Chapra, Bihar Assembly constituency

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Chapra, Bihar
Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
118-Chapra, Bihar constituency.svg
Location in Saran
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Bihar
District Saran
Established1957
Total electors325,112
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  BJP
Alliance NDA
Elected year 2025

Chapra (pronounced Chhapra) is an assembly constituency in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar. In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Chapra was one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines. [1] [2]

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Overview

Chhapra assembly seat has a unique distinction of electing either a Rajput or Yadav since 1967 belonging to various parties. The dominating caste, after delimitation is Vaishya which accounts for 65,000 of the 2.89 lakh voters. The vaishya community has 10-12% population in Chhapra.

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 118 Chapra Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Chhapra municipality and Naini, Fakuli, Karinga, Sadha, Mouna, Tenua and Barhara Mahaji gram panchayats of Chapra community development block; Rivilganj CD Block. [3]

Chapra Assembly constituency is part of No. 20 Saran (Lok Sabha constituency). [3] It was earlier part of Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency). Chhapra assembly seat had a unique distinction of electing either a Rajput or Yadav since 1965 till 2014 belonging to various parties. [4] Randhir Kumar Singh (RJD) won the by-poll from Chhapra in 2014. [5] [6] First time, a non-Yadav non-Rajput Dr. C. N. Gupta (BJP) won from assembly seat in 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. [7] [8] [9]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearName [10] Party
1957 Prabhunath Singh Indian National Congress
Jaglal Chaudhary
1962 Sundri Devi
1967 Uday Pratap N. Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1969 Janak Yadav Praja Socialist Party
1972 Indian National Congress
1977 Mithlesh Kumar Singh Janata Party
1980 Janak Yadav
1985 Independent
1990 Udit Rai
1995 Janata Dal
2000 Rashtriya Janata Dal
2005 Ram Pravesh Rai Janata Dal (United)
2005
2010 Janardan Singh Sigriwal Bharatiya Janata Party
2014^Randhir Kumar Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal
2015 C. N. Gupta Bharatiya Janata Party
2020
2025 Chhoti Kumari

Election results

2025

2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Chapra [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Chhoti Kumari 86,845 45.86 Increase2.svg0.89
RJD Khesari Lal Yadav 79,24541.84Increase2.svg0.89
Independent Rakhi Gupta11,4886.07
JSP Jai Prakash Singh3,4331.81
ASP(KR) Shak Naushad2,0931.11
Independent Rana Yashwant Pratap Singh2,0261.07
NOTA None of the above 2,7061.43Increase2.svg0.29
Majority 7,6004.02Increase2.svg0.0
Turnout 189,38958.25Increase2.svg7.26
BJP gain from RJD Swing NDA


2020

2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Chapra [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Dr. C. N. Gupta 75,710 44.97 Decrease2.svg0.3
RJD Randhir Kumar Singh68,93940.95Increase2.svg2.87
Independent Sunil Kumar6,0623.6
Independent Sanjeev Kumar Singh3,7442.22
Independent Subhash Ray3,1931.9
BSP Manoj Mahato2,9091.73Decrease2.svg0.78
NOTA None of the above 1,9201.14Decrease2.svg1.06
Majority 6,7714.02Decrease2.svg3.17
Turnout 168,36150.99Decrease2.svg0.88
BJP hold Swing


2015

2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Chapra [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Dr. C. N. Gupta 71,646 45.27
RJD Randhir Kumar Singh60,26738.08
Independent Udit Rai5,7073.61
Independent Kanhaiya Singh5,1763.27
BSP Subhash Rai3,9692.51
Independent Santosh Kumar Mishra2,8371.79
NOTA None of the above 3,4882.2
Majority 11,3797.19
Turnout 158,24751.87


2014 bypoll

Bihar Assembly election, 2010: Chapra, Bihar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RJD Randhir Kumar Singh
Independent C. N. Gupta
BJP Kanhaiya Singh
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors [12]
RJD gain from BJP Swing


