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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 206 · 2025

Chainpur

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Winner — 2025

MD. ZAMA KHAN
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 30.9%RJD 27.3%21 others 41.8%
Votes
70,876
30.9% share
Winning margin
8,362
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
69.6%
of 3,29,045

A closely fought contest. MD. ZAMA KHAN won with a 3.6% margin.

Seat history

6 of 22 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MD. ZAMA KHAN
JD(U)
NDA (NDA)
70,87630.9%
2
BRIJ KISHOR BIND
RJD
62,51427.3%
3
DHIRAJ KUMAR SINGH
BSP
51,20022.4%
4
HEMANT KUMAR CHOUBEY
JANSURAJ
6,8773.0%
5
RAJA LAL SINGH
BGDRPP
5,3382.3%
6
UTTAM PATEL
IND
5,3022.3%
7
GOVIND VIND
VSIP
5,1442.3%
8
SUSHANK KUMAR SINGH
SBSP
4,9002.1%
9
MAJNU GOND
ASPKR
3,2521.4%
10
RAM RAJ SHARMA
AAP
1,9800.9%
11
GOPAL VINDA
IND
1,7470.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,3210.6%
13
AKASH RANJAN
IND
1,2190.5%
14
ANIL KUMAR SINGH
JPI
1,1550.5%
15
MADHAW SINGH
IND
1,1520.5%
16
SUNIL SHARMA
JRJP
9330.4%
17
PRIYANKA
IND
7900.3%
18
MAHENDRA PRASAD
IND
7790.3%
19
SUNIL KUMAR
SRVLKTSP
6660.3%
20
ANUJ KUMAR DUBEY
UBP
6270.3%
21
DINDAYAL SINGH KUSHAWAHA
SAP
4450.2%
22
SHRAVAN BIND
IND
4410.2%
23
RAM EKABAL PRASAD
IND
4220.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (95th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.4% · max 45.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
95th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.47
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
238th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 30.9%RJD 27.3%BSP 22.4%OTH 18.8%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/22

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.24 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,26,384
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,332 km²
SC population22.7%
ST population3.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity21.6%
Sanitation16.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.3%
Women literate66.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance18.1%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpet🏺Rice
Temple of Mundeshwari Devi

Temple of Mundeshwari Devi

🏛️MonumentASI

Temple of Mundeshwari Devi

📍Google MapsOSM
Tomb at Bakhtiyar Khan

Tomb at Bakhtiyar Khan

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb at Bakhtiyar Khan

📍Google MapsOSM

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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