Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2000
Baidyanath Prasad Mahto of Samata Party won the Nautan Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2000 state assembly election, securing 39,584 votes (39.00% vote share). The runner-up was Amar Yadav (Independent) with 15,864 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 | Baidyanath Prasad Mahto | 39584 | 39.00% | Samata Party |
| 2 | Amar Yadav | 15864 | 15.60% | Independent |
| 3 | Ramakant Prasad | 15065 | 14.90% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 4 | Rewa Kant Duvedi | 10875 | 10.70% | Communist Party Of India |
| 5 | Mohan Paswan | 4100 | 4.00% | Independent |
| 6 | Madhu Devi | 3360 | 3.30% | Independent |
| 7 | Md. Manjar Hassan | 3243 | 3.20% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 8 | Pramod Pandey | 3052 | 3.00% | Indian National Congress |
| 9 | Pyarelal Prasad | 1048 | 1.00% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 10 | Sharda Nand Yadav | 1037 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 11 | Madhav Sharan Tiwari | 1023 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 12 | Suryadaeo Narayan Rao | 927 | 0.90% | Bhartiya Jana Congress (Rashtriya) |
| 13 | Umesh Prasad Kushwaha | 900 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 14 | Satan Yadav | 449 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 15 | Abhimanyu Prasad | 348 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 16 | Pramod Prasad | 243 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 17 | Bijay Kumar Kushwaha | 235 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 18 | Indra Devi | 84 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Nautan constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2000 Assembly election, 18 candidates contested for this seat. Baidyanath Prasad Mahto (Samata Party) emerged as the winner securing 39,584 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.