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CHAINPUR

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

Winner, 1962
MICHAEL
SWA
Elections held
4
1962–1972
Most successful party
IND
won 2 of 4
Margin, 1962
6,629
19.77% of valid votes

Result, 1962

Winner
Votes
15,551
Vote share
46.38%
Margin
6,629
Runner-up
JPJOHAN KUJUR
Votes
8,922
Vote share
26.61%
Behind by
6,629
Electors
76,690
Total votes polled
33,528
Valid votes
33,528
NOTA votes
Turnout
43.7%

Full result, 1962

5 candidates · 33,528 valid votes

1962 election →
MICHAELSWAwon
15,551
46.4%
JOHAN KUJURJP
8,922
26.6%
BUDRAM BHAGATIND
5,218
15.6%
FABIANUS KHALKHOINC
3,392
10.1%
MICTOR PETER MUNJNIIND
445
1.3%

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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