CHENARI
Assembly seat no. 207 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, Feb 2005
LALAN PASWAN
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 16
Margin, Feb 2005
21,535
18.09% of valid votes
Result, Feb 2005
Runner-up
RJDMAHENDRA RAM
- Votes
- 30,206
- Vote share
- 25.37%
- Behind by
- 21,535
Electors
2,38,918
Total votes polled
1,19,048
Valid votes
1,19,048
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
49.8%
Full result, Feb 2005
9 candidates · 1,19,048 valid votes
LALAN PASWANJD(U)won
51,741
43.5%
MAHENDRA RAMRJD
30,206
25.4%
MANGAL RAMBSP
13,290
11.2%
SHEOJAGI RAMINC
10,852
9.1%
ASHOK DHOBIIND
7,765
6.5%
PHOOLA DEVICPI(ML)(L)
1,924
1.6%
CHAND MUNI PASWANRSMD
1,470
1.2%
HRIDYA RAMIND
1,148
1.0%
ASHOK PASWANSP
652
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Murari Prasad Gautam | LJP(RV) | 95,579 | 46.44% | Mangal Ram | 21,988 |
| 2020 | MURARI PRASAD GAUTAM | INC | 71,701 | 41.25% | LALAN PASWAN | 18,003 |
| 2015 | LALAN PASWAN | BLSP | 68,148 | 45.11% | MANGAL RAM | 9,781 |
| 2010 | SHYAM BIHARI RAM | JD(U) | 44,586 | 35.16% | LALAN PASAWAN | 2,901 |
| Nov 2005 | LALAN PASWAN | JD(U) | 48,645 | 41.69% | JAWAHAR PASWAN | 17,741 |
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 CHENARI assembly constituency in 2025?
Murari Prasad Gautam (LJP(RV)) won CHENARI in 2025, by a margin of 21,988 votes.
Which party has won CHENARI the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has CHENARI gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2025.
Who has won CHENARI the most times?
LALAN PASWAN, with 3 wins between 2005 and 2015.
