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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 215 · 2009 by-electionsReserved (SC)
Chenari
Winner — 2009 by-elections
Murari Pra. Gautam
INC 31.7%RJD 30.6%6 others 37.7%
Votes
31,622
31.7% share
Winning margin
1,150
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Chenari was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 1,150 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murari Pra. Gautam | 31,622 | 31.7% | |
| 2 | Lalan Paswan | 30,472 | 30.6% | |
| 3 | Shivadhar Prasad Arya | 28,356 | 28.5% | |
| 4 | Dhoti Prasad Arya | 3,996 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Mahendra Chaudhari | IND | 1,485 | 1.5% |
| 6 | Bhagmaniya Devi | RSD | 1,354 | 1.4% |
| 7 | Tengar Paswan | SSD | 1,311 | 1.3% |
| 8 | Baliram Ram | RMSP | 1,022 | 1.0% |
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Average turnout (175th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.5% · max 31.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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175th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
94th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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205th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
18 seats · 10 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.7%RJD 30.6%JD(U) 28.5%OTH 9.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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