Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2000
Zakir Hussain Khan of Bahujan Samaj Party won the Forbesganj Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2000 state assembly election, securing 31,982 votes (25.10% vote share). The runner-up was Laxmi Narayan Mehta (Independent) with 25,434 votes.
A total of 13 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 | Zakir Hussain Khan | 31982 | 25.10% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 2 | Laxmi Narayan Mehta | 25434 | 20.00% | Independent |
| 3 | Mayanand Thakur | 17673 | 13.90% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 4 | Shambhu Nath Mishra | 14048 | 11.00% | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Devanti Devi | 12750 | 10.00% | Bihar People's Party |
| 6 | Ahad Hussain | 7925 | 6.20% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 7 | Divya Prakash Mandal | 6388 | 5.00% | Samajwadi Party |
| 8 | Quamrudzama | 3539 | 2.80% | Independent |
| 9 | Fulendra Singh | 2364 | 1.90% | Communist Party Of India |
| 10 | Roy Bahadur Keshri | 2230 | 1.80% | Ajeya Bharat Party |
| 11 | Manoj Sada | 1619 | 1.30% | Shiv Sena |
| 12 | Razi Ullah | 732 | 0.60% | Bhartiya Jana Congress (Rashtriya) |
| 13 | Manoj Jaiswal | 563 | 0.40% | Nationalist Congress Party |
The Forbesganj constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2000 Assembly election, 13 candidates contested for this seat. Zakir Hussain Khan (Bahujan Samaj Party) emerged as the winner securing 31,982 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.