Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Chail (Uttar Pradesh) was won by Shailendra Kumar (Samajwadi Party) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 630 votes over Vachaspati. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Chail, Uttar Pradesh, from 1962 to 2004.
Full Election History, 1962–2004
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1962
Masuriya Din
Indian National Congress
67,251
42.4%
Panna Lal (Jharkhand Party)
33,879 (21.4 pts)
1967
M. Din
Indian National Congress
85,916
42.7%
C.C. Lal (Independent)
25,934 (12.9 pts)
1971
Chhote Lal
Indian National Congress
93,661
60.2%
Hasuria Din (Congress (O))
42,889 (27.6 pts)
1977
Ram Nihor Rakesh
Bharatiya Lok Dal
174,012
69.5%
Jagdish Prasad (Indian National Congress)
116,721 (46.6 pts)
1980
Ram Nihore Rakesh
Congress (I)
91,611
41.0%
B.L. Shailesh (Janata Party (Secular))
13,717 (6.1 pts)
1984
Bihari Lal Shailesh
Indian National Congress
150,306
47.1%
Ramnishore Rakesh (LKD)
3,418 (1.1 pts)
1989
Ram Nihor Rakesh
Indian National Congress
155,738
42.9%
Bhagwant Prasad (Janata Dal)
12,053 (3.3 pts)
1991
Shashi Prakash
Janata Dal
121,260
34.1%
Manju Chandra (W) (Bharatiya Janata Party)
24,375 (6.9 pts)
1996
Amrit Lal Bharti
Bharatiya Janata Party
131,839
35.5%
Suresh Pasi (Samajwadi Party)
31,579 (8.5 pts)
1998
Shailendra Kumar
Samajwadi Party
187,049
34.1%
Dr. Amrit Lal Bharti (Bharatiya Janata Party)
21,346 (3.9 pts)
1999
Suresh Pasi
Bahujan Samaj Party
151,557
29.9%
Dr. Amrit Lal Bharti (Bharatiya Janata Party)
29,285 (5.8 pts)
2004
Shailendra Kumar
Samajwadi Party
196,206
35.3%
Vachaspati (Bahujan Samaj Party)
630 (0.1 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1962
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Masuriya Din
Indian National Congress
67,251
42.4%
Panna Lal
Jharkhand Party
33,372
21.0%
Chet Ram
Praja Socialist Party
26,053
16.4%
Narain Dass
REP
25,219
15.9%
Ram Krishan Rai
Independent
6,677
4.2%
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
M. Din
Indian National Congress
85,916
42.7%
C.C. Lal
Independent
59,982
29.8%
K.L. Sonkar
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
46,257
23.0%
R.K. Rai
Independent
8,920
4.4%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Chhote Lal
Indian National Congress
93,661
60.2%
Hasuria Din
Congress (O)
50,772
32.6%
Natthoo Chandhari
Communist Party of India
7,703
4.9%
Ram Kishan
Independent
3,488
2.2%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ram Nihor Rakesh
Bharatiya Lok Dal
174,012
69.5%
Jagdish Prasad
Indian National Congress
57,291
22.9%
Nathu Ram Sikshak
Independent
6,172
2.5%
Kashi Ram Tyagvir
Independent
4,533
1.8%
Ram Autar
Independent
4,365
1.7%
Bhai Lal
Independent
3,980
1.6%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ram Nihore Rakesh
Congress (I)
91,611
41.0%
B.L. Shailesh
Janata Party (Secular)
77,894
34.8%
Sarla Chaudhari
Janata Party
31,040
13.9%
Ram Chandra
Independent
4,507
2.0%
Nathun Lal
Independent
3,614
1.6%
Virendra Kumar
Independent
3,328
1.5%
Bhondala
MUM
2,486
1.1%
Shyamlal
Independent
2,448
1.1%
Anand Swaroop
Independent
2,439
1.1%
Mani Lal
Independent
2,146
1.0%
Jawahar Lal
Independent
2,028
0.9%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Bihari Lal Shailesh
Indian National Congress
150,306
47.1%
Ramnishore Rakesh
LKD
146,888
46.0%
Narain Das
Independent
7,392
2.3%
Kadar Nath Sonker
Independent
4,182
1.3%
Kalloo Prasad
DDP
3,990
1.2%
Prem Singh Pahari
Independent
3,776
1.2%
Brij Lal
Independent
2,899
0.9%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ram Nihor Rakesh
Indian National Congress
155,738
42.9%
Bhagwant Prasad
Janata Dal
143,685
39.6%
R. D. Saroj
Bahujan Samaj Party
48,356
13.3%
Vindeshwari Prasad Arya
Independent
7,016
1.9%
Kallu Prasad
DDP
5,966
1.6%
Suresh Chandra Sonkar
Independent
1,975
0.5%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Shashi Prakash
Janata Dal
