Chhapra Lok Sabha constituency

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Chapra
Former Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Bihar
Assembly constituencies Taraiya
Marhaura
Amnour
Chapra
Garkha
Parsa
Sonpur
Established1952
Abolished2008
ReservationNone

Chhapra Lok Sabha constituency was in Bihar and it existed until 2008, after which it was replaced by Saran Lok Sabha constituency, when delimitation was done.

Contents

Assembly segments

Presently, Chapra Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are

NoNameDistrictMemberParty
116 Taraiya Saran Janak Singh BJP
117 Marhaura Jitendra Kumar Ray Rashtriya Janata Dal
118 Chapra C. N. Gupta BJP
119 Garkha Surendra Ram Rashtriya Janata Dal
120 Amnour Krishna Kumar Mantoo BJP
121 Parsa Chhote Lal Ray Rashtriya Janata Dal
122 Sonpur Ramanuj Prasad Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal

Members of Lok Sabha

YearMemberParty
1957 Rajendra Singh Praja Socialist Party
1962 Ramshekhar Prasad Singh Indian National Congress
1967
1971
1977 Lalu Prasad Yadav Janata Party
1980 Satya Deo Singh
1984 Ram Bahadur Singh
1989 Lalu Prasad Yadav Janata Dal
1990^ Lal Babu Rai
1991
1996 Rajiv Pratap Rudy Bharatiya Janata Party
1998 Heera Lal Rai Rashtriya Janata Dal
1999 Rajiv Pratap Rudy Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 Lalu Prasad Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
2008 onwards : See Saran

[1] [2] [3] [4]

^By-Poll


In 2004, Lok Sabha polls were countermanded in Chapra (छपरा) following allegations of rigging. [5] [6] [7] [8] Re-poll was done on 31 May 2004. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] Lalu won the elections after the re-poll. [14]

Election results

1957 election

  • Rajendra Singh (PSP) : 75,994 votes
  • Leela Devi Verma (INC) : 73,046

1984 election

  • Ram Bahadur Singh (JNP) : 163,494 votes [3]
  • Bhishma prasad Yadav (INC) : 137,488

1996 election

  • Rajiv Pratap Rudi (BJP) : 339,086 votes
  • Lal Babu Rai (JD) : 323,590

2004

2004 Indian general elections: Chapra [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RJD Lalu Prasad Yadav 228,882
BJP Rajiv Pratap Rudy 168,459
Margin of victory
Turnout
RJD gain from BJP Swing

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