CHENARI
Assembly seat no. 207 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2020
MURARI PRASAD GAUTAM
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 16
Margin, 2020
18,003
10.36% of valid votes
Result, 2020
Runner-up
JD(U)LALAN PASWAN
- Votes
- 53,698
- Vote share
- 30.89%
- Behind by
- 18,003
Electors
3,03,618
Total votes polled
1,73,823
Valid votes
1,73,823
NOTA votes
3,450
1.98% of votes polled
Turnout
57.3%
Full result, 2020
15 candidates · 1,73,823 valid votes
MURARI PRASAD GAUTAMINCwon
71,701
41.3%
LALAN PASWANJD(U)
53,698
30.9%
CHANDRA SHEKHAR PASWANLJP
18,074
10.4%
SHYAM BIHARI RAMBSP
12,864
7.4%
MANISH KUMAR RAJAKIND
3,068
1.8%
RAM ADHAR PASWANIND
2,549
1.5%
SANJAY KUMARAPOI
1,337
0.8%
DHARM DEV RAMIND
1,312
0.8%
BABY DEVIIND
1,235
0.7%
RAMEKBAL RAMIND
948
0.6%
BHAJURAMNCP
827
0.5%
HARENDRA KUMARAZSP
802
0.5%
Showing the top 12 of 15. The full list is in the API.
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
