Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2000
Shakeel Ahmad Kha of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Gurua Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2000 state assembly election, securing 44,294 votes (39.90% vote share). The runner-up was Amrendra Kumar Singh (Bihar People's Party) with 22,711 votes.
A total of 24 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 | Shakeel Ahmad Kha | 44294 | 39.90% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Amrendra Kumar Singh | 22711 | 20.50% | Bihar People's Party |
| 3 | Ramchandra Prasad Singh | 21894 | 19.70% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 4 | Surendra Prasad | 4880 | 4.40% | Samata Party |
| 5 | Anirudh Prasad | 4714 | 4.30% | Marxist Communist Party Of India (S.S.SRIVASTAVA) |
| 6 | Masroor Alam | 2700 | 2.40% | Independent |
| 7 | Kamlesh Singh | 1295 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 8 | Upendra Kumar Singh | 1126 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 9 | Uday Kumar Verma | 954 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 10 | Khursheed Ahmad | 767 | 0.70% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) |
| 11 | Ranjeet Singh | 715 | 0.60% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 12 | Rafi Ahmad Khan | 643 | 0.60% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 13 | Chiraguddin Rahmani | 490 | 0.40% | Indian National Congress |
| 14 | Ramadhar Singh | 489 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 15 | Girdhari Yadav | 470 | 0.40% | Bhartiya Jana Congress (Rashtriya) |
| 16 | Vidhapati Dipshakar | 401 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 17 | Tetar Paswan | 400 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 18 | Sidheshwar Prasad Sinha | 359 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 19 | Ashok Sharma | 331 | 0.30% | Ajeya Bharat Party |
| 20 | Rajdeo Ram | 320 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 21 | Mozaffer Khan | 309 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 22 | Chandrika Singh | 287 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 23 | Shiv Kumar Prasad | 284 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 24 | Ramkeshwar Paswan | 115 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Gurua constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2000 Assembly election, 24 candidates contested for this seat. Shakeel Ahmad Kha (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 44,294 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.