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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 233 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Chenari

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Winner — 1985

CHHEDI PASWAN
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 38.3%INC 35.6%11 others 26.1%
Votes
31,129
38.3% share
Winning margin
2,235
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
55.1%
of 1,47,425

A closely fought contest. CHHEDI PASWAN won with a 2.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHHEDI PASWAN
LKD
Lok Dal
31,12938.3%
2
BANS ROPAN RAM
INC
INC
28,89435.6%
3
RAMBACHAN PASWAN
JNP
Janata
9,26411.4%
4
LAL MUNI RAM
IND
4,2375.2%
5
JANKI DEVI
ICJ
2,6793.3%
6
PARGAN RAM
IND
1,9932.5%
7
MUNNI LAL
BJP
BJP
1,2461.5%
8
KANHAIYA RAM
IND
5800.7%
9
BABU LAL RAN
IND
5360.7%
10
KANAHAIYA MUSHAR
IND
3810.5%
11
NAND KISHORE PASWAN
IND
1330.2%
12
BAL KUWAR RAM
IND
1140.1%
13
AKLOO RAM
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 (174th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 2.8% · max 39.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
174th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
181st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
118th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 38.3%INC 35.6%JNP 11.4%IND 5.2%OTH 9.5%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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