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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 231 · 1980

Chainpur

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Winner — 1980

LAL MUNI CHOUBEY
BJP· BJP
BJP 20.8%JNP(SC) 20.2%12 others 58.9%
Votes
12,111
20.8% share
Winning margin
348
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
54.5%
of 1,06,735

Chainpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 348 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LAL MUNI CHOUBEY
BJP
BJP
12,11120.8%
2
RAM LAHIN SINGH
JNP(SC)
11,76320.2%
3
PARVEJ AHASAN KHAN
INC(I)
Congress (I)
10,22517.6%
4
KISHOR PRASAD
IND
7,07812.2%
5
ABDUL SATTAR ANSARI
INC(U)
6,41511.0%
6
RAM BILAS SINGH
JNP(SR)
4,8018.3%
7
SHEO NATH ROY
IND
1,4762.5%
8
BADRI SINGH
JNP(JP)
1,4582.5%
9
DEV CHARANLAL
IND
1,2972.2%
10
RAM SURAT RAM SHASTRI
IND
5060.9%
11
BANSHIDHAR SINGH
IND
3490.6%
12
KHOBHARI CHAMAR
IND
2630.5%
13
JAGAR NATH CHAMAR
IND
2180.4%
14
SHAHE JAMA KHAN
IND
1910.3%

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
0.6%
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
BJP 20.8%JNP(SC) 20.2%INC(I) 17.6%IND 12.2%INC(U) 11.0%JNP(SR) 8.3%OTH 9.9%

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
🏛️

Shiva Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Shiva Temple

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