Who won Chainpur in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Mohd. Zama Khan of Bahujan Samaj Party won the Chainpur constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Brij Kishor Bind of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 24,294 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Chainpur?

Mohd. Zama Khan won Chainpur by 24,294 votes, which is 11.82% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Chainpur in 2020?

Voter turnout in Chainpur constituency was 64.75% in the 2020 election, with 2,06,051 votes cast out of 3,18,231 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 206

Chainpur (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Mohd. Zama Khan

Bahujan Samaj Party

95,245

votes

Runner-Up

Brij Kishor Bind

Bharatiya Janata Party

70,951

votes

Won by 24,294 votes

Margin: 11.82%

Total Valid Votes: 2,05,371

Candidate-Wise Results

20 candidates contested this seat

A total of 20 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Chainpur seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: MOHD. ZAMA KHAN (BSP), BRIJ KISHOR BIND (BJP), NIRAJ PANDEY (IND), PRAKASH KUMAR SINGH (INC), MAJANU GOND (IND), DIWAN ARSHAD HUSAIN KHAN (IND), PRAHALAD BIND (IND), RAM RAJ SHARMA (LGJNPSCL), MADAN RAM (IND), RENU DEVI (HSP), DEENDAYAL SINGH KUSHWAHA (BLRP), SHIV SHANKAR SINGH (RSWD), RAJPUT DHARMENDRA SINGH (RSTJLKPS), PRABHU SINGH (RSTSWNTP), RITURAJ PATEL (IND), VISHWANATH BIND (IND), PUSHPA DEVI (SPAKP), RAMLAL SINGH (IND), SAHNAWAJ ANSARI (PECP). 17 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Chainpur constituency, 2020 Bihar Assembly Election
Rank	Constituency No.	Constituency Name	Candidate	Party	Symbol	Gender	Age	Category	General Votes	Postal Votes	Total Votes	% Valid+NOTA	% Electors	Status
1	206	Chainpur	MOHD. ZAMA KHAN	BSP	Elephant	MALE	47	GENERAL	94,296	949	95,245	46.24%	0.00%	Won
2	206	Chainpur	BRIJ KISHOR BIND	BJP	Lotus	MALE	61	GENERAL	70,646	305	70,951	34.45%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	206	Chainpur	NIRAJ PANDEY	IND	Tractor Chalata Kisan	MALE	30	GENERAL	13,038	81	13,119	6.37%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	206	Chainpur	PRAKASH KUMAR SINGH	INC	Hand	MALE	38	GENERAL	5,316	98	5,414	2.63%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	206	Chainpur	MAJANU GOND	IND	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	37	ST	4,188	3	4,191	2.03%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	206	Chainpur	DIWAN ARSHAD HUSAIN KHAN	IND	Scissors	MALE	49	GENERAL	2,264	10	2,274	1.10%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	206	Chainpur	PRAHALAD BIND	IND	Cup & Saucer	MALE	43	GENERAL	2,023	2	2,025	0.98%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	206	Chainpur	RAM RAJ SHARMA	LGJNPSCL	Pot	MALE	40	ST	1,870	5	1,875	0.91%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	206	Chainpur	MADAN RAM	IND	Shoe	MALE	50	SC	1,565	0	1,565	0.76%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	206	Chainpur	RENU DEVI	HSP	Pestle and Mortar	FEMALE	47	GENERAL	1,446	12	1,458	0.71%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	206	Chainpur	DEENDAYAL SINGH KUSHWAHA	BLRP	BUCKET	MALE	45	GENERAL	1,240	1	1,241	0.60%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	206	Chainpur	SHIV SHANKAR SINGH	RSWD	Winnower	MALE	37	ST	1,125	2	1,127	0.55%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	206	Chainpur	RAJPUT DHARMENDRA SINGH	RSTJLKPS	Cot	MALE	40	GENERAL	951	10	961	0.47%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	206	Chainpur	PRABHU SINGH	RSTSWNTP	Truck	MALE	40	GENERAL	923	1	924	0.45%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	206	Chainpur	RITURAJ PATEL	IND	CHESS BOARD	MALE	27	GENERAL	841	6	847	0.41%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	206	Chainpur	VISHWANATH BIND	IND	Air Conditioner	MALE	60	GENERAL	809	2	811	0.39%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	206	Chainpur	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	595	4	599	0.29%	0.00%
18	206	Chainpur	PUSHPA DEVI	SPAKP	Swing	FEMALE	56	GENERAL	513	1	514	0.25%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	206	Chainpur	RAMLAL SINGH	IND	Walking Stick	MALE	53	GENERAL	485	0	485	0.24%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	206	Chainpur	SAHNAWAJ ANSARI	PECP	Glass Tumbler	MALE	36	GENERAL	340	4	344	0.17%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 206 · Chainpur

