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Winner — 2000

KRISHNA KUMAR MISHRA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 21.9%SJP(R) 20.4%10 others 57.7%
Votes
22,617
21.9% share
Winning margin
1,559
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
61.4%
of 1,68,217

Chanpatia was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,559 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KRISHNA KUMAR MISHRA
NDA (NDA)
22,61721.9%
2
SHARAFUDDIN SHEKH
SJP(R)
21,05820.4%
3
SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY
20,61219.9%
4
BIRBAL SHARMA
11,13010.8%
5
SUNIL KUMAR
IND
9,6389.3%
6
AJAI KUMAR
BSP
7,6177.4%
7
NARENDRA KUMAR SHARMA
INC
6,9216.7%
8
MAHAMMAD ZIYAUDDIN
NCP
1,5501.5%
9
VIJAI KUMAR JHA
8880.9%
10
NAGESHWAR YADAV
IND
5200.5%
11
LALU MAJHI
IND
4450.4%
12
LALANI DEVI ALIAS LALASA DEVI
IND
3250.3%

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.

High turnout (25th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.3% · max 35.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
25th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
190th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 21.9%SJP(R) 20.4%SHS 19.9%CPI 10.8%IND 9.3%BSP 7.4%OTH 10.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

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