Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2000
Choudhary Md. Mahboob Ali Kaisar of Indian National Congress won the Simri Bakhtiarpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2000 state assembly election, securing 38,781 votes (32.60% vote share). The runner-up was Zafar Alam (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 31,822 votes.
A total of 19 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 | Choudhary Md. Mahboob Ali Kaisar | 38781 | 32.60% | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Zafar Alam | 31822 | 26.70% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Arvind Singh | 22687 | 19.00% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 4 | Om Prakash Narayan | 8190 | 6.90% | Communist Party Of India |
| 5 | Lakshmi Kant Sharma | 3813 | 3.20% | Independent |
| 6 | Shushil Kumar | 3633 | 3.10% | Independent |
| 7 | Ramesh Kumar | 2387 | 2.00% | Samajwadi Party |
| 8 | Nageshwar Chaudhary | 2385 | 2.00% | Independent |
| 9 | Md. Kaiyum | 1464 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 10 | Upendra Yadav | 1083 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 11 | Durbal Ram | 844 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 12 | R.P. Ranjan | 567 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 13 | Mohammad Shabbir Ahmad | 368 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 14 | Abdus Sattar | 301 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 15 | Alam | 292 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 16 | Anita Devi | 249 | 0.20% | Bhartiya Jana Congress (Rashtriya) |
| 17 | Malik Jha | 142 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 18 | Bidyanand Singh | 76 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 19 | Ajay Kumar | 61 | 0.10% | Nationalist Congress Party |
The Simri Bakhtiarpur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2000 Assembly election, 19 candidates contested for this seat. Choudhary Md. Mahboob Ali Kaisar (Indian National Congress) emerged as the winner securing 38,781 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.