# 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

Legislative Assembly elections were held in February 2000, to elect the 324 members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. The Rashtriya Janata Dal won the most seats, but a short-lived government was formed by an alliance that included the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Samata Party. The voter turnout in 2000 assembly polls was 62.6%.

## Background

Between 1990 and 2000, Bihar's per capita income, according to a World Bank estimate, fell from ₹ 1,373 to ₹ 1,289. Power consumption in Bihar went down from 84 KWH to 60 KWH and it registered the lowest number of Internet users among Indian states. As per a Business Today -Gallup survey in December 1999, Bihar was the worst state for investment.
In 1999 Lok Sabha elections Rashtriya Janata Dal received a setback at the hand of BJP+JD(U) combine. The new coalition emerged leading in 199 out of 324 assembly constituencies and it was widely believed that in the forthcoming election to Bihar state assembly elections, the Lalu-Rabri rule will come to an end. The RJD had fought the election in an alliance with the Congress but the coalition didn't work making state leadership of Congress believe that the maligned image of Lalu Prasad after his name was drawn in the Fodder Scam had eroded his support base. Consequently, Congress decided to fight the 2000 assembly elections alone.
The RJD had to be satisfied with the communist parties as coalition partners but the seat-sharing conundrum in the camp of National Democratic Alliance made Kumar pull his Samta Party out of the Sharad Yadav and Ram Vilas Paswan faction of the Janata Dal. Differences also arose between the BJP and Kumar as the latter wanted to be projected as the Chief Minister of Bihar but the former was not in favour. Even Paswan also wanted to be a CM face. The Muslims and OBCs were too divided in their opinion. A section of Muslims, which included the poor communities like Pasmanda were of the view that Lalu only strengthened upper Muslims like Shaikh, Sayyid and Pathans and they were in search of new options.
Yadav also alienated other dominant backward castes like Koeri and Kurmi since his projection as the saviour of Muslims. It is argued by Sanjay Kumar that the belief that, "the dominant OBCs like the twin caste of Koeri-Kurmi will ask for share in power if he (Yadav) seeks their support while the Muslims will remain satisfied with the protection during communal riots only" made Yadav neglect them. Moreover, the divisions in both the camps made the political atmosphere in the state a charged one in which many parties were fighting against each other with no visible frontiers. JD(U) and BJP were fighting against each other on some of the seats and so was the Samta Party.

## Results

Seats :
| | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 10,500,361 | 28.34 | 124 |
| | Bharatiya Janata Party | 5,424,687 | 14.64 | 67 |
| | Samata Party | 3,205,746 | 8.65 | 34 |
| | Indian National Congress | 4,096,467 | 11.06 | 23 |
| | Janata Dal (United) | 2,396,677 | 6.47 | 21 |
| | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 1,306,152 | 3.53 | 12 |
| | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation | 925,253 | 2.50 | 6 |
| | Bahujan Samaj Party | 701,936 | 1.89 | 5 |
| | Communist Party of India | 1,334,386 | 3.60 | 5 |
| | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 338,198 | 0.91 | 2 |
| | United Goans Democratic Party | 96,297 | 0.26 | 2 |
| | Kosal Party | 132,835 | 0.36 | 2 |
| | Marxist Co-ordination Committee | 104,450 | 0.28 | 1 |
| | Others | 2,274,134 | 6.14 | 0 |
| | Independent (politician) | 4,211,341 | 11.37 | 20 |
| Total | Total | 37,048,920 | 100.00 | 324 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 37,048,920 | 98.60 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 527,141 | 1.40 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 37,576,061 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 60,091,029 | 62.53 | |
