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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 213 · 2005 (Feb)

Chainpur

Winner — 2005 (Feb)

MAHABALI SINGH
RJD· RJD
RJD 38.1%BSP 36.0%7 others 25.9%
Votes
39,988
38.1% share
Winning margin
2,226
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
55.9%
of 1,87,731

A closely fought contest. MAHABALI SINGH won with a 2.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHABALI SINGH
RJD
39,98838.1%
2
BRIJ KISHORE VIND
BSP
37,76236.0%
3
VIRENDRA SINGH
12,70512.1%
4
D. ARSHAD HUSSAIN KHAN
6,4536.2%
5
SURYA KANT PRASAD
NDA
3,7313.6%
6
ANIL KUMAR RAI
IND
2,3002.2%
7
CHANDRA SEN GOND
IND
7940.8%
8
RAM PRAKASH RAM
IJP
6360.6%
9
MANOJ KUMAR SINGH
AD
5400.5%

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.

Low turnout (222nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.4% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
222nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.9%
lowerhigher
20th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 38.1%BSP 36.0%SP 12.1%INC 6.2%OTH 7.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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?

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

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