2010

2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Chapra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Janardan Singh Sigriwal 61,045 53.36
RJD Pramendra Ranjan Singh25,17422.00
Independent Subhash Ray7,6266.67
INC Anil Kumar Singh4,3223.78
BSP Rajeshnath Prasad2,0631.80
Independent Siyaram Singh1,3061.14
Independent Praveen Kumar Alias Piku Yadav1,2971.13
JD(S) Rambabu Rai1,1891.04
Independent Randhir Rai1,1781.03
NCP Amita Devi1,0590.93
Independent Ramjee Singh1,0480.92
Independent Arif Khan9580.84
JP(S) Jitendra Kumar Singh9560.84
Independent Tarkeshwar Singh8920.78
Independent Mukesh Kumar Singh8400.73
Independent Gyani Kumar Sharma8390.73
Independent Indrajit Rai7650.67
Independent Rajnarayan Gupta5250.46
Independent Amiteshwar Sahay3690.32
Independent Sunita Kumari3520.31
BED Rajendra Mahto3390.30
SP Sandeep Kumar2640.23
Majority 35,87131.36
Turnout 114,40644.9
BJP gain from JD(U) Swing


2005

February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election : Chapra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JD(U) Ram Parvash Rai 33,776 36.88
RJD Udit Rai31,52734.41
Independent Subhash Rai4,6025.03
Independent Laxman Rai2,1802.38
Independent Ramjee Singh1,4661.60
BSP Harendar Rai1,3871.51
Independent Vinod Singh1,1121.21
Independent Arun Kumar1,0991.20
AD Ashok Kumar1,0851.18
Independent Jitendra Kumar6840.75
Bharatiya Momin Front Md Beraj6570.72
Independent Brajesh Kumar6170.67
Independent Sanjay Rai5850.64
SP Birendra Kumar5630.61
Independent Rabish Chandra5340.58
Independent Nutan Devi4870.53
Independent Raju Rai4640.51
Independent Nand Kishore3270.36
Majority 2,2492.46
Turnout 91,562
JD(U) gain from RJD Swing


2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Chapra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RJD Udit Rai 76,749 52.89
BJP Rambabu Ray54,03037.23
Independent Jai Narayan Singh Solanki7,4865.16
INC Jitendra Kr Singh2,0141.39
CPI Surendra Prasad Yadav1,9751.36
BSP Chandra Bhushan Prasad8380.58
Independent Sheodas Singh4170.29
Independent Laxmi Narayan Yadav3580.25
BJC Purushotam Singh3080.21
Independent Birendra Kumar Yadav3010.21
Independent Brajesh Kumar1670.12
Ajeya Bharat Party Rabindra Singh1110.08
Independent Brahmdeo Narain Gyani860.06
Independent Bhagat Singh760.05
Independent Harendra Ray640.04
AD Muneshwar Prasad550.04
Independent Abhay Kumar Singh450.03
Independent Birendra Prasad370.03
Majority 22,71915.66
Turnout 145,11773.58
RJD gain from JD Swing


1995

1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Chapra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JD Udit Rai 31,577 31.7
INC Janak Yadav23,61823.71
BJP Jai Narayan Singh Solanki19,13819.21
Independent Ram Babu Rai12,14012.19
Samata Party Mithilesh Kumar Singh9040.91
Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party Yashwant Singh1640.16
Independent Yogender Prasad Yadav490.05
Independent Abhay Kumar Singh350.04
Independent Vishavjit Sinha350.04
Independent Suman Kumar290.03
Independent Uday Kumar Mishra210.02
Independent Rameshwar Prasad Sinha200.02
Independent Heera Lal Rai190.02
Independent Mahesh Singh130.01
Independent Nagender Pandey130.01
Independent Anjani Singh100.01
Majority 7,9597.99
Turnout 99,61355.04
JD gain from Independent Swing


