Chhapra Lok Sabha constituency

Chapra
Former Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
Assembly constituenciesTaraiya
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.

Assembly segments

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

No Name District Member Party
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

Year Member Party
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

General Election, 1957

1957 Indian general election: Chapra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PSP Rajendra Singh 75,994 45.69
INC Leela Devi Verma 73,046 43.92
Independent P. N. Singh 17,282 10.39
Majority 2,948 1.77
Turnout 1,66,322 42.68
PSP win (new seat)

General Election, 1962

1962 Indian general election: Chapra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ramsekhar Prasad Singh 85,952 38.82 5.10
PSP Rajendra Singh 64,748 29.24 16.45
Independent Harmandan Prasad Yadav 34,637 15.64 N/A
Independent Bhikari Nath 22,460 10.14 N/A
Socialist Party (India) Ramsubhag Singh 8,593 3.88
RRP Ratna Devi 5,030 2.27
Majority 21,204 9.58 7.81
Turnout 2,21,420 49.66 6.98
INC gain from PSP Swing

General Election, 1967

1967 Indian general election: Chapra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC R. P. Singh 83,267 29.89 8.93
SSP H. P. Yadav 55,058 19.76
Independent A. K. Singh 36,210 13.00 N/A
ABJS M. Shriwastava 28,297 10.16
Jan Kranti Party C. Singh 22,875 8.21
Independent R. Das 15,855 5.69 N/A
SWA S. N. Singh 15,309 5.49
Independent V. Singh 11,433 4.10 N/A
Independent H. Roy 10,314 3.70 N/A
Majority 28,209 10.13 0.55
Turnout 2,78,618 51.55 1.89
INC hold Swing

General Election, 1971

1971 Indian general election: Chapra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ram Shekhar Prasad Singh 129,134 42.08 12.19
BKD Satyadeo Singh 89,964 29.31
PSP Janak Yadav 27,021 8.80
ABJS Awadhesh Kumar Singh 25,454 8.29 1.87
SSP Hari Nandan Prasad Yadav 19,609 6.39 13.37
SUCI Amar Kumar Pandey 7,010 2.28
Majority 39,170 12.77 2.64
Turnout
INC hold Swing

General Election, 1977

1977 Indian general election: Chapra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Lalu Prasad Yadav 415,409 85.97
INC Ram Shekhar Prasad Singh 41,609 8.61 33.47
CPI Sheo Bachan Singh 21,194 4.39
Independent Daroga Rai 2,345 0.49 N/A
Independent Shatrughna Prasad Singh 1,951 0.40 N/A
Independent Bhola Singh 690 0.14 N/A
Majority 373,800 77.36 64.59
Turnout
JP hold Swing

General Election, 1980

1980 Indian general election: Chapra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Satyadeo Singh 160,054 41.18 44.79
JP(S) Lalu Prasad Yadav 151,273 38.92
INC(I) Budhan Prasad Yadav 58,510 15.06 6.45
INC(U) Ramshekhar Prasad Singh 1,991 0.51
Independent 15 Independent Candidates 16,808 4.32 N/A
Majority 8,781 2.26 75.10
Turnout
JP hold Swing

General Election, 1984

1984 Indian general elections: Chapra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Ram Bahadur Singh 163,494 35.91 5.27
INC Bhishmaprasad Yadav 137,488 30.20 15.14
LKD Lalu Prasad Yadav 128,705 28.27
BJP Madhu Sudan Singh 7,565 1.66
Independent 12 Independent Candidates 18,004 3.96 N/A
Majority 26,006 5.71 3.45
Turnout
JP hold Swing

General Election, 1989

1989 Indian general election: Chapra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD Lalu Prasad Yadav 333,897 51.14
JP Lalan Singh 192,015 29.41 6.50
INC Heera Lal Rai 117,327 17.97 12.23
Independent 11 Independent Candidates 4,978 0.76 N/A
Others Other 3 Candidates 3,813 0.58 N/A
BSP Om Prakash Sharma 899 0.14
Majority 141,882 21.73 16.02
Turnout
JD hold Swing

By-Election, 1990

Bye-election to Lok Sabha from Chapra Parliamentary Constituency - Vacancy caused due to the resignation of Shri Lalu Prasad on 26-4-1990

