Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2000
Vishvamohan Choudhary of Samata Party won the Harnaut Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2000 state assembly election, securing 47,530 votes (40.30% vote share). The runner-up was Sunil Kumar (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 39,773 votes.
A total of 18 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 | Vishvamohan Choudhary | 47530 | 40.30% | Samata Party |
| 2 | Sunil Kumar | 39773 | 33.70% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Arun Kumar Singh | 11074 | 9.40% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 4 | Shivshankar Mandal | 4110 | 3.50% | Communist Party Of India |
| 5 | Sitaram Paswan | 2992 | 2.50% | Independent |
| 6 | Sunil Kumar Choudhary | 2756 | 2.30% | Indian National Congress |
| 7 | Naresh Prasad | 2632 | 2.20% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 8 | Ramjatan Prasaj | 1827 | 1.60% | Independent |
| 9 | Renu Kumari | 1286 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 10 | Amarkant Paswan | 1046 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 11 | Jai Narayan Prasad Sinha | 680 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 12 | Jittu Yadav | 635 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 13 | Arun Kumar | 445 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 14 | Sunil Kumar Sinha | 417 | 0.40% | Apna Dal |
| 15 | Praveen Ahmad | 352 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 16 | Krishnandan Prasad | 248 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 17 | Kamta Prasad | 101 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 18 | Manoj Paswan | 71 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Harnaut constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2000 Assembly election, 18 candidates contested for this seat. Vishvamohan Choudhary (Samata Party) emerged as the winner securing 47,530 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.