2000 elections in India
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{{Politics of India}}
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{{Politics of India}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = Elections in India
| country = India
| previous_election = 1999 elections in India
| previous_year = 1999
| election_date = 2000
| next_election = 2001 elections in India
| next_year = 2001
}}
{{Politics of India}}
Elections in the Republic of India in 2000 included elections to four state legislative assemblies.
Overall Result
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! Date(s) !State ! colspan="2" |Government before election !Chief Minister before election ! colspan="2" |Government after election !Chief Minister after election !Maps |
| 12 to 22 February 2000
| Bihar | {{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}} | {{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}} |50px |
| 22 February 2000
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Lok Dal}} | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Lok Dal}} |50px |
| 12 and 22 February 2000
| {{Full party name with color|Manipur State Congress Party}} | {{Full party name with color|Manipur State Congress Party}} |50px |
| 17 and 22 February 2000
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}} | 50px |
Legislative Assembly elections
=Bihar=
{{Main|2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election}}
The Bihar legislative assembly election, 2000 was held on year 2000 for Bihar Legislative Assembly. Rashtriya Janata Dal won 103 seats in election and form the government.
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| Party
! Seats |
|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party
| 67 |
| Bahujan Samaj Party
| 05 |
| Communist Party of India
| 05 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist)
| 02 |
| Indian National Congress
| 23 |
| Janata Dal (United)
| 21 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
| 06 |
| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
| 12 |
| Rashtriya Janata Dal
| 124 |
| Samata Party
| 34 |
| United Goans Democratic Party
| 02 |
| Kosal Party
| 02 |
| Marxist Co-ordination Committee
| 01 |
| Independent
| 20 |
| Total
| 324 |
=Haryana=
{{Main|2000 Haryana Legislative Assembly election}}
The Haryana legislative assembly election, 2000 was held on 22 February 2000, to select the 90 members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly.
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| SN
!Party !No. of candidates !No. of elected !No. of votes % |
|---|
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| 1 | 62 | 47 | 29.61 |
| 2
| 90 | 21 | 31.22 |
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| 3 | 29 | 6 | 8.94 |
| 4
| 83 | 1 | 5.74 |
| style=
| 5 | 24 | 1 | 0.51 |
| 6
| 82 | 2 | 5.55 |
| 7
| 5 | 1 | 0.62 |
| 8
| 519 | 11 | 16.90 |
| | Total:
| | 90 | |
=Manipur=
{{Main|2000 Manipur Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Election results
|image=
|party1=Manipur State Congress Party|votes1=331141|seats1=23|sc1=New
|party2=Indian National Congress|votes2=230748|seats2=11|sc2=–11
|party3=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes3=142174|seats3=6|sc3=+5
|party4=Federal Party of Manipur|votes4=118916|seats4=6|sc4=+4
|party5=Manipur Peoples Party|votes5=99487|seats5=4|sc5=–14
|party6=Nationalist Congress Party|votes6=99128|seats6=5|sc6=New
|party7=Samata Party|votes7=84215|seats7=1|sc7=–2
|party8=Communist Party of India|votes8=45309|seats8=0|sc8=–2
|party9=Rashtriya Janata Dal|votes9=23037|seats9=1|sc9=New
|party10=Janata Dal (United)|votes10=22576|seats10=1|sc10=New
|party11=Janata Dal (Secular)|votes11=19945|seats11=1|sc11=New
|party12=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes12=3783|seats12=0|sc12=0
|party13=Revolutionary Socialist Party|votes13=1050|seats13=0|sc13=New
|party14=Kuki National Assembly|votes14=690|seats14=0|sc14=0
|party15=National People's Party|votes15=17|seats15=0|sc15=–2
|party21=Independents|votes21=37875|seats21=1|sc21=–2
|total_sc=0
|invalid=11849
|electorate=1415933
|source=ECI{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3709-manipur-2000/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=1 January 2022}}
}}
=Odisha=
{{Main|2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Election results
|image=File:India Odisha Legislative Assembly 2000.svg
|party1=Indian National Congress|votes1=4770654|seats1=26|sc1=–54
|party2=Biju Janata Dal|votes2=4151895|seats2=68|sc2=New
|party3=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes3=2570074|seats3=38|sc3=+29
|party4=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|votes4=301729|seats4=3|sc4=–1
|party5=Communist Party of India|votes5=172398|seats5=1|sc5=0
|party6=Janata Dal (Secular)|votes6=118978|seats6=1|sc6=New
|party7=All India Trinamool Congress|votes7=110056|seats7=1|sc7=New
|party8=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes8=109256|seats8=1|sc8=+1
|party20=Others|votes20=314186|seats20=0|sc20=0
|party21=Independents|votes21=1506216|seats21=8|sc21=+2
|total_sc=0
|invalid=169311
|electorate=24188320
|source=ECI{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/3628-orissa-2000/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=6 February 2022}}
}}
Legislative By-elections
=Himachal Pradesh=
{{Election box begin|title= 2000 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election : Solan{{cite web|url=https://www.eci.gov.in/ByeElection/ByeFeb2000/bye_HP_AC14.htm|title=Assembly Constituency - 14 Solan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020626131223/http://www.eci.gov.in:80/byeelection/ByeFeb2000/bye_HP_AC14.htm|archive-date=26 June 2002}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr. Rajeev Bindal |party=Republican Janata Party |votes=15,042 |percentage=40.00% |change= New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Major Krishna Mohini |party=Indian National Congress |votes=11,505 |percentage=30.59% |change={{decrease}}2.97 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Netar Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=11,059 |percentage=29.41% |change= New}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,537 |percentage=9.41% |change= {{increase}}9.33 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=37,606 |percentage=60.92% |change= {{decrease}}4.59 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 62,057 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.20 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Republican Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}