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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 243 · 2010
Chakai
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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUMIT KUMAR SINGH | JMM | 21,809 | 20.1% |
| 2 | BIJAY KUMAR SINGH | 21,621 | 20.0% | |
| 3 | PHALGUNI PRASAD YADAV | NDA | 20,261 | 18.7% |
| 4 | PRITHWI RAJ HEMBROM | BSP | 16,427 | 15.2% |
| 5 | NEPALI SINGH | 8,506 | 7.9% | |
| 6 | PRASADI PASWAN | IND | 4,614 | 4.3% |
| 7 | FALGUNI KUMAR | IND | 4,302 | 4.0% |
| 8 | SHASHI BHUSHAN PRASAD SINGH | INC | 3,508 | 3.2% |
| 9 | ONKARNATH BARNWAL | JVM | 2,729 | 2.5% |
| 10 | BALMAKUND MANDAL | 1,798 | 1.7% | |
| 11 | NARESH SINGH | LSSP | 1,355 | 1.3% |
| 12 | KALU MARANDI | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 1,329 | 1.2% |
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
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.2% · max 43.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
46th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.00
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
96th of 243Where 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%
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?
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