Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2000
Gulam Jilani Warasi of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Kanti Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2000 state assembly election, securing 35,023 votes (32.80% vote share). The runner-up was Ajit Kumar (Ajeya Bharat Party) with 23,979 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 | Gulam Jilani Warasi | 35023 | 32.80% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Ajit Kumar | 23979 | 22.40% | Ajeya Bharat Party |
| 3 | Harendra Kumar | 17089 | 16.00% | Samata Party |
| 4 | Mohamad Jamal | 11005 | 10.30% | Independent |
| 5 | Lakhi Chandra Rai | 8452 | 7.90% | Independent |
| 6 | Kapildeo Sahni | 2290 | 2.10% | Independent |
| 7 | Sitaram Sah | 1826 | 1.70% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 8 | Ram Kumar | 1779 | 1.70% | Independent |
| 9 | Lakhendra Chaudhary | 1297 | 1.20% | Communist Party Of India |
| 10 | Manju Chaudhary | 1013 | 1.00% | Indian National Congress |
| 11 | Nalini Ranjan Singh | 936 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 12 | Sadhu Saran Singh | 677 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 13 | Harshwardhan Thakur | 508 | 0.50% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 14 | Habib Mustafa Rahmani | 454 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 15 | Sanjay Kumar | 215 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 16 | Raghunath Paswan | 114 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 16 | Shailendra Jha | 114 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 18 | Sahjad Alam | 84 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Kanti constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2000 Assembly election, 18 candidates contested for this seat. Gulam Jilani Warasi (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 35,023 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.