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Winner — 2010

SUMIT KUMAR SINGH
JMM· JMM
JMM 20.1%LJP 20.0%10 others 59.9%
Votes
21,809
20.1% share
Winning margin
188
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
47.3%
of 2,28,938

Chakai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 188 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

4 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUMIT KUMAR SINGH
JMM
21,80920.1%
2
BIJAY KUMAR SINGH
21,62120.0%
3
PHALGUNI PRASAD YADAV
NDA
20,26118.7%
4
PRITHWI RAJ HEMBROM
BSP
16,42715.2%
5
NEPALI SINGH
8,5067.9%
6
PRASADI PASWAN
IND
4,6144.3%
7
FALGUNI KUMAR
IND
4,3024.0%
8
SHASHI BHUSHAN PRASAD SINGH
INC
3,5083.2%
9
ONKARNATH BARNWAL
JVM
2,7292.5%
10
BALMAKUND MANDAL
1,7981.7%
11
NARESH SINGH
LSSP
1,3551.3%
12
KALU MARANDI
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
1,3291.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (46th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.2% · max 43.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
46th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.00
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
96th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 20.1%LJP 20.0%BJP 18.7%BSP 15.2%NCP 7.9%OTH 18.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.24 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,60,405
Density
568 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population4.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.4%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity10.6%
Sanitation14.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)37.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.2%
Women literate48.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance14.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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