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Chainpur

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Winner — 2015

BRIJ KISHOR BIND
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 33.2%BSP 32.8%13 others 34.1%
Votes
58,913
33.2% share
Winning margin
671
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
61.6%
of 2,88,540

Chainpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 671 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

4 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BRIJ KISHOR BIND
BJP
NDA (NDA)
58,91333.2%
2
MOHAMMAD ZAMA KHAN
BSP
BSP
58,24232.8%
3
MAHABALI SINGH
JD(U)
30,28717.1%
4
ALOK KUMAR SINGH
SP
12,8027.2%
5
PARMESHWAR SINGH
SHS
3,4081.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,0741.7%
7
RANGLAL PASWAN
CPM
2,5731.4%
8
PRAHALAD BIND
IND
1,8011.0%
9
SURYA KANT PRASAD
IND
1,3160.7%
10
AMARENDRA PRATAP SINGH
IND
1,2520.7%
11
RAM KRISHNA KHARWAR ALIS R.K. SINGH
SBSP
9020.5%
12
PRABHU NARAYAN SINGH
IND
9000.5%
13
SHRAWAN BIND
IND
8550.5%
14
TRIPURARI TIWARI
ATBP
8340.5%
15
DEENDAYAL SINGH KUSHWAHA
IND
5120.3%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (95th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.4% · max 45.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
95th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.47
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
238th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 33.2%BSP 32.8%JD(U) 17.1%SP 7.2%OTH 8.1%NOTA 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.25 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,26,384
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,332 km²
SC population22.7%
ST population3.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity21.6%
Sanitation16.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.3%
Women literate66.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance18.1%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpet🏺Rice
Temple of Mundeshwari Devi

Temple of Mundeshwari Devi

🏛️MonumentASI

Temple of Mundeshwari Devi

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Tomb at Bakhtiyar Khan

Tomb at Bakhtiyar Khan

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb at Bakhtiyar Khan

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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.

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