CHAIL
Assembly seat no. 253 in Uttar Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Uttar Pradesh also has a Lok Sabha constituency called CHAIL. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 12 results.
Winner, 1996
VIJAI PRAKASH
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2022
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 16
Margin, 1996
5,308
4.91% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
SPDINESH CHANDRA SONKER
- Votes
- 34,455
- Vote share
- 31.88%
- Behind by
- 5,308
Electors
2,41,700
Total votes polled
1,08,062
Valid votes
1,08,062
NOTA votes
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Turnout
44.7%
Full result, 1996
7 candidates · 1,08,062 valid votes
VIJAI PRAKASHINCwon
39,763
36.8%
DINESH CHANDRA SONKERSP
34,455
31.9%
SHIVDANIBJP
29,898
27.7%
LAKHAN SINGH PASIAD
1,909
1.8%
BIHARI LALBHJS
1,206
1.1%
SUKH LALIND
431
0.4%
MOTI LAL BAHRTIYAIND
400
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pooja Pal | SP | 88,818 | 39.65% | Nagendra Pratap Singh Patel | 13,209 |
| 2017 | SANJAY KUMAR | BJP | 85,713 | 42.15% | TALAT AZIM | 40,116 |
| 2012 | MOHD ASHIF JAFRI | BSP | 54,796 | 30.65% | CHANDRA BALI | 1,290 |
| 2007 | DAYA RAM | BSP | 36,742 | 37.84% | RAM CHANDRA | 14,960 |
| 2002 | DAYARAM | BSP | 33,799 | 30.00% | RADHEY SHYAM BHARTIYA | 13,016 |
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 CHAIL assembly constituency in 2022?
Pooja Pal (SP) won CHAIL in 2022, by a margin of 13,209 votes.
Which party has won CHAIL the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has CHAIL gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2022.
Who has won CHAIL the most times?
SHAILENDER KUMAR, with 2 wins between 1985 and 1989.







