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CHAINPUR

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

Winner, 1969
JAIRAM URAON
IND
Elections held
4
1962–1972
Most successful party
IND
won 2 of 4
Margin, 1969
6,459
18.71% of valid votes

Result, 1969

Winner
Votes
13,951
Vote share
40.42%
Margin
6,459
Runner-up
BJSGOPAL MAHTO
Votes
7,492
Vote share
21.71%
Behind by
6,459
Electors
86,504
Total votes polled
34,514
Valid votes
34,514
NOTA votes
Turnout
39.9%

Full result, 1969

8 candidates · 34,514 valid votes

1969 election →
JAIRAM URAONINDwon
13,951
40.4%
GOPAL MAHTOBJS
7,492
21.7%
BUDHRAM BHAGATINC
5,987
17.4%
DAVID MUNJANIIND
3,159
9.2%
VINCENT TIRKEYIND
1,997
5.8%
ANTHONY URAONJAP
1,304
3.8%
SUKRAM URAONSSP
365
1.1%
MICHAEL KUJURIND
259
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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