Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2000
Raj Kishore Kesri of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Purnia Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2000 state assembly election, securing 30,776 votes (26.00% vote share). The runner-up was Ramcharitra Yadav (Samajwadi Party) with 18,856 votes.
A total of 27 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 | Raj Kishore Kesri | 30776 | 26.00% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Ramcharitra Yadav | 18856 | 15.90% | Samajwadi Party |
| 3 | Yabiba | 15484 | 13.10% | Independent |
| 4 | Madhavi Sarkar | 13195 | 11.20% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) |
| 5 | Vaidyanath Mehta | 6680 | 5.70% | Independent |
| 6 | Pradeep Sarkar | 5550 | 4.70% | Independent |
| 7 | Prafulla Chandra Roy | 5148 | 4.40% | Independent |
| 8 | Darkhsha Nasim | 3841 | 3.30% | Independent |
| 9 | Indu Sinha | 2931 | 2.50% | Indian National Congress |
| 10 | Nazrul Islam | 2746 | 2.30% | Independent |
| 11 | Suresh Pd. Sah | 2072 | 1.80% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 12 | Sita Ram Jaiswal | 1260 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 13 | Satyendra Kri. Sinha | 1141 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 14 | Lal Babu Sahni | 1052 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 15 | Anil Singh | 909 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 16 | Kamal Kishore Yadav | 906 | 0.80% | Bhartiya Jana Congress (Rashtriya) |
| 17 | Virendra Mohan Thakur | 776 | 0.70% | Ajeya Bharat Party |
| 18 | Dev Charan Yadav | 717 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 19 | Asha Devi | 656 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 20 | Krishna Kr. Jha | 636 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 21 | Arun Kr. Sah | 616 | 0.50% | Shiv Sena |
| 22 | Sayara Khatoon | 615 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 23 | Bhola Sahni | 534 | 0.50% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 24 | Siya Ram Jaiswal | 533 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 25 | Anwarus Salam | 239 | 0.20% | Bharatiya Jan Vikas Party |
| 26 | Ramchandra Paswan | 232 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 27 | Mukash Yadav | 187 | 0.20% | Independent |
The Purnia constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2000 Assembly election, 27 candidates contested for this seat. Raj Kishore Kesri (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 30,776 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.