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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 231 · 2000

Chainpur

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Winner — 2000

MAHABALI SINGH
BSP· BSP
BSP 25.3%IND 20.6%14 others 54.1%
Votes
27,077
25.3% share
Winning margin
5,102
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
64.4%
of 1,65,993

A closely fought contest. MAHABALI SINGH won with a 4.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHABALI SINGH
BSP
BSP
27,07725.3%
2
KISHORE PRASAD
IND
21,97520.6%
3
BIRENDRA SINGH
SP
Samajwadi Party
13,98813.1%
4
AMBIKA SINGH
RJD
RJD
13,43012.6%
5
ABSAR HUSSAIN KHAN
IND
11,94111.2%
6
KAMALA SINGH
BPSP
3,4183.2%
7
DEV NATH SAH
IND
2,7722.6%
8
RAM EKWAL SINGH
BJP
NDA
2,6782.5%
9
SOMARU KEWAT
IND
2,3732.2%
10
HARIDWAR SINGH
IND
1,4541.4%
11
GAYATRI RAM
IND
1,0661.0%
12
CHANDRIKA PASWAN
IND
1,0421.0%
13
PURNWASI RAM
CPI(ML)(L)
1,0150.9%
14
BIDYADHAR SINGH
SSD
9620.9%
15
DILIP SINGH
INC
INC
8900.8%
16
PARMANAND CHAUBEY
AJBP
7580.7%

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
4.8%
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
BSP 25.3%IND 20.6%SP 13.1%RJD 12.6%IND 11.2%OTH 17.3%

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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