Who won Chenari in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Murari Prasad Gautam of Indian National Congress won the Chenari constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Lalan Paswan of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 18,003 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Chenari?

Murari Prasad Gautam won Chenari by 18,003 votes, which is 10.55% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Chenari in 2020?

Voter turnout in Chenari constituency was 57.31% in the 2020 election, with 1,74,007 votes cast out of 3,03,618 registered electors.

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Scheduled CasteConstituency No. 207

Chenari (SC) Election Result 2020

Winner

Murari Prasad Gautam

Indian National Congress

71,701

votes

Runner-Up

Lalan Paswan

Janata Dal (United)

53,698

votes

Won by 18,003 votes

Margin: 10.55%

Total Valid Votes: 1,70,373

Candidate-Wise Results

16 candidates contested this seat

A total of 16 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Chenari seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: MURARI PRASAD GAUTAM (INC), LALAN PASWAN (JD(U)), CHANDRA SHEKHAR PASWAN (LJP), SHYAM BIHARI RAM (BSP), MANISH KUMAR RAJAK (IND), RAM ADHAR PASWAN (IND), SANJAY KUMAR (APOI), DHARM DEV RAM (IND), BABY DEVI (IND), RAMEKBAL RAM (IND), BHAJURAM (NCP), HARENDRA KUMAR (AZSP), GANESH PASWAN (RSWD), PRAMOD KUMAR (IND), PACHMUNA DEVI (BMUP). 13 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Chenari 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	207	Chenari	MURARI PRASAD GAUTAM	INC	Hand	MALE	41	SC	70,933	768	71,701	41.25%	0.00%	Won
2	207	Chenari	LALAN PASWAN	JD(U)	Arrow	MALE	56	SC	53,444	254	53,698	30.89%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	207	Chenari	CHANDRA SHEKHAR PASWAN	LJP	Bungalow	MALE	46	SC	17,970	104	18,074	10.40%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	207	Chenari	SHYAM BIHARI RAM	BSP	Elephant	MALE	49	SC	12,801	63	12,864	7.40%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	207	Chenari	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	3,430	20	3,450	1.98%	0.00%
6	207	Chenari	MANISH KUMAR RAJAK	IND	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	25	SC	3,061	7	3,068	1.77%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	207	Chenari	RAM ADHAR PASWAN	IND	Dolli	MALE	66	SC	2,548	1	2,549	1.47%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	207	Chenari	SANJAY KUMAR	APOI	Coat	MALE	48	SC	1,332	5	1,337	0.77%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	207	Chenari	DHARM DEV RAM	IND	Brush	MALE	48	SC	1,310	2	1,312	0.75%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	207	Chenari	BABY DEVI	IND	Batsman	FEMALE	40	SC	1,232	3	1,235	0.71%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	207	Chenari	RAMEKBAL RAM	IND	Cup & Saucer	MALE	56	SC	945	3	948	0.55%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	207	Chenari	BHAJURAM	NCP	Clock	MALE	52	SC	816	11	827	0.48%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	207	Chenari	HARENDRA KUMAR	AZSP	Lady Purse	MALE	42	SC	797	5	802	0.46%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	207	Chenari	GANESH PASWAN	RSWD	Winnower	MALE	59	SC	686	6	692	0.40%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	207	Chenari	PRAMOD KUMAR	IND	Bead Necklace	MALE	28	SC	664	3	667	0.38%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	207	Chenari	PACHMUNA DEVI	BMUP	Cot	FEMALE	43	SC	590	9	599	0.34%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 207 · Chenari

MURARI PRASAD GAUTAM

INC

Won

Total Votes71,701

% of Valid + NOTA41.25%

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SymbolHandGenderMALEAge41CategorySCGeneral Votes70,933Postal Votes768% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 207 · Chenari

LALAN PASWAN

JD(U)

Runner-up

Total Votes53,698

% of Valid + NOTA30.89%

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SymbolArrowGenderMALEAge56CategorySCGeneral Votes53,444Postal Votes254% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 207 · Chenari

CHANDRA SHEKHAR PASWAN

LJP

Forfeited

Total Votes18,074

% of Valid + NOTA10.40%

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SymbolBungalowGenderMALEAge46CategorySCGeneral Votes17,970Postal Votes104% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 207 · Chenari

SHYAM BIHARI RAM

BSP

Forfeited

Total Votes12,864

% of Valid + NOTA7.40%

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SymbolElephantGenderMALEAge49CategorySCGeneral Votes12,801Postal Votes63% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 207 · Chenari

NOTA

Total Votes3,450

% of Valid + NOTA1.98%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes3,430Postal Votes20% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 207 · Chenari

MANISH KUMAR RAJAK

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes3,068

% of Valid + NOTA1.77%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge25CategorySCGeneral Votes3,061Postal Votes7% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 207 · Chenari

