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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 7 · 2015
Chanpatia
Winner — 2015
PRAKASH RAI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 39.0%JD(U) 38.7%9 others 22.2%
Votes
61,304
39.0% share
Winning margin
464
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
63.8%
of 2,46,103
Chanpatia was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 464 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.68 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAKASH RAI | NDA (NDA) | 61,304 | 39.0% |
| 2 | N. N. SAHI | 60,840 | 38.7% | |
| 3 | OM PRAKASH KRANTI | 10,136 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | MANISH KUMAR PRASAD | IND | 6,446 | 4.1% |
| 5 | BASANT SINGH | IND | 5,254 | 3.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,506 | 2.9% |
| 7 | MOHAMMAD JAHANGIR | BSP | 2,546 | 1.6% |
| 8 | MUKTI NATH UPADHYAYA | 2,523 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | SHAMBHU SHARAN SINGH | IND | 1,335 | 0.8% |
| 10 | MUNNA SINGH | IND | 1,307 | 0.8% |
| 11 | LATIF MIYAN | GAAP | 830 | 0.5% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (25th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.3% · max 35.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
25th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
190th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.0%JD(U) 38.7%CPI 6.5%OTH 12.9%NOTA 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.68 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.