CHANDI
Assembly seat no. 181 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2000
HARINARAIN SINGH
SAP
Elections held
12
1962–2005
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 12
Margin, 2000
18,441
15.85% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
RJDUSHA SINHA
- Votes
- 39,308
- Vote share
- 33.79%
- Behind by
- 18,441
Electors
1,62,879
Total votes polled
1,16,335
Valid votes
1,16,335
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.4%
Full result, 2000
11 candidates · 1,16,335 valid votes
HARINARAIN SINGHSAPwon
57,749
49.6%
USHA SINHARJD
39,308
33.8%
AJAY KR. SINGHBSP
5,175
4.5%
MUNNI LAL PRASAD YADAVCPI(ML)(L)
3,624
3.1%
RAMJEE PRASADIND
3,242
2.8%
AWADHESH KUMARIND
2,821
2.4%
AJAY KUMAR SINGHINC
2,743
2.4%
KAPIL PRASADIND
1,089
0.9%
KAMESWAR PRASADNCP
335
0.3%
SATENDRA PRASADIND
148
0.1%
SATISH KUMARIND
101
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2005 | HARI NARAYAN SINGH | JD(U) | 37,186 | 52.03% | NARESH KUMAR YADAV ALIAS NARO YADAV | 24,256 |
| Feb 2005 | HARINARAYAN SINGH | JD(U) | 32,767 | 47.13% | ANIL SINGH | 13,523 |
| 2000 | HARINARAIN SINGH | SAP | 57,749 | 49.64% | USHA SINHA | 18,441 |
| 1995 | ANIL SINGH | SAP | 39,371 | 38.38% | HARI NARAIN SINGH | 2,955 |
| 1990 | HARI NARAYAN SINGH | JD | 45,121 | 46.20% | ANIL KUMAR | 21,849 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the CHANDI assembly constituency in Nov 2005?
HARI NARAYAN SINGH (JD(U)) won CHANDI in Nov 2005, by a margin of 24,256 votes.
Which party has won CHANDI the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has CHANDI gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2005.
Who has won CHANDI the most times?
RAM RAJ PRASAD SINGH, with 3 wins between 1962 and 1972.
