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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 231 · 1985

Chainpur

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Winner — 1985

PARVEJ AHSAN KHAN
INC· INC
INC 24.3%BJP 20.7%16 others 54.9%
Votes
16,870
24.3% share
Winning margin
2,514
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
58.0%
of 1,19,578

A closely fought contest. PARVEJ AHSAN KHAN won with a 3.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PARVEJ AHSAN KHAN
INC
INC
16,87024.3%
2
LALMUNI CHAOBEY
BJP
BJP
14,35620.7%
3
VIJAY SHANKER SINGH
IND
10,93015.8%
4
RANG BAHADUR SINGH
ICJ
10,70815.4%
5
KISHOR PRASAD BIND
IND
3,8925.6%
6
SIDNATH SINGH
LKD
Lok Dal
3,5435.1%
7
MAHABALI SINGH
IND
3,1994.6%
8
VIKRAMA BIND
ICS
2,3443.4%
9
RAM SURAT RAM
IND
9581.4%
10
DINA NATH SINGH
JNP
Janata
8961.3%
11
DASHMI RAM
IND
6060.9%
12
JAGAR NATH RAM
IND
2190.3%
13
SIPAHI SINGH
IND
2150.3%
14
SAMAR BAHADUR SINGH
IND
1560.2%
15
KHOBHARI RAM
IND
1360.2%
16
CHATURI PRASAD SINGH
IND
1070.1%
17
SHARAD CHAND SINGH
IND
1060.1%
18
HARIDWAR SINGH
IND
730.1%

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
3.6%
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
INC 24.3%BJP 20.7%IND 15.8%ICJ 15.4%IND 5.6%LKD 5.1%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
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut
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Shiva Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Shiva Temple

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