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Constituency

117. Saharsa

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Bihar Assembly Election, 2000

BR-SAHARSA

RJD 44.6%won by 9.8%BPSP 34.8%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Janata Dal (JD) lost it to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), which now leads by 9.8%.

  • RJD vote shareRJD went from 0.0% to 44.6% of the vote here (+44.6%).
  • New challengerBPSP (BPSP) finished second with 34.8% — it did not contest here in 1995.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 79.4% of the vote between them, up from 72.2% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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Valid votes
1,43,061
Margin
14,077
9.84%

Candidates

15 contested · winner RJD
  1. 1SHANKAR PRASAD TEKRIWALRashtriya Janata Dal · RJD63,85844.6%
  2. 2LOVELY ANANDBPSP · BPSP49,78134.8%
  3. 3KIRAN JHAIndian National Congress · INC16,92011.8%
  4. 4RAMCHANDRA DASCpi(M (L)L) · CPIMLL3,0182.1%
  5. 5ARUN KUMARIndependent · IND2,6951.9%
  6. 6UMESH DAHLANSamajwadi Party · SP2,5501.8%
  7. 7BADRI NARAYAN MISTRIIndependent · IND7570.5%
  8. 8RATAN KUMAR SINHAIndependent · IND6930.5%
  9. 9ARBIND KUMAR SHARMARashtriya Lok Dal · RLD6260.4%
  10. 10RAJESH KUMARAJBP · AJBP5700.4%
  11. 11ABHIMAYU KHANIndependent · IND5000.3%
  12. 12SHANKAR SINGHIndependent · IND4150.3%
  13. 13MUKESH KUMARBahujan Samaj Party · BSP3850.3%
  14. 14MIR KUDDUSIndependent · IND1480.1%
  15. 15BAHADUR PASWANIndependent · IND1450.1%

Since 1995

Derived
Winner then
JD
Winner now
RJDflipped
RJD–BPSP swing
+9.8%
RJD share
0.0% → 44.6%
BPSP share
0.0% → 34.8%
Turnout
— → —
116. Singheshwar118. Mahishi
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