1990

1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Chapra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Udit Rai 65,355 49.08
JD Janak Yadau46,29234.76
BJP Ganesh Koo Singh10,4807.87
INC Ram Shekher Singh9,3227.00
Independent Surendra Nath Tiwari5350.40
BSP Om Prakash Sharma4430.33
Independent Suresh Singh3330.25
Janata Party (JP) Raghubansh Singh1140.09
Independent Ramjee Singh820.06
Independent Reoti Raman Prasad620.05
Independent Ramedeo Singh530.04
Independent Krishna Roy410.03
Independent Raja Baboo Prasad310.02
Independent Nityanand Singh240.02
Majority 19,06314.32
Turnout 133,16766.27
Independent hold Swing


1985

1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Chapra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Janak Yadav 46,438 50.99
INC Mithilesh Kumar Singh36,15339.70
Janta Party Ramjanam Gupta3,8344.21
BJP Sabhapati Vishwakarma3,6894.05
Independent Nawal Kishore Nirala3530.39
Independent Satya Narain Prasad2250.25
Independent Ramji Singh1440.16
Independent Ramdeo Singh1230.14
Independent Keshari Nandan Sinha1170.13
Majority 10,28511.29
Turnout 91,07659.6
Independent gain from JP Swing


1980

1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Chapra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JP Janak Yadav 27,568 34.14
Janata Party (JP) Mithilesh Kumar Singh21,83827.04
BJP Subhapati Bishwakarma13,31116.48
INC(I) Hira Lal Rai13,11616.24
Independent Baldeo Singh3,2694.05
Independent Anirudh Singh7960.99
Independent Birendra Maharaj3580.44
Janata Party (secular) - Raj Narain Ravindra Prasad Verma2140.27
Independent Ram Pratap Singh1410.17
Independent Hari Ram Singh1390.17
Majority 5,7307.10
Turnout 80,75054.35
JP hold Swing


1977

1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Chapra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JP Mithlesh Kumar Singh 32,865 51.55
Independent Janak Yadav14,97823.49
INC Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav13,73421.54
Independent Shankar Prasad5,4000.85
Independent Mukhtar Ahmed4,3200.68
Independent Ramji Singh4,2300.66
Independent Rameshwar Prasad Rajpal4,0200.63
Independent Lalit Mohan Singh Yadav1,2400.19
Independent Shrimati Sundari Devi1,0500.16
Independent Shiv Kumar Singh1,0400.16
Independent Udai Pratap N Singh4500.07
Majority 17,88728.07
Turnout 63,75255.43
JP gain from INC Swing


1972

1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Chapra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Janak Yadav 30,240 43.43
INC(O) Udai Pratap N Singh23,17233.28
ABJS Lal Babu Roy13,87019.92
Independent Prahalad Singh1,1041.59
SSP Dhanjaya Prasad Singh9461.36
Independent Rameshwar Prasad Rajpal2970.43
Majority 7,06810.15
Turnout 69,62965.24


1957

In the 1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Janak Yadav of the Praja Socialist Party won the Chapra constituency. In the 1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Uday Pratap N Singh of Bharatiya Jana Sangh won the Chapra assembly seat. In the 1962, Bihar Vidhan Sabha elections, Sundri Devi of the Indian National Congress (INC) won the Chapra assembly seat.1957, Bihar Vidhan Sabha elections, Prabhunath Singh and Jaglal Chaudhary of the Indian National Congress (INC) won the Chapra assembly seat.


References

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  2. 1 2 "General Election to the State Legislative Assembly of Bihar, 2015- Use of EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail System(VVPAT)-reg" (PDF).
  3. 1 2 "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "RSS activist joins fray against BJP in Chhapra". The Times of India .
  5. ↑ "Saffron party struggles to keep flock together".
  6. ↑ The RJD's Randhir Singh took advantage of the split and won the seat.
  7. ↑ Chhapra seat 2015
  8. ↑ IANS. "BJP legislator being probed over Bihar communal tension | Business Standard News". Business-standard.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Caste stands in way of development in Chhapra | Patna News - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Chapra Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
  11. ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India . 15 December 2025.
  12. ↑ "Bihar Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

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