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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 213 · 2005 (Oct)
Chainpur
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
MAHABALI SINGH
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 31.3%BJP 29.5%9 others 39.2%
Votes
34,655
31.3% share
Winning margin
1,916
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
59.0%
of 1,87,731
Chainpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 1,916 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHABALI SINGH | UPA (UPA) | 34,655 | 31.3% |
| 2 | BRIJ KISHOR BIND | NDA | 32,739 | 29.5% |
| 3 | MOHAMMAD ZAMA KHAN | BSP | 26,869 | 24.2% |
| 4 | DR. AJAY ALOK | 9,683 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | MUSAFIR RAI | 3,012 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | SHYAM BIHARI AHIR | IND | 1,104 | 1.0% |
| 7 | RAM CHANDRA PANDEY | IND | 745 | 0.7% |
| 8 | FAGU RAM | IND | 642 | 0.6% |
| 9 | RAM PRAKASH RAM | IJP | 614 | 0.6% |
| 10 | SHIVMURAT BIND | PMSP | 407 | 0.4% |
| 11 | NEERAJ KUMAR | IND | 362 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (222nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.4% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
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222nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.9%
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20th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 31.3%BJP 29.5%BSP 24.2%LJP 8.7%OTH 6.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.09 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%
What's nearby?
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