Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2000
Ashok Kumar of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Sasaram Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2000 state assembly election, securing 62,673 votes (50.30% vote share). The runner-up was Jawahir Prasad (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 49,317 votes.
A total of 11 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 | Ashok Kumar | 62673 | 50.30% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Jawahir Prasad | 49317 | 39.60% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Thakur Prasad Gupta | 6919 | 5.60% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Ram Bharat Singh | 2260 | 1.80% | Communist Party Of India |
| 5 | Rohan Lal Mehta | 1129 | 0.90% | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Kausar Ali Neyazi | 822 | 0.70% | Shoshit Samaj Dal (AKHIL BAHARATIYA) |
| 7 | Ramji Singh | 502 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 8 | Deepak Kumar Srivastava | 442 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 9 | Ashok Kumar Srivastava | 239 | 0.20% | Shiv Sena |
| 10 | Vinayak Pandey | 228 | 0.20% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 11 | Ram Lakhan Singh | 149 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Sasaram constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2000 Assembly election, 11 candidates contested for this seat. Ashok Kumar (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 62,673 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.