2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

The voter turnout in 2000 assembly polls was 62.6%.

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
All 324 seats of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
162 seats needed for a majority
Turnout62.57%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Rabri Devi Sushil Modi Nitish Kumar
Party RJD BJP Samata Party
Alliance RJD-CPI(M) NDA NDA
Leader since 1997 1997 1994
Leader's seat Danapur Patna Central Did not contest
Seats before New 41 7
Seats won 124 67 34
Seat change New 16 27
Popular vote 10,500,361 5,424,687 3,205,746
Percentage 28.34% 14.64% 8.65%
Swing New 1.68% 1.59%
  Fourth party
 
Leader Shakeel Ahmad
Party INC
Leader since 2000
Leader's seat Bisfi
Seats before 29
Seats won 23
Seat change 6
Popular vote 4,096,467
Percentage 11.06%
Swing 5.21%
District map of Bihar
CM before election

Rabri Devi
RJD

 Elected CM

Nitish Kumar
Samata Party

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