| Source: ECI |||||

## Elected members

| Constituency | Constituency | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Margin |
| # | Name | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | Margin |
| 1 | Dhanaha | Rajesh Singh | | BSP | 15034 | Arun Kumar Tiwari | | Ind | 11287 | 3747 |
| 2 | Bagaha (SC) | Purnmasi Ram | | RJD | 58668 | Kailash Baitha | | Ind | 39191 | 19477 |
| 3 | Ramnagar | Chandra Mohan Rai | | BJP | 44454 | Mohammad Salauddin | | NCP | 25332 | 19122 |
| 4 | Shikarpur (SC) | Bhagirathi Devi | | BJP | 35377 | Subodh Kumar | | NCP | 22069 | 13308 |
| 5 | Sikta | Dilip Varma | | BJP | 50592 | Motiur Rahman | | CPIMLL | 24147 | 26445 |
| 6 | Lauriya | Vishwa Mohan Sharma | | INC | 41016 | Ran Vijay Shahi | | RJD | 25520 | 15496 |
| 7 | Chanpatia | Krishna Kumar Mishra | | BJP | 22617 | Sharfuddin Sheikh | | SJP | 21058 | 1559 |
| 8 | Bettiah | Renu Devi | | BJP | 44897 | Shamim Akhtar | | Ind | 34056 | 10841 |
| 9 | Nautan | Baidyanath Prasad Mahto | | SAP | 39584 | Amar Yadav | | Ind | 15864 | 23720 |
| 10 | Raxaul | Ajay Kumar Singh | | BJP | 41983 | Sagir Ahmad | | INC | 29032 | 12951 |
| 11 | Sugauli | Vijay Prasad Gupta | | KP | 39499 | Ramashray Singh | | CPM | 38993 | 506 |
| 12 | Motihari | Rama Devi | | RJD | 78657 | Pramod Kumar | | BJP | 44090 | 34567 |
| 13 | Adapur | Virendra Prasad Kushwaha | | IND | 44227 | Shyam Bihari Prasad | | RJD | 43960 | 267 |
| 14 | Dhaka | Manoj Kumar Singh | | RJD | 59948 | Avaneesh Kumar Singh | | BJP | 53851 | 6097 |
| 15 | Ghorasahan | Laxmi Narayan Yadav | | JDU | 39668 | Lal Babu Prasad | | RJD | 18637 | 21031 |
| 16 | Madhuban | Sitaram Singh | | RJD | 64285 | Rajesh Kumar Roshan | | SAP | 43476 | 20809 |
| 17 | Pipra (SC) | Surendra Kumar Chandra | | RJD | 34469 | Krishnanandan Paswan | | Ind | 23702 | 10767 |
| 18 | Kesaria | Obaidullah | | SAP | 46743 | Yamuna Yadav | | KP | 17424 | 29319 |
| 19 | Harsidhi | Maheshwar Singh | | SAP | 60363 | Awadhesh Kushwaha | | RJD | 47645 | 12718 |
| 20 | Govindganj | Rajan Tiwari | | IND | 31702 | Bhupendra Nath Dubey | | SAP | 28439 | 3263 |
| 21 | Kateya | Kiran Devi | | RJD | 50704 | Mandev Tiwari | | BJP | 33548 | 17156 |
| 22 | Bhore (SC) | Acharya Vishwanath Baitha | | BJP | 59230 | Alagu Ram | | RJD | 26857 | 32373 |
| 23 | Mirganj | Prabhu Dayal Singh | | SAP | 49084 | Abdul Samad | | Ind | 24596 | 24488 |
| 24 | Gopalganj | Sadhu Yadav | | RJD | 30248 | Subhash Singh | | BPP | 19372 | 10876 |
| 25 | Barauli | Rampravesh Rai | | BJP | 52085 | Md. Nematullah | | RJD | 42360 | 9725 |
| 26 | Baikunthpur | Manjeet Kumar Singh | | SAP | 60891 | Lal Babu Yadav | | RJD | 40963 | 19928 |
| 27 | Basantpur | Satyadeo Prasad Singh | | BJP | 67052 | Manik Chand Rai | | RJD | 65992 | 1060 |
| 28 | Goriakothi | Indra Deo Prasad | | RJD | 42324 | Ajit Kumar Singh | | Ind | 22198 | 20126 |
| 29 | Siwan | Awadh Bihari Choudhary | | RJD | 107933 | Wasi Ahmad | | BJP | 18696 | 89237 |
| 30 | Mairwa (SC) | Satyadeo Ram | | CPIMLL | 32996 | Gorakh Ram | | INC | 26487 | 6509 |
| 31 | Darauli | Sheo Shanker Yadav | | RJD | 46047 | Amar Nath Yadav | | CPIMLL | 33990 | 12057 |
| 32 | Ziradei | Azazul Haque | | RJD | 75920 | Shyam Bahadur Singh | | SAP | 31000 | 44920 |
| 33 | Maharajganj | Umashanker Singh | | SAP | 58671 | Damodar Singh | | Ind | 22715 | 35956 |
| 34 | Raghunathpur | Vijay Shanker Dubey | | INC | 34503 | Vikram Kunwar | | RJD | 32064 | 2439 |
| 35 | Manjhi | Ravindra Nath Mishra | | IND | 33725 | Gautam Singh | | SAP | 27583 | 6142 |
| 36 | Baniapur | Manoranjan Singh | | IND | 37926 | Ram Bahadur Rai | | RJD | 35837 | 2089 |
| 37 | Masrakh | Tarkeshwar Singh | | RJD | 47301 | Kedar Nath Singh | | SAP | 36842 | 10459 |
| 38 | Taraiya | Ram Das Rai | | RJD | 40680 | Janak Singh | | BJP | 40415 | 265 |
| 39 | Marhaura | Yaduvanshi Rai | | RJD | 68463 | Surendra Sharma | | SAP | 45573 | 22890 |
