Jamshedpur East Assembly Election Result 2000

Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2000

Raghubar Das of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Jamshedpur East Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2000 state assembly election, securing 70,358 votes (63.90% vote share). The runner-up was K.P. Singh (Indian National Congress) with 22,395 votes.

A total of 9 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: Jamshedpur East
  • Constituency Number: 389
  • Total Contestants: 9
  • Election Year: 2000
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Raghubar Das

Bharatiya Janata Party

70,358
63.90%
#2
K.P. Singh

Indian National Congress

22,395
20.30%
#3
Radhe Prasad Yadav

Rashtriya Janata Dal

9,785
8.90%
#4
Shailendra Singh

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

4,854
4.40%
#5
Shankar Dayal Singh

Communist Party Of India

1,818
1.70%
#6
Bhogendra Mishra

Bhartiya Jana Congress (Rashtriya)

540
0.50%
#7
Byas Prasad Shahi

Shiv Sena

224
0.20%
#8
Haladhar Soren

Independent

80
0.10%
#9
Phatik Chandra Ganguli

Independent

55
0.10%
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Raghubar Das Bharatiya Janata Party 70,358 63.90%
2 K.P. Singh Indian National Congress 22,395 20.30%
3 Radhe Prasad Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal 9,785 8.90%
4 Shailendra Singh Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 4,854 4.40%
5 Shankar Dayal Singh Communist Party Of India 1,818 1.70%
6 Bhogendra Mishra Bhartiya Jana Congress (Rashtriya) 540 0.50%
7 Byas Prasad Shahi Shiv Sena 224 0.20%
8 Haladhar Soren Independent 80 0.10%
9 Phatik Chandra Ganguli Independent 55 0.10%

About Jamshedpur East Assembly Constituency

The Jamshedpur East constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2000 Assembly election, 9 candidates contested for this seat. Raghubar Das (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 70,358 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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Frequently Asked Questions

9 candidates contested from Jamshedpur East assembly constituency in the 2000 Vidhan Sabha election.

Jamshedpur East is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Bihar.

Raghubar Das (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Jamshedpur East assembly seat in the 2000 Vidhan Sabha election.