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CHAINPUR

Assembly seat no. 305 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 1962.

Winner, 1972
JAIRAM ORAON
IND
Elections held
4
1962–1972
Most successful party
IND
won 2 of 4
Margin, 1972
7,530
24.60% of valid votes

Result, 1972

Winner
Votes
14,180
Vote share
46.32%
Margin
7,530
Runner-up
INCMAIKEL KUJUR
Votes
6,650
Vote share
21.72%
Behind by
7,530
Electors
92,042
Total votes polled
30,615
Valid votes
30,615
NOTA votes
Turnout
33.3%

Full result, 1972

9 candidates · 30,615 valid votes

1972 election →
JAIRAM ORAONINDwon
14,180
46.3%
MAIKEL KUJURINC
6,650
21.7%
MOHAN ORAONBJS
2,966
9.7%
BUDHU ORAONIND
2,675
8.7%
PHABIANUS KHALKHOIND
1,198
3.9%
PROMOD KERKETTAIND
1,167
3.8%
ALEXIOUS TIRKEYNCO
1,001
3.3%
BHUSHANIND
548
1.8%
ANTHONY ORAONIND
230
0.8%

Past results

Most recent 4 of 4 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1972JAIRAM ORAONIND14,18046.32%MAIKEL KUJUR7,530
1969JAIRAM URAONIND13,95140.42%GOPAL MAHTO6,459
1967S. TIGGAINC10,47431.84%B. BHAGAT2,800
1962MICHAELSWA15,55146.38%JOHAN KUJUR6,629

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%12%24%37%49%1962196719691972Turnout

Winning margin

0%7%14%21%28%1962196719691972Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the CHAINPUR assembly constituency in 1972?

JAIRAM ORAON (IND) won CHAINPUR in 1972, by a margin of 7,530 votes.

Which party has won CHAINPUR the most times?

IND, with 2 of the 4 wins recorded since 1962.

How many times has CHAINPUR gone to the polls?

4 times, from 1962 to 1972.

Who has won CHAINPUR the most times?

JAIRAM ORAON, with 1 win between 1972 and 1972.

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