| 40 | Jalalpur | Janardan Singh Sigriwal | | BJP | 27408 | Ramjan Ali | | SJP | 25800 | 1608 |
| 41 | Chapra | Udit Rai | | RJD | 76749 | Rambabu Ray | | BJP | 54030 | 22719 |
| 42 | Garkha (SC) | Muneshwar Choudhary | | RJD | 52530 | Amrit Chaudhary | | SAP | 45114 | 7416 |
| 43 | Parsa | Chandrika Rai | | RJD | 74581 | Ram Nath Bidhyarthi | | INC | 29071 | 45510 |
| 44 | Sonpur | Vinay Kumar Singh | | BJP | 72502 | Ramanuj Prasad Yadav | | RJD | 70212 | 2290 |
| 45 | Hajipur | Nityanand Rai | | BJP | 95598 | Rajendra Rai | | RJD | 42762 | 52836 |
| 46 | Raghopur | Lalu Prasad Yadav | | RJD | 70134 | Vishnudev Rai | | JDU | 41006 | 29128 |
| 47 | Mahnar | Rama Kishore Singh | | JDU | 84893 | Munshilal Rai | | RJD | 44344 | 40549 |
| 48 | Jandaha | Upendra Kushwaha | | SAP | 46042 | Achyutanand Singh | | Ind | 40681 | 5361 |
| 49 | Patepur (SC) | Prema Chaudhary | | RJD | 60572 | Mahendra Baitha | | JDU | 48457 | 12115 |
| 50 | Mahua (SC) | Dasai Chowdhary | | RJD | 60478 | Munshi Lal Paswan | | JDU | 51408 | 9070 |
| 51 | Lalganj | Vijay Shukla | | IND | 82406 | Rajkumar Sah | | RJD | 29701 | 52705 |
| 52 | Vaishali | Veena Shahi | | INC | 52708 | Brishin Patel | | RJD | 40680 | 12028 |
| 53 | Paroo | Mithilesh Prasad Yadav | | RJD | 55823 | Anunay Kumar Singh | | INC | 30523 | 25300 |
| 54 | Sahebganj | Ram Vichar Ray | | RJD | 76235 | Nagendra Prasad Singh | | BPP | 35872 | 40363 |
| 55 | Baruraj | Shashi Kumar Rai | | JDU | 48850 | Brij Kishore Singh | | RJD | 33817 | 15033 |
| 56 | Kanti | Gulam Jilani Warsi | | RJD | 35023 | Ajit Singh | | AJBP | 23979 | 11044 |
| 57 | Kurhani | Basawan Prasad Bhagat | | RJD | 48343 | Brijesh Kumar | | BPP | 32795 | 15548 |
| 58 | Sakra (SC) | Sital Ram | | RJD | 49391 | Bilat Paswan | | JDU | 42120 | 7271 |
| 59 | Muzaffarpur | Bijendra Chaudhary | | RJD | 86873 | Suresh Kumar Sharma | | BJP | 60040 | 26833 |
| 60 | Bochahan (SC) | Ramai Ram | | RJD | 77031 | Musafir Paswan | | JDU | 22863 | 54168 |
| 61 | Gaighat | Virendra Kumar Singh | | JDU | 47020 | Devendra Prasad Yadav | | RJD | 42024 | 4996 |
| 62 | Aurai | Ganesh Prasad Yadav | | JDU | 47268 | Arjun Roy | | RJD | 34381 | 12887 |
| 63 | Minapur | Dinesh Prasad Kushwaha | | IND | 32586 | Hind Keshari Yadav | | RJD | 29634 | 2952 |
| 64 | Runnisaidpur | Bhola Rai | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 65 | Belsand | Ram Swarth Rai | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 66 | Sheohar | Satya Narayan Prasad | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 67 | Sitamarhi | Shahid Ali Khan | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 68 | Bathnaha | Suryadeo Rai | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 69 | Majorganj (SC) | Gauri Shankar Nagdansh | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 70 | Sonbarsa | Ramchandra Purve | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 71 | Sursand | Jainandan Prasad Yadav | | JDU | | | | | | |
| 72 | Pupri | Sita Ram Yadav | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 73 | Benipatti | Ramashish Yadav | | JDU | | | | | | |
| 74 | Bisfi | Shakil Ahmad | | INC | | | | | | |
| 75 | Harlakhi | Sitaram Yadav | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 76 | Khajauli (SC) | Ram Lakhan Ram 'Raman' | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 77 | Babubarhi | Deo Narayan Yadav | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 78 | Madhubani | Ramdev Mahato | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 79 | Pandaul | Naiyar Azam | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 80 | Jhanjharpur | Jagdish Narayan Chaudhary | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 81 | Phulparas | Ram Kumar Yadav | | JDU | | | | | | |
| 82 | Laukaha | Hari Prasad Sah | | SP | | | | | | |
| 83 | Madhepur | Jagat Narayan Singh | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 84 | Manigachhi | Lalit Kumar Yadav | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 85 | Bahera | Abdul Bari Siddiqui | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 86 | Ghanshyampur | Mahavir Prasad | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 87 | Baheri | Ramanand Singh | | JDU | | | | | | |
