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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 231 · 1995
Chainpur
Winner — 1995
MAHABALI SINGH
BSP 28.7%BJP 17.8%15 others 53.6%
Votes
31,558
28.7% share
Winning margin
11,997
10.9% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
68.0%
of 1,61,889
A clear win with a 10.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHABALI SINGH | 31,558 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | LAL MUNI CHAUBEY | BJP | 19,561 | 17.8% |
| 3 | KISHOR PRASAD | JP | 18,625 | 16.9% |
| 4 | LALLAN SINGH | Janata Dal | 17,213 | 15.6% |
| 5 | KAMALA SINGH | BPP | 7,836 | 7.1% |
| 6 | KAMALA PRASAD RAJBHAR | IND | 3,287 | 3.0% |
| 7 | BHANU PRATAP SINGH | INC | 2,912 | 2.6% |
| 8 | RAM BACHAN SINGH YADAV | IND | 1,821 | 1.6% |
| 9 | PURNAVASHI RAM | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,143 | 1.0% |
| 10 | ABDUL SATTAR ANSARI | 1,015 | 0.9% | |
| 11 | SHARADA PRASAD SINGH | BKUS | 986 | 0.9% |
| 12 | DINA NATH SINGH | SJP(R) | 961 | 0.9% |
| 13 | SATYA NARAYAN PRASAD | IND | 883 | 0.8% |
| 14 | KRIPA NARAYAN SINGH | IND | 741 | 0.7% |
| 15 | SHYAM NARAYAN SINGH | IND | 730 | 0.7% |
| 16 | RAVI PRAKASH | IND | 446 | 0.4% |
| 17 | RAM SAKHI RAM | IND | 410 | 0.4% |
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.
Average turnout (81st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.6% · max 34.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
81st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
170th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
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86th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 28.7%BJP 17.8%JP 16.9%JD 15.6%BPP 7.1%OTH 13.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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?
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