Back to Bihar 2020 map
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 207 · 2020Reserved (SC)

Chenari

1951195719621967196919721977198019851990199520002005 (Feb)2005 (Oct)2010201520202025

Winner — 2020

MURARI PRASAD GAUTAM
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 41.2%JD(U) 30.9%14 others 27.9%
Votes
71,701
41.3% share
Winning margin
18,003
10.4% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
57.3%
of 3,03,618

A clear win with a 10.4% margin.

Seat history

6 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.32 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MURARI PRASAD GAUTAM
INC
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
71,70141.3%
2
LALAN PASWAN
JD(U)
NDA
53,69830.9%
3
CHANDRA SHEKHAR PASWAN
LJP
Lok Janshakti Party
18,07410.4%
4
SHYAM BIHARI RAM
BSP
BSP
12,8647.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,4502.0%
6
MANISH KUMAR RAJAK
IND
3,0681.8%
7
RAM ADHAR PASWAN
IND
2,5491.5%
8
SANJAY KUMAR
APoI
1,3370.8%
9
DHARM DEV RAM
IND
1,3120.8%
10
BABY DEVI
IND
1,2350.7%
11
RAMEKBAL RAM
IND
9480.6%
12
BHAJURAM
NCP
8270.5%
13
HARENDRA KUMAR
AZSP
8020.5%
14
GANESH PASWAN
RSWD
6920.4%
15
PRAMOD KUMAR
IND
6670.4%
16
PACHMUNA DEVI
BMUP
5990.3%

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 (153rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 2.3% · max 58.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
153rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
197th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.3%JD(U) 30.9%LJP 10.4%BSP 7.4%OTH 8.1%NOTA 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.32 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Menthol🏺Sonachud Rice🏺Tomato
Rohtas garh fort

Rohtas garh fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Rohtas garh fort

📍Google MapsOSM

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25
ID: BR-207·View all Bihar 2020 seats →