| 88 | Darbhanga Rural (SC) | Pitambar Paswan | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 89 | Darbhanga | Sultan Ahmad | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 90 | Keoti | Ghulam Sarwar | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 91 | Jale | Vijay Kumar Mishra | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 92 | Hayaghat | Umadhar Prasad Singh | | IND | | | | | | |
| 93 | Kalyanpur | Ashwamedh Devi | | SP | | | | | | |
| 94 | Warisnagar (SC) | Ram Sewak Hazari | | JDU | | | | | | |
| 95 | Samastipur | Ram Nath Thakur | | JDU | | | | | | |
| 96 | Sarairanjan | Ramashraya Sahni | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 97 | Mohiuddinnagar | Ram Chandra Rai | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 98 | Dalsinghsarai | Ram Padarnath Mahto | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 99 | Bibhutipur | Ramdeo Verma | | CPIM | | | | | | |
| 100 | Rosera (SC) | Ashok Kumar | | SP | | | | | | |
| 101 | Singhia | Dr. Ashok Kumar | | INC | | | | | | |
| 102 | Hasanpur | Gajendra Himansu | | JDU | | | | | | |
| 103 | Ballia | Shrinarayan Yadav | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 104 | Matihani | Rajendra Rajan | | CPI | | | | | | |
| 105 | Begusarai | Bhola Prasad Singh | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 106 | Barauni | Rajendra Pd. Singh | | CPI | | | | | | |
| 107 | Bachhwara | Uttam Kumar Yadav | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 108 | Cheria-Bariarpur | Ashok Kumar | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 109 | Bakhri (SC) | Ramanand Ram | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 110 | Raghopur | Uday Prasad Goet | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 111 | Kishunpur | Yaduwansh Kumar Yadav | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 112 | Supaul | Bijendra Pd. Yadav | | JDU | | | | | | |
| 113 | Triveniganj | Anup Lal Yadav | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 114 | Chhatapur (SC) | Gita Devi | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 115 | Kumarkhand (SC) | Bhupendra Rishideo | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 116 | Singheshwar | Vijay Kumar Singh | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 117 | Saharsa | Shankar Prasad Tekriwal | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 118 | Mahishi | Abdul Ghafoor | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 119 | Simri-Bakhtiarpur | Mehboob Ali Kaisar | | INC | | | | | | |
| 120 | Madhepura | Rajendra Prasad Yadav | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 121 | Sonbarsha | Ashok Kumar Singh | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 122 | Kishanganj | Prof. Ravindra Charan Yadav | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 123 | Alamnagar | Narendra Nr. Yadav | | JDU | | | | | | |
| 124 | Rupauli | Bima Bharti | | IND | | | | | | |
| 125 | Dhamdaha | Leshi Singh | | SP | | | | | | |
| 126 | Banmankhi (SC) | Deo Narayan Rajak | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 127 | Raniganj (SC) | Yamuna Prasad Ram | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 128 | Narpatganj | Janardan Yadav | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 129 | Forbesganj | Zakir Hussain Khan | | BSP | | | | | | |
| 130 | Araria | Bijay Kumar Mandal | | IND | | | | | | |
| 131 | Sikti | Anandi Prasad Yadav | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 132 | Jokihat | Sarfraz | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 133 | Bahadurganj | Zahidur Rahman | | INC | | | | | | |
| 134 | Thakurganj | Mohammad Jawed | | INC | | | | | | |
| 135 | Kishanganj | Taslimuddin | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 136 | Amour | Abdul Jalil Mastan | | INC | | | | | | |
