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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 305 · 1972Reserved (ST)

Chainpur

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Winner — 1972

JAIRAM ORAON
IND
IND 46.3%INC 21.7%7 others 32.0%
Votes
14,180
46.3% share
Winning margin
7,530
24.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
33.3%
of 92,042

Chainpur is a safe seat — JAIRAM ORAON won by 24.6%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAIRAM ORAON
IND
14,18046.3%
2
MAIKEL KUJUR
INC
Congress (R)
6,65021.7%
3
MOHAN ORAON
BJS
Grand Alliance
2,9669.7%
4
BUDHU ORAON
IND
2,6758.7%
5
PHABIANUS KHALKHO
IND
1,1983.9%
6
PROMOD KERKETTA
IND
1,1673.8%
7
ALEXIOUS TIRKEY
NCO
1,0013.3%
8
BHUSHAN
IND
5481.8%
9
ANTHONY ORAON
IND
2300.8%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

A two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
24.6%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 16.1% · min 0.1% · max 37.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 46.3%INC 21.7%BJS 9.7%IND 8.7%OTH 13.5%

Who ran, on record?

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