RAM ADHAR PASWAN

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,549

% of Valid + NOTA1.47%

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SymbolDolliGenderMALEAge66CategorySCGeneral Votes2,548Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 207 · Chenari

SANJAY KUMAR

APOI

Forfeited

Total Votes1,337

% of Valid + NOTA0.77%

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SymbolCoatGenderMALEAge48CategorySCGeneral Votes1,332Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 207 · Chenari

DHARM DEV RAM

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,312

% of Valid + NOTA0.75%

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SymbolBrushGenderMALEAge48CategorySCGeneral Votes1,310Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 207 · Chenari

BABY DEVI

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,235

% of Valid + NOTA0.71%

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SymbolBatsmanGenderFEMALEAge40CategorySCGeneral Votes1,232Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 207 · Chenari

RAMEKBAL RAM

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes948

% of Valid + NOTA0.55%

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SymbolCup & SaucerGenderMALEAge56CategorySCGeneral Votes945Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 207 · Chenari

BHAJURAM

NCP

Forfeited

Total Votes827

% of Valid + NOTA0.48%

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SymbolClockGenderMALEAge52CategorySCGeneral Votes816Postal Votes11% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 207 · Chenari

HARENDRA KUMAR

AZSP

Forfeited

Total Votes802

% of Valid + NOTA0.46%

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SymbolLady PurseGenderMALEAge42CategorySCGeneral Votes797Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 207 · Chenari

GANESH PASWAN

RSWD

Forfeited

Total Votes692

% of Valid + NOTA0.40%

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SymbolWinnowerGenderMALEAge59CategorySCGeneral Votes686Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 207 · Chenari

PRAMOD KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes667

% of Valid + NOTA0.38%

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SymbolBead NecklaceGenderMALEAge28CategorySCGeneral Votes664Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 207 · Chenari

PACHMUNA DEVI

BMUP

Forfeited

Total Votes599

% of Valid + NOTA0.34%

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SymbolCotGenderFEMALEAge43CategorySCGeneral Votes590Postal Votes9% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

INC41.25%

JD(U)30.89%

LJP10.40%

BSP7.40%

NOTA1.98%

IND1.77%

IND1.47%

APOI0.77%

IND0.75%

IND0.71%

IND0.55%

NCP0.48%

AZSP0.46%

RSWD0.40%

IND0.38%

BMUP0.34%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Murari Prasad Gautam of Indian National Congress won the Chenari seat by a margin of 18,003 votes (10.55% of total votes), defeating Lalan Paswan of Janata Dal (United). Voter turnout was 57.31%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,03,618

Total Voters

1,74,007

Turnout

57.31%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,60,032 / 1,43,582 / 4

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

93,099 / 79,460 / 0

Postal Votes

1,448

Service Electors

904

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	16	3	19
Nomination Rejected	3	1	4
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	13	2	15
Forfeited Deposit	11	2	13

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,70,373

NOTA:3,450

Rejected / Test:184

EVM Votes

1,72,559

Postal Votes

1,448

Valid Postal

1,244

NOTA % of Valid

2.02%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

453

Avg. Electors / Station

~670

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 Chenari in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Murari Prasad Gautam of Indian National Congress won the Chenari constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Lalan Paswan of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 18,003 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Chenari?: Murari Prasad Gautam won Chenari by 18,003 votes, which is 10.55% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Chenari in 2020?: Voter turnout in Chenari constituency was 57.31% in the 2020 election, with 1,74,007 votes cast out of 3,03,618 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Chenari in 2020?: A total of 16 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Chenari seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: MURARI PRASAD GAUTAM (INC), LALAN PASWAN (JD(U)), CHANDRA SHEKHAR PASWAN (LJP), SHYAM BIHARI RAM (BSP), MANISH KUMAR RAJAK (IND), RAM ADHAR PASWAN (IND), SANJAY KUMAR (APOI), DHARM DEV RAM (IND), BABY DEVI (IND), RAMEKBAL RAM (IND), BHAJURAM (NCP), HARENDRA KUMAR (AZSP), GANESH PASWAN (RSWD), PRAMOD KUMAR (IND), PACHMUNA DEVI (BMUP). 13 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Chenari?: CHANDRA SHEKHAR PASWAN (LJP), SHYAM BIHARI RAM (BSP), MANISH KUMAR RAJAK (IND), RAM ADHAR PASWAN (IND), SANJAY KUMAR (APOI), DHARM DEV RAM (IND), BABY DEVI (IND), RAMEKBAL RAM (IND), BHAJURAM (NCP), HARENDRA KUMAR (AZSP), GANESH PASWAN (RSWD), PRAMOD KUMAR (IND), PACHMUNA DEVI (BMUP) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Chenari election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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