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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 231 · 1977

Chainpur

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Winner — 1977

LALMUNI CHOUBEY
JNP· Janata
JNP 60.9%INC 26.2%10 others 13.0%
Votes
31,831
60.9% share
Winning margin
18,162
34.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
53.1%
of 98,345

Chainpur is a safe seat — LALMUNI CHOUBEY won by 34.8%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LALMUNI CHOUBEY
JNP
Janata
31,83160.9%
2
BHOLA SINGH
INC
INC
13,66926.1%
3
KISHOR PRASAD
IND
1,6463.1%
4
LALMUNI CHAMAR
IND
1,2202.3%
5
DEVTA CHARAM LAL
IND
1,0642.0%
6
MUSAFIR SINGH
IND
9431.8%
7
RAM SURAT RAM SHASTRI
IND
5371.0%
8
BANSHIDHAR SINGH
IND
4230.8%
9
NAGESHWAR CHAMAR
IND
3900.8%
10
NAZABUDDIN ANSARI
SSD
2590.5%
11
TILESHWAR PRASAD SINGH
IND
1640.3%
12
SHIVA JATAN GUPTA
IND
1240.2%

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

Average turnout (81st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
34.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.6% · max 34.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
81st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
170th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
86th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 60.9%INC 26.1%OTH 13.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut
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Shiva Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Shiva Temple

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