Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2000
Sataya Nr. Prasad of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Sheohar Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2000 state assembly election, securing 43,664 votes (41.80% vote share). The runner-up was Ajit Kumar Jha (Samata Party) with 38,645 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 | Sataya Nr. Prasad | 43664 | 41.80% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Ajit Kumar Jha | 38645 | 37.00% | Samata Party |
| 3 | Thakur Ratnakar Ranaji | 15972 | 15.30% | Samajwadi Party |
| 4 | Ram Vinay Ram | 1551 | 1.50% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 5 | Ajay K. Gupta | 1285 | 1.20% | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Ramadhari Thakur | 909 | 0.90% | Ajeya Bharat Party |
| 7 | Haridwar Prasad Rai | 471 | 0.50% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 8 | Vinod Kumar | 385 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 9 | Brij Kishor Singh | 282 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 10 | Arvind K. Singh | 254 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 11 | Sita Ram Jha | 239 | 0.20% | Bhartiya Jana Congress (Rashtriya) |
| 12 | Amarendra Kumar Singh | 217 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 13 | Arun Choudhary | 192 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 14 | Kunj Vihari Singh | 187 | 0.20% | Bihar People's Party |
| 15 | Mahanth Shambhu Nr. Das | 142 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 16 | Ratneshwari Singh | 82 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 17 | Arun Kumar | 75 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 18 | Haribansh Nr. Singh | 35 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Sheohar constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2000 Assembly election, 18 candidates contested for this seat. Sataya Nr. Prasad (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 43,664 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.