Congress (Rashtriya) 119 0.10%

About Bokaro Assembly Constituency

The Bokaro constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2000 Assembly election, 26 candidates contested for this seat. Samaresh Singh (Independent) emerged as the winner securing 97,712 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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26 candidates contested from Bokaro assembly constituency in the 2000 Vidhan Sabha election.

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

Samaresh Singh (Independent) won the Bokaro assembly seat in the 2000 Vidhan Sabha election.