Chanpatia Assembly Elections 2025: BJP has dominated this seat for 25 years. In 2015, victory was achieved by only 464 votes, whereas in 2020, the lotus blossomed for the sixth time by defeating Congress. Now the question is – will BJP’s fort be broken in 2025 or will its winning streak continue?
Chanpatia Assembly Election 2025: All eyes are on Chanpatia Assembly Seat in Bihar Assembly Election 2025. This seat is one of the important seats of West Champaran district, where Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has dominated for the last 25 years. Parties like Congress, JDU and Left could not stand against BJP here. But the question is whether this fort of BJP will remain safe even in 2025 or will the opposition make a major upset?
2020: BJP defeats Congress
In the 2020 assembly elections (Chanpatia Election 2020), BJP candidate Umakant Singh defeated Congress’s Abhishek Ranjan by a margin of 13,469 votes.
- Umakant Singh (BJP): 83,828 votes
- Abhishek Ranjan (INC): 70,359 votes
- Manish Kashyap (IND): 9,239 votes
- Important thing: BJP’s sixth consecutive victory was recorded here.
Note: Umakant Singh, who became MLA from Chanpatia Assembly seat in 2020, is 10th pass. There is no criminal case against him. His total movable and immovable assets are worth Rs 15.41 crore. He also has a liability of Rs 9 crore.
2015: Close contest, victory by just 464 votes
In 2015, there was a very exciting contest on Chanpatia seat.
- Prakash Rai (BJP): 61,304 votes
- N.N. Saini (JDU): 60,840 votes
- Important thing: BJP won by a margin of just 464 votes. This result proves that the public mood here can change at any time.
2010: BJP’s big victory
In 2010, Chandra Mohan Roy (BJP) defeated Ajaz Hussain of BSP.
- Chandra Mohan Roy (BJP): 44,835 votes
- Ejaz Hussain (BSP): 21,423 votes
- Important thing: The victory margin was more than 23,000 votes. This election was proof of BJP’s strong hold.
Political history of Chanpatia seat
- Ketaki Devi of Congress won this seat for the first time in 1957.
- Pramod Mishra of Congress was victorious twice in a row in 1962 and 1967.
- CPI took over in 1980, 1985 and 1995.
- Since 2000, BJP has won 6 consecutive elections.
effect of caste equations
This seat is dominated by Brahmin and Yadav voters. The number of Muslim voters is also considerable, while Bhumihar and Koeri voters also play a decisive role. This is why the competition here is interesting every time.
Why is Chanpatia Assembly Election 2025 special?
BJP has been invincible here for the last 25 years, but results like 2015 show that voters can turn the tables at any time. This time local issues, candidate’s image and caste equations can all come together to make the results exciting.