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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 233 · 1995Reserved (SC)

Chenari

Winner — 1995

JAWAHAR PASWAN
JD· Janata Dal
JD 38.5%INC 24.7%24 others 36.8%
Votes
47,062
38.5% share
Winning margin
16,798
13.7% of votes
Total candidates
26
Turnout
63.2%
of 1,93,522

A clear win with a 13.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

26 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAWAHAR PASWAN
Janata Dal
47,06238.5%
2
MAHENDRA RAM
INC
30,26424.7%
3
RAMVACHAN PASWAN
BPP
12,90210.5%
4
RAMGIRHI RAM
12,40810.1%
5
SHAKTI KUMAR SHOLA
BJP
7,2735.9%
6
SHYAM BIHARI RAM
5,9944.9%
7
MAHENDRA RAM
IND
9940.8%
8
SHAMBHU RAM
JP
8920.7%
9
LALAN PASWAN
SJP(R)
4420.4%
10
KAMESHWAR PASWAN
IND
4350.4%
11
RAMNAGINA PRASAD
IND
4020.3%
12
BECHAN PASWAN
IND
3610.3%
13
DVARIKA PASWAN
IND
3570.3%
14
SHRI KISHUN PASWAN
IND
3270.3%
15
BADRI RAM
IND
2790.2%
16
SHOBSHNATH PASWAN
IND
2690.2%
17
PANPATI DEVI
IND
2540.2%
18
RAMCHAND RAM
IND
2470.2%
19
JWALA PRASAD
IND
2360.2%
20
TILESHWAR PASWAN
IND
2320.2%
21
KASHI NATH RAM
SSD
1910.2%
22
LALAN RAM
1580.1%
23
NATHUNI RAM
IND
1550.1%
24
UMESH PASWAN
IND
1330.1%
25
SHIVSHANKAR RAM
Left
650.1%
26
SHOHRAI RAM
IND
530.0%

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
13.7%
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 38.5%INC 24.7%BPP 10.5%SAP 10.1%BJP 5.9%OTH 10.2%

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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