121,260
34.1%
Manju Chandra (W)
Bharatiya Janata Party
96,885
27.3%
Ram Nihor Rakesh
Indian National Congress
40,611
11.4%
Kandhai Lal
Bahujan Samaj Party
39,952
11.3%
Kanhaiya Lal Sonkar
Janata Party
39,753
11.2%
Ram Prakash
Independent
4,081
1.1%
Tulsidas
Independent
3,615
1.0%
Prahalad Kumar Chaudhari
Independent
3,223
0.9%
Kallu Prasad
DDP
2,255
0.6%
Anand Swaroop
Independent
1,236
0.3%
Vindeshwari Prasad Arya
Independent
1,217
0.3%
Ram Prasad Viddharthi
Independent
1,009
0.3%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Amrit Lal Bharti
Bharatiya Janata Party
131,839
35.5%
Suresh Pasi
Samajwadi Party
100,260
27.0%
Shashi Prakash
Bahujan Samaj Party
99,847
26.9%
Purushotam Lal
Indian National Congress
9,864
2.7%
Lakhan Singh Passi
AD
6,340
1.7%
Manni Lal
Independent
4,249
1.1%
Lakhan Lal
INL
2,940
0.8%
Narayan Dev
Independent
1,880
0.5%
Vindeshwari Prasad Arya
Independent
1,748
0.5%
Pramod Kumar
Independent
1,562
0.4%
Chaudhri Mahender Singh
Independent
1,427
0.4%
Tulsi Das
Independent
1,395
0.4%
Munni Lal
Independent
1,270
0.3%
Ram Pratap
PMSP
1,080
0.3%
Mahesh Chander Sonkar
Independent
957
0.3%
Kamta Prasad
Independent
759
0.2%
Chander Prakash Urf Chunnu Passi
Independent
687
0.2%
Vijay Kumar
Independent
571
0.2%
Lovkush
Independent
550
0.1%
Dashrath Lal
Independent
531
0.1%
Ram Kumar
BJKP
484
0.1%
Chander Bali
Independent
471
0.1%
Ram Shiromani
Independent
331
0.1%
Moti Lal Bhartiya
Independent
223
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Shailendra Kumar
Samajwadi Party
187,049
34.1%
Dr. Amrit Lal Bharti
Bharatiya Janata Party
165,703
30.2%
Indrajeet Saroj
Bahujan Samaj Party
140,457
25.6%
Ram Nihor Rakesh
Indian National Congress
27,897
5.1%
Bachai Lal Pasi
Independent
15,896
2.9%
Kali Charan
Janata Dal
4,331
0.8%
Baboolal
Independent
2,249
0.4%
Ramsoorat
Independent
1,954
0.4%
Ram Sharan
Independent
1,541
0.3%
Dinesh
Independent
1,058
0.2%
Raj Kumar
Independent
811
0.1%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Suresh Pasi
Bahujan Samaj Party
151,557
29.9%
Dr. Amrit Lal Bharti
Bharatiya Janata Party
122,272
24.1%
Ram Nihore Rakesh
Indian National Congress
95,352
18.8%
Shailendra Kumar
Samajwadi Party
89,223
17.6%
Lakhan Singh Rajpasi
AD
34,559
6.8%
Lal Ji Sonkar
Independent
3,193
0.6%
Suresh Chandra
Independent
2,530
0.5%
Raj Kumar S/O Kolaye Ram
Independent
2,146
0.4%
Babulal Kanaujiya
Janata Dal (Secular)
1,807
0.4%
Suresh Kumar
Independent
1,316
0.3%
Ram Saran
Independent
1,090
0.2%
Chhote Lal
Independent
866
0.2%
Raj Kumar S/O Jawahar Lal
Independent
835
0.2%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Shailendra Kumar
Samajwadi Party
196,206
35.3%
Vachaspati
Bahujan Samaj Party
195,576
35.2%
Dr. Amrit Lal Bharti
Bharatiya Janata Party
100,181
18.0%
Basudeo
AD
18,237
3.3%
Shashi Prakash
LJP
17,817
3.2%
Mahendra Kuimar
Independent
11,410
2.1%
Pancham Lal
Independent
4,233
0.8%
Gulab Sonkar
IJP
3,636
0.7%
Lal Chandra Hela
Shiv Sena
2,488
0.4%
Lakhan Singh Raj Pasi
BKRP
2,067
0.4%
Baijal Kumar
Janata Party
1,805
0.3%
Mahendra Singh
RSBP
1,720
0.3%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Chail has been contested at 12 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1962. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Janata Dal, Bharatiya Janata Party, Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Chail in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?
Shailendra Kumar (Samajwadi Party) won Chail, Uttar Pradesh, in 2004 with 196,206 votes (35.3%), a margin of 630 votes over Vachaspati.
Which parties have won Chail since 1962?
Since 1962, Chail has been won by: Bahujan Samaj Party, Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Janata Dal, Samajwadi Party.
What was the closest result in Chail?
The closest result on record for Chail was 2004, when Samajwadi Party beat Bahujan Samaj Party by just 630 votes (0.1 percentage points).