CHENARI
Assembly seat no. 207 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2015
LALAN PASWAN
BLSP
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 16
Margin, 2015
9,781
6.47% of valid votes
Result, 2015
Runner-up
INCMANGAL RAM
- Votes
- 58,367
- Vote share
- 38.64%
- Behind by
- 9,781
Electors
2,77,549
Total votes polled
1,51,067
Valid votes
1,51,067
NOTA votes
8,876
5.88% of votes polled
Turnout
54.4%
Full result, 2015
12 candidates · 1,51,067 valid votes
LALAN PASWANBLSPwon
68,148
45.1%
MANGAL RAMINC
58,367
38.6%
RAMENDRA RAMBSP
5,455
3.6%
AMAN KUMARIND
2,589
1.7%
RAVI PASWANSP
1,752
1.2%
MAHENDRA BAITHAIND
1,369
0.9%
CHINTA DEVIRSWD
1,240
0.8%
BIPIN RAMCPI(ML)(L)
854
0.6%
SATYANARAYAN PASWANAD
804
0.5%
RAMASHISH RAMSSD
659
0.4%
RAVISHANKAR PRASADJPS
533
0.3%
PRADEEP KUMARBMUP
421
0.3%
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
