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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 215 · 2005 (Oct)Reserved (SC)
Chenari
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
LALAN PASWAN
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 41.7%RJD 26.5%5 others 31.8%
Votes
48,645
41.7% share
Winning margin
17,741
15.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
49.8%
of 2,34,160
Chenari is a safe seat — LALAN PASWAN won by 15.2%.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LALAN PASWAN | NDA (NDA) | 48,645 | 41.7% |
| 2 | JAWAHAR PASWAN | 30,904 | 26.5% | |
| 3 | PREMA BHARTI | BSP | 18,847 | 16.2% |
| 4 | ASHA PASWAN | 13,755 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | DEEPAK BABU CHAMAR | IND | 2,095 | 1.8% |
| 6 | RAM JEE PASWAN | 1,279 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | SURAJ BANSH PRASAD | RGD | 1,167 | 1.0% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (175th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.5% · max 31.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
175th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
94th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
205th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 41.7%RJD 26.5%BSP 16.2%LJP 11.8%OTH 3.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.01 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,00,843
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
638 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.5%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.4%
Electricity1.9%
Sanitation23.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.2%
Children fully vaccinated84.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Children underweight (under 5)52.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.9%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Clean cooking fuel29.3%
Health insurance15.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.