MOHD. ZAMA KHAN

BSP

Won

Total Votes95,245

% of Valid + NOTA46.24%

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SymbolElephantGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes94,296Postal Votes949% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 206 · Chainpur

BRIJ KISHOR BIND

BJP

Runner-up

Total Votes70,951

% of Valid + NOTA34.45%

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SymbolLotusGenderMALEAge61CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes70,646Postal Votes305% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 206 · Chainpur

NIRAJ PANDEY

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes13,119

% of Valid + NOTA6.37%

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SymbolTractor Chalata KisanGenderMALEAge30CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes13,038Postal Votes81% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 206 · Chainpur

PRAKASH KUMAR SINGH

INC

Forfeited

Total Votes5,414

% of Valid + NOTA2.63%

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SymbolHandGenderMALEAge38CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes5,316Postal Votes98% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 206 · Chainpur

MAJANU GOND

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes4,191

% of Valid + NOTA2.03%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge37CategorySTGeneral Votes4,188Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 206 · Chainpur

DIWAN ARSHAD HUSAIN KHAN

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,274

% of Valid + NOTA1.10%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge49CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,264Postal Votes10% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 206 · Chainpur

PRAHALAD BIND

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,025

% of Valid + NOTA0.98%

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SymbolCup & SaucerGenderMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,023Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 206 · Chainpur

RAM RAJ SHARMA

LGJNPSCL

Forfeited

Total Votes1,875

% of Valid + NOTA0.91%

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SymbolPotGenderMALEAge40CategorySTGeneral Votes1,870Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 206 · Chainpur

MADAN RAM

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,565

% of Valid + NOTA0.76%

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SymbolShoeGenderMALEAge50CategorySCGeneral Votes1,565Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 206 · Chainpur

RENU DEVI

HSP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,458

% of Valid + NOTA0.71%

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SymbolPestle and MortarGenderFEMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,446Postal Votes12% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 206 · Chainpur

DEENDAYAL SINGH KUSHWAHA

BLRP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,241

% of Valid + NOTA0.60%

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SymbolBUCKETGenderMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,240Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 206 · Chainpur

SHIV SHANKAR SINGH

RSWD

Forfeited

Total Votes1,127

% of Valid + NOTA0.55%

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SymbolWinnowerGenderMALEAge37CategorySTGeneral Votes1,125Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 206 · Chainpur

RAJPUT DHARMENDRA SINGH

RSTJLKPS

Forfeited

Total Votes961

% of Valid + NOTA0.47%

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SymbolCotGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes951Postal Votes10% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 206 · Chainpur

PRABHU SINGH

RSTSWNTP

Forfeited

Total Votes924

% of Valid + NOTA0.45%

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SymbolTruckGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes923Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 206 · Chainpur

RITURAJ PATEL

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes847

% of Valid + NOTA0.41%

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SymbolCHESS BOARDGenderMALEAge27CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes841Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 206 · Chainpur

VISHWANATH BIND

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes811

% of Valid + NOTA0.39%

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SymbolAir ConditionerGenderMALEAge60CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes809Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 206 · Chainpur

NOTA

Total Votes599

% of Valid + NOTA0.29%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes595Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 206 · Chainpur

