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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 221 · 1967
Chainpur
Winner — 1967
M. C. SINGH
INC· INC
INC 40.0%PSP 23.3%5 others 36.7%
Votes
20,353
40.0% share
Winning margin
8,503
16.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
53.5%
of 94,999
Chainpur is a safe seat — M. C. SINGH won by 16.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. C. SINGH | INC | 20,353 | 40.0% |
| 2 | B. SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 11,850 | 23.3% |
| 3 | LALMUNI | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 6,473 | 12.7% |
| 4 | D. SINGH | IND | 5,944 | 11.7% |
| 5 | V. B. SINGH | Swatantra Party | 3,417 | 6.7% |
| 6 | R. N. HRIJAN | IND | 1,863 | 3.7% |
| 7 | G. D. GUPTA | IND | 958 | 1.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (139th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.1% · max 32.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
139th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
78th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.0%PSP 23.3%BJS 12.7%IND 11.7%SWA 6.7%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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