Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2000
Satyadeo Narayan Arya of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Rajgir Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2000 state assembly election, securing 60,068 votes (43.00% vote share). The runner-up was Chandradeo Prasad Himanshu (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 46,097 votes.
A total of 13 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 | Satyadeo Narayan Arya | 60068 | 43.00% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Chandradeo Prasad Himanshu | 46097 | 33.00% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Swayamber Paswan | 20538 | 14.70% | Communist Party Of India |
| 4 | Shyamdeo Rajbanshi | 9148 | 6.60% | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Ramnandan Paswan | 1588 | 1.10% | Ajeya Bharat Party |
| 6 | Kameshwar Paswan | 869 | 0.60% | Bhartiya Jana Congress (Rashtriya) |
| 7 | Surendra Kumar Arya | 507 | 0.40% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 8 | Rajkumar Paswan | 256 | 0.20% | Apna Dal |
| 9 | Jagdish Das | 213 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 10 | Ram Khelawan Ravidas | 181 | 0.10% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 11 | Basant Choudhry | 106 | 0.10% | Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha |
| 12 | Valdeo Das | 66 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 13 | Jageshwar Ravidas | 44 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Rajgir constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2000 Assembly election, 13 candidates contested for this seat. Satyadeo Narayan Arya (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 60,068 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.