Chapra | |
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Assembly constituency | |
Coordinates: 25°47′05″N84°43′39″E / 25.78472°N 84.72750°E Coordinates: 25°47′05″N84°43′39″E / 25.78472°N 84.72750°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Bihar |
District | Saran |
Constituency No. | 118 |
Type | Open |
Lok Sabha constituency | 20. Saran |
Electoral system | First past the post |
Chapra Assembly constituency (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]
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] First time, a non-Yadav non-Rajput Dr. C.N. Gupta (BJP) won from assembly seat in 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. [6] [7] [8]
Election | Name [9] | Party | |
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1957 | Prabhunath Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Jaglal Chaudhary | |||
1962 | Sundri Devi | ||
1967 | Uday Pratap N Singh | Bharatiya Jan 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 | ||
Feb 2005 | Ram Parvash Rai | Janata Dal (United) | |
Oct 2005 | |||
2010 | Janardan Singh Sigriwal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2014^ | Randhir Kumar Singh | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
2015 | C. N. Gupta | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2020 |
Rajiv Pratap Rudy is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party, and a Member of Parliament representing Saran in Bihar, India.
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