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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 223 · 1972Reserved (SC)

Chenari

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Winner — 1972

RAM BACHAN PASWAN
HSD
HSD 42.9%INC 33.4%8 others 23.7%
Votes
17,857
42.9% share
Winning margin
3,920
9.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
38.1%
of 1,09,245

A clear win with a 9.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM BACHAN PASWAN
HSD
17,85742.9%
2
CHHATHU RAM
INC
Congress (R)
13,93733.5%
3
RAM JANAM DHOBI
IND
1,9044.6%
4
RAM NATH RAM
IND
1,8854.5%
5
SURYABANSH PRASAD
SOP
1,8044.3%
6
RAJBANSH PASWAN
BJS
Grand Alliance
1,5243.7%
7
RAGHUNATH RAM
NCO
9392.3%
8
LAXAYAN P. R. GAHLAV
JKP
7061.7%
9
MANORMA DEVI
IND
6661.6%
10
RAM DHARI RAM
BKD
Grand Alliance
4441.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (171st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.1% · max 64.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
171st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
132nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HSD 42.9%INC 33.5%OTH 23.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Strawberry
Deo Surya Mandir

Deo Surya Mandir

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