Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2000
Sultan Ahmad of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Darbhanga Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2000 state assembly election, securing 40,462 votes (31.60% vote share). The runner-up was Shiv Nath Verma (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 39,667 votes.
A total of 17 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 | Sultan Ahmad | 40462 | 31.60% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Shiv Nath Verma | 39667 | 31.00% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Satya Narain Gami | 30868 | 24.10% | Independent |
| 4 | Ehsanul Haque | 5504 | 4.30% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 5 | Vaidyanath Jha | 4683 | 3.70% | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Neaj Ahmad | 1615 | 1.30% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) |
| 7 | Chandeshwar Giri | 1152 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 8 | Kameshwar Jha | 867 | 0.70% | Bhartiya Jana Congress (Rashtriya) |
| 9 | Kameshwar Purvey | 598 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 10 | Md. Amirul Haque | 596 | 0.50% | Samajwadi Party |
| 11 | Vijay Ku. Mahato | 486 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 12 | Majeed Ansari | 445 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 13 | Vaidyanath Khandelwal Patwa | 372 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 14 | Ram Chandra Gupta | 352 | 0.30% | Marxist Communist Party Of India (S.S.SRIVASTAVA) |
| 15 | Kaushal Kishore Choudhary | 176 | 0.10% | Rashtriya Lok Dal |
| 16 | Vinod Kumar Roy | 93 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 17 | Sanjay Kumar | 73 | 0.10% | Shiv Sena |
The Darbhanga constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2000 Assembly election, 17 candidates contested for this seat. Sultan Ahmad (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 40,462 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.