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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 233 · 1990Reserved (SC)

Chenari

Winner — 1990

JAWAHAR PASWAN
JD· National Front
JD 37.4%INC 34.6%31 others 28.0%
Votes
33,097
37.4% share
Winning margin
2,496
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
33
Turnout
52.0%
of 1,70,207

A closely fought contest. JAWAHAR PASWAN won with a 2.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

33 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAWAHAR PASWAN
National Front
33,09737.4%
2
BANSROPAN CHAMAR
INC
30,60134.6%
3
JAI RAM PRASAD
IND
11,04012.5%
4
SHAKTI KUMAR SHOLA
BJP
4,6075.2%
5
DUDHNATH PASWAN
IND
1,1671.3%
6
LALITA
IND
1,1021.2%
7
BARISTH KUMAR
IND
9891.1%
8
BABU LAL RAM
SSD
7170.8%
9
TEJNARAIN RAM
BKUS
5990.7%
10
MAHANGU RAM
JNP(JP)
5810.7%
11
RAMAWATAR RAM
5620.6%
12
INDRA DEO RAM
IND
4920.6%
13
JAGNARAIN RAM
IND
4870.6%
14
RAMASHIS RAM
IND
4300.5%
15
SUBHAG RAM
IND
2550.3%
16
KANHAYA MUSAHAR
IP
2190.3%
17
JANARDAN RAM
IND
2070.2%
18
SUDARSAN RAM
IND
1590.2%
19
MANORAMA DEVI
IND
1430.2%
20
RAMPYARE RAM
IND
1360.1%
21
NARENDRA KUMAR
IND
1120.1%
22
ASHOK KUMAR PASWAN
IND
1100.1%
23
GOPAL RAM
SOP(L)
1040.1%
24
SUKUL RAM
IND
970.1%
25
HIRDAYA NAND PASWAN
LKD(B)
940.1%
26
LALAN RAM
910.1%
27
CHANDRAMA RAM
IND
790.1%
28
BHIKHARI RAM
IND
690.1%
29
NAND KISHOR RAM
IND
490.1%
30
RAM NAGINA CHAMAR
IND
400.1%
31
KALICHARAN RAM
IND
340.0%
32
RAM SIGASAN RAM
IND
330.0%
33
GAYATRI RAM
DMKP
190.0%

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 (174th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 2.8% · max 39.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
174th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
181st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
118th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 37.4%INC 34.6%IND 12.5%BJP 5.2%OTH 10.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

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