Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2000
Prahlad Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Surajgarha Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2000 state assembly election, securing 54,410 votes (41.10% vote share). The runner-up was Bhagwat Pd. Mehta (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 27,546 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 | Prahlad Yadav | 54410 | 41.10% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Bhagwat Pd. Mehta | 27546 | 20.80% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Arun Kumar Singh | 20074 | 15.10% | Bihar People's Party |
| 4 | Masudan Yadav | 6909 | 5.20% | Independent |
| 5 | Alakh Sharma | 6354 | 4.80% | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Nand Kishore Prasad | 5927 | 4.50% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 7 | Pramod Kr. Shrama | 4574 | 3.50% | Communist Party Of India |
| 8 | Arjun Kumar Bid | 2756 | 2.10% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 9 | Vipin Vihari Mehta | 1599 | 1.20% | Samata Party |
| 10 | Ramjee Prasad Mahto | 1341 | 1.00% | Samajwadi Party |
| 11 | Baleshwar Manjhi | 285 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 12 | Brij Nandan Sharma | 222 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 13 | Md. Mustfa | 171 | 0.10% | Bharatiya Jan Vikas Party |
| 14 | Awadh Kishore Prasad | 165 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 15 | Ram Anugrah Singh | 81 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 16 | Ramakant Sharma | 79 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 17 | Sunil Kumar | 63 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Surajgarha constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2000 Assembly election, 17 candidates contested for this seat. Prahlad Yadav (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 54,410 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.