| 137 | Baisi | Abdus Subhan | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 138 | Kasba | Pradip Kumar Das | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 139 | Purnia | Raj Kishore Kesri | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 140 | Korha (SC) | Mahesh Paswan | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 141 | Barari | Mansoor Alam | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 142 | Katihar | Ram Prakash Mahto | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 143 | Kadwa | Himraj Singh | | IND | | | | | | |
| 144 | Barsoi | Mahboob Alam | | CPIMLL | | | | | | |
| 145 | Pranpur | Binod Singh Kushwaha | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 146 | Manihari | Vishwanath Singh | | JDU | | | | | | |
| 147 | Rajmahal | Arun Mandal | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 148 | Borio (ST) | Lobin Hembrom | | JMM | | | | | | |
| 149 | Barhait (ST) | Hemlal Murmu | | JMM | | | | | | |
| 150 | Litipara (ST) | Sushila Hansda | | JMM | | | | | | |
| 151 | Pakur | Alamgir Alam | | INC | | | | | | |
| 152 | Maheshpur (ST) | Devidhan Besra | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 153 | Sikaripara (ST) | Nalin Soren | | JMM | | | | | | |
| 154 | Nala | Bisheswar Khan | | CPI | | | | | | |
| 155 | Jamtara | Furkan Ansari | | INC | | | | | | |
| 156 | Sarath | Shashank Shekhar Bhokta | | JMM | | | | | | |
| 157 | Madhupur | Haji Hussain Ansari | | JMM | | | | | | |
| 158 | Deoghar (SC) | Suresh Paswan | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 159 | Jarmundi | Devendra Kunwar | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 160 | Dumka (ST) | Stephen Marandi | | JMM | | | | | | |
| 161 | Jama (ST) | Durga Soren | | JMM | | | | | | |
| 162 | Poreyahat | Pradeep Yadav | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 163 | Godda | Sanjay Prasad Yadav | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 164 | Mahagama | Ashok Kumar | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 165 | Pirpainti | Shobhakant Mandal | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 166 | Colgong | Sadanand Singh | | INC | | | | | | |
| 167 | Nathnagar | Sudha Shrivastava | | SP | | | | | | |
| 168 | Bhagalpur | Ashwini Kumar Chaubey | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 169 | Gopalpur | Rabindra Kumar Rana | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 170 | Bihpur | Shailesh Kumar | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 171 | Sultanganj (SC) | Ganesh Paswan | | SP | | | | | | |
| 172 | Amarpur | Surendra Prasad Singh Kushwaha | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 173 | Dhuraiya (SC) | Bhudeo Choudhary | | SP | | | | | | |
| 174 | Banka | Ram Narayan Mandal | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 175 | Belhar | Ramdeo Yadav | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 176 | Katoria | Giridhari Yadav | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 177 | Chakai | Narendra Singh | | IND | | | | | | |
| 178 | Jhajha | Damodar Rawat | | SP | | | | | | |
| 179 | Tarapur | Shakuni Choudhary | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 180 | Kharagpur | Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 181 | Parbatta | Samrat Choudhary | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 182 | Chautham | Panna Lal Singh Patel | | SP | | | | | | |
| 183 | Khagaria | Yogendra Singh Kushwaha | | CPIM | | | | | | |
| 184 | Alauli (SC) | Pashupati Kumar Paras | | JDU | | | | | | |
| 185 | Monghyr | Monazir Hassan | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 186 | Jamalpur | Upendra Prasad Verma | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 187 | Surajgarha | Prahlad Yadav | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 188 | Jamui | Narendra Singh | | JDU | | | | | | |
| 189 | Sikandra (SC) | Prayaag Choudhary | | KP | | | | | | |
| 190 | Lakhisarai | Krishna Chandra Prasad Singh | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 191 | Sheikhpura | Sanjay Kumar Singh | | INC | | | | | | |
| 192 | Barbigha (SC) | Ashok Chaudhary | | INC | | | | | | |
| 193 | Asthawan | Raghunath Prasad Sharma | | IND | | | | | | |
| 194 | Bihar | Syed Naushadunnabi | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 195 | Rajgir (SC) | Satyadev Narayan Arya | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 196 | Nalanda | Shrawan Kumar | | SP | | | | | | |
| 197 | Islampur | Ramswaroop Prasad | | SP | | | | | | |
| 198 | Hilsa | Ramcharitra Prasad Singh | | SP | | | | | | |
| 199 | Chandi | Harinarain Singh | | SP | | | | | | |
| 200 | Harnaut | Vishvamohan Choudhary | | SP | | | | | | |
| 201 | Mokameh | Suraj Singh | | IND | | | | | | |
| 202 | Barh | Bhunewashwar Prasad Singh Alias Pappu Jee | | SP | | | | | | |
| 203 | Bakhtiarpur | Vinod Yadav | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 204 | Fatwa (SC) | Dinesh Choudhary | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 205 | Masaurhi | Dharmendra Prasad | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 206 | Patna West | Navin Kishore Sinha | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 207 | Patna Central | Sushil Kumar Modi | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 208 | Patna East | Nand Kishore Yadav | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 209 | Dinapur | Lalu Prasad Yadav | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 210 | Maner | Bhai Virendra | | SP | | | | | | |
| 211 | Phulwari (SC) | Shyam Rajak | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 212 | Bikram | Ram Janam Sharma | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 213 | Paliganj | Dinanath Singh | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 214 | Sandesh | Vijayendra Kumar Singh Yadav | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 215 | Barhara | Raghwendra Pratap Singh | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 216 | Arrah | Amrendra Pratap Singh | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 217 | Shahpur | Shivanand Tiwari | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 218 | Brahmpur | Ajit Chaudhary | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 219 | Buxar | Sukhada Pandey | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 220 | Rajpur (SC) | Chhedi Lal Ram | | BSP | | | | | | |
| 221 | Dumraon | Dadan Singh | | IND | | | | | | |
| 222 | Jagdishpur | Shri Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha | | SP | | | | | | |
| 223 | Piro | Narendra Kumar Pande | | SP | | | | | | |
| 224 | Sahar (SC) | Ram Naresh Ram | | CPIMLL | | | | | | |
| 225 | Karakat | Arun Singh Kushwaha | | CPIMLL | | | | | | |
| 226 | Bikramganj | Akhlaque Ahmad | | SP | | | | | | |
| 227 | Dinara | Ram Dhani Singh | | JDU | | | | | | |
| 228 | Ramgarh | Jagadanand Singh | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 229 | Mohania (SC) | Suresh Pasi | | BSP | | | | | | |
| 230 | Bhabua | Pramod Singh | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 231 | Chainpur | Mahabali Singh | | BSP | | | | | | |
| 232 | Sasaram | Ashok Kushwaha | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 233 | Chenari (SC) | Chhedi Paswan | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 234 | Nokha | Rameshwar Prasad | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 235 | Dehri | Md. Ilyas Husain | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 236 | Nabinagar | Bheem Kumar | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 237 | Deo (SC) | Suresh Paswan | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 238 | Aurangabad | Suresh Mehta | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 239 | Rafiganj | Sushil Kumar Singh | | SP | | | | | | |
| 240 | Obra | Raja Ram Singh Kushwaha | | CPIMLL | | | | | | |
| 241 | Goh | Deo Kumar Sharma | | SP | | | | | | |
| 242 | Arwal | Akhilesh Prasad Singh | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 243 | Kurtha | Shiv Bachan Yadav | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 244 | Makhdumpur | Bagi Kumar Verma | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 245 | Jahanabad | Munni Lal Yadav | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 246 | Ghosi | Jagdish Sharma | | IND | | | | | | |
| 247 | Belaganj | Surendra Prasad Yadav | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 248 | Konch | Mahesh Singh Yadav | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 249 | Gaya Mufassil | Vinod Kumar Yadvendu | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 250 | Gaya Town | Prem Kumar | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 251 | Imamganj (SC) | Uday Narayan Chaudhary | | SP | | | | | | |
| 252 | Gurua | Shakeel Ahmad Kha | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 253 | Bodh Gaya (SC) | Jitan Ram Manjhi | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 254 | Barachatti (SC) | Bhagwatee Devi | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 255 | Fatehpur (SC) | Shyamdeo Paswan | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 256 | Atri | Rajendra Prasad Yadav | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 257 | Nawada | Rajballabh Prasad | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 258 | Rajauli (SC) | Rajaram Paswan | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 259 | Gobindpur | Gayatri Devi | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 260 | Warsaliganj | Aruna Devi | | IND | | | | | | |
| 261 | Hisua | Aditya Singh | | IND | | | | | | |
| 262 | Kodarma | Annapurna Devi | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 263 | Barhi | Manoj Kumar Yadav | | INC | | | | | | |
| 264 | Chatra (SC) | Satyanand Bhokta | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 265 | Simaria (SC) | Yogendra Nath Baitha | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 266 | Barkagaon | Loknath Mahto | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 267 | Ramgarh | Sabir Ahmed Quaresi | | CPI | | | | | | |
| 268 | Mandu | Teklal Mahto | | JMM | | | | | | |
| 269 | Hazaribagh | Deo Dayal | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 270 | Barkatha | Bhubneshwar Prasad Mehta | | CPI | | | | | | |
| 271 | Dhanwar | Rabindra Kumar Ray | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 272 | Bagodar | Mahendra Prasad Singh | | CPIMLL | | | | | | |
| 273 | Jamua (SC) | Baldeo Hazra | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 274 | Gandey | Salkhan Soren | | JMM | | | | | | |
| 275 | Giridih | Chandra Mohan Prasad | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 276 | Dumri | Lal Chand Mahto | | JDU | | | | | | |
| 277 | Gomia | Madhav Lal Singh | | IND | | | | | | |
| 278 | Bermo | Rajendra Prasad Singh | | INC | | | | | | |
| 279 | Bokaro | Samresh Singh | | IND | | | | | | |
| 280 | Tundi | Saba Ahmad | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 281 | Baghmara | Jaleshwar Mahato | | SP | | | | | | |
| 282 | Sindri | Fulchand Mandal | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 283 | Nirsa | Gurudas Chaterjee | | MCC | | | | | | |
| 284 | Dhanbad | Pashupati Nath Singh | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 285 | Jharia | Bacha Singh | | SP | | | | | | |
| 286 | Chandankiyari (SC) | Haru Rajwar | | JMM | | | | | | |
| 287 | Baharagora | Dinesh Kumar Sarangi | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 288 | Ghatsila (ST) | Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu | | INC | | | | | | |
| 289 | Potka (ST) | Menka Sardar | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 290 | Jugsalai (SC) | Dulal Bhuiyan | | JMM | | | | | | |
| 291 | Jamshedpur East | Raghubar Das | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 292 | Jamshedpur West | Mrigendra Pratap Singh | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 293 | Ichagarh | Arvind Kumar Singh | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 294 | Seraikella (ST) | Anant Ram Tudu | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 295 | Chaibasa (ST) | Bagun Sumbrui | | INC | | | | | | |
| 296 | Majhgaon (ST) | Badkunwar Gagrai | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 297 | Jaganathpur (ST) | Madhu Kora | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 298 | Manoharpur (ST) | Joba Majhi | | UGDP | | | | | | |
| 299 | Chakradharpur (ST) | Chumnu Oraon | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 300 | Kharsawan (ST) | Arjun Munda | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 301 | Tamar (ST) | Ramesh Singh Munda | | SP | | | | | | |
| 302 | Torpa (ST) | Koche Munda | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 303 | Khunti (ST) | Nilkanth Singh Munda | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 304 | Silli | Sudesh Mahto | | UGDP | | | | | | |
| 305 | Khijri (ST) | Sawna Lakra | | INC | | | | | | |
| 306 | Ranchi | Chandreshwar Prasad Singh | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 307 | Hatia | Ramji Lal Sharda | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 308 | Kanke (SC) | Ram Chandra Nayak | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 309 | Mandar (ST) | Deo Kumar Dhan | | INC | | | | | | |
| 310 | Sisai (ST) | Dinesh Oraon | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 311 | Kolebira (ST) | Theodor Kiro | | INC | | | | | | |
| 312 | Simdega (ST) | Niel Tirkey | | INC | | | | | | |
| 313 | Gumla (ST) | Sudarshan Bhagat | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 314 | Bishunpur (ST) | Chandresh Oraon | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 315 | Lohardaga (ST) | Sadhanu Bhagat | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 316 | Latehar (SC) | Baidyanath Ram | | JDU | | | | | | |
| 317 | Manika (ST) | Yamuna Singh | | BJP | | | | | | |
| 318 | Panki | Madhu Singh | | SP | | | | | | |
| 319 | Daltonganj | Inder Singh Namdhari | | JDU | | | | | | |
| 320 | Garhwa | Girinath Singh | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 321 | Bhawanathpur | Ram Chandra Prasad Keshri | | SP | | | | | | |
| 322 | Bishrampur | Chandrashekhar Dubey | | INC | | | | | | |
| 323 | Chhatarpur (SC) | Manoj Kumar | | RJD | | | | | | |
| 324 | Hussainabad | Sanjay Kumar Singh Yadav | | RJD | | | | | | |

## Government formation

The result was a setback for the BJP, which in media campaigns was emerging with a massive victory. RJD emerged as the single largest party. In March 2000, Nitish Kumar was elected Chief Minister of Bihar for the first time at the behest of the Vajpayee Government in the centre. NDA and allies had 151 MLAs whereas Lalu Prasad Yadav had 159 MLAs in the 324 member house. Both alliances were less than the majority mark that is 163. Nitish resigned before he could prove his numbers in the house. He lasted 7 days in the post.
With the political manoeuvring of Lalu Yadav, Rabri Devi was sworn in as the Chief Minister again. The ruling Rashtriya Janata Dal agreed to the formation of Jharkhand though a large chunk of Bihar's revenues went to the new State, because the party then had a majority of its own in the Bihar Assembly after the bifurcation of the State.
The media largely failed to gauge the ground level polarisation in Bihar. According to Sanjay Kumar:
   there can be no doubt about one thing that the upper-caste media was always anti-Lalu and it was either not aware of the ground level polarisation in Bihar, or deliberately ignored it. If the election result did not appear as a setback for RJD, it was largely because of the bleak picture painted by the media. Against this background, RJD's defeat had appeared like a victory.
Even after serving imprisonment in connection with the 1997 scam, Lalu seemed to relish his role as the lower-caste jester. He argued that corruption charges against him and his family were the conspiracy of the upper-caste bureaucracy and media elites threatened by the rise of peasant cultivator castes.