Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2000
Shahid Ali Khan of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Sitamarhi Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2000 state assembly election, securing 58,740 votes (39.20% vote share). The runner-up was Harishankar Prasad (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 58,705 votes.
A total of 17 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 | Shahid Ali Khan | 58740 | 39.20% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Harishankar Prasad | 58705 | 39.20% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Baidyanath Hathi | 9249 | 6.20% | Communist Party Of India |
| 4 | Dr. Indal Singh Navin | 6374 | 4.30% | Independent |
| 5 | Khalil Ansari | 6253 | 4.20% | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Mahesh Prasad Rai | 4101 | 2.70% | Independent |
| 7 | Shailendra Kumar | 2589 | 1.70% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 8 | Om Prakash | 894 | 0.60% | Samajwadi Jan Parishad |
| 9 | Manoj Kumar | 621 | 0.40% | Shiv Sena |
| 10 | Vishwanath Singh | 493 | 0.30% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 11 | Nageshwar Paswan | 410 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 11 | Bhagawan Rai | 410 | 0.30% | Samajwadi Party |
| 13 | Awadh Kishore Yadav | 349 | 0.20% | Bhartiya Jana Congress (Rashtriya) |
| 14 | Azimullah | 206 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 15 | Ghan Syam Kumar | 177 | 0.10% | Ajeya Bharat Party |
| 16 | Naga Paswan | 173 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 17 | Ram Jinis Ram | 59 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Sitamarhi constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2000 Assembly election, 17 candidates contested for this seat. Shahid Ali Khan (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 58,740 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.