PUSHPA DEVI

SPAKP

Forfeited

Total Votes514

% of Valid + NOTA0.25%

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SymbolSwingGenderFEMALEAge56CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes513Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 206 · Chainpur

RAMLAL SINGH

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes485

% of Valid + NOTA0.24%

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SymbolWalking StickGenderMALEAge53CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes485Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 206 · Chainpur

SAHNAWAJ ANSARI

PECP

Forfeited

Total Votes344

% of Valid + NOTA0.17%

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SymbolGlass TumblerGenderMALEAge36CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes340Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

BSP46.24%

BJP34.45%

IND6.37%

INC2.63%

IND2.03%

IND1.10%

IND0.98%

LGJNPSCL0.91%

IND0.76%

HSP0.71%

BLRP0.60%

RSWD0.55%

RSTJLKPS0.47%

RSTSWNTP0.45%

IND0.41%

IND0.39%

NOTA0.29%

SPAKP0.25%

IND0.24%

PECP0.17%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Mohd. Zama Khan of Bahujan Samaj Party won the Chainpur seat by a margin of 24,294 votes (11.82% of total votes), defeating Brij Kishor Bind of Bharatiya Janata Party. Voter turnout was 64.75%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,18,231

Total Voters

2,06,051

Turnout

64.75%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,66,135 / 1,52,095 / 1

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,07,751 / 96,723 / 0

Postal Votes

1,577

Service Electors

416

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	18	3	21
Nomination Rejected	1	1	2
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	17	2	19
Forfeited Deposit	15	2	17

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:2,05,371

NOTA:599

Rejected / Test:81

EVM Votes

2,04,474

Postal Votes

1,577

Valid Postal

1,492

NOTA % of Valid

0.29%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

479

Avg. Electors / Station

~664

Key Dates

Polling Date

28 Oct 2020

Counting Date

10 Nov 2020

Result Declared

10 Nov 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

QWho won Chainpur in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Mohd. Zama Khan of Bahujan Samaj Party won the Chainpur constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Brij Kishor Bind of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 24,294 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Chainpur?: Mohd. Zama Khan won Chainpur by 24,294 votes, which is 11.82% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Chainpur in 2020?: Voter turnout in Chainpur constituency was 64.75% in the 2020 election, with 2,06,051 votes cast out of 3,18,231 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Chainpur in 2020?: A total of 20 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Chainpur seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: MOHD. ZAMA KHAN (BSP), BRIJ KISHOR BIND (BJP), NIRAJ PANDEY (IND), PRAKASH KUMAR SINGH (INC), MAJANU GOND (IND), DIWAN ARSHAD HUSAIN KHAN (IND), PRAHALAD BIND (IND), RAM RAJ SHARMA (LGJNPSCL), MADAN RAM (IND), RENU DEVI (HSP), DEENDAYAL SINGH KUSHWAHA (BLRP), SHIV SHANKAR SINGH (RSWD), RAJPUT DHARMENDRA SINGH (RSTJLKPS), PRABHU SINGH (RSTSWNTP), RITURAJ PATEL (IND), VISHWANATH BIND (IND), PUSHPA DEVI (SPAKP), RAMLAL SINGH (IND), SAHNAWAJ ANSARI (PECP). 17 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Chainpur?: NIRAJ PANDEY (IND), PRAKASH KUMAR SINGH (INC), MAJANU GOND (IND), DIWAN ARSHAD HUSAIN KHAN (IND), PRAHALAD BIND (IND), RAM RAJ SHARMA (LGJNPSCL), MADAN RAM (IND), RENU DEVI (HSP), DEENDAYAL SINGH KUSHWAHA (BLRP), SHIV SHANKAR SINGH (RSWD), RAJPUT DHARMENDRA SINGH (RSTJLKPS), PRABHU SINGH (RSTSWNTP), RITURAJ PATEL (IND), VISHWANATH BIND (IND), PUSHPA DEVI (SPAKP), RAMLAL SINGH (IND), SAHNAWAJ ANSARI (PECP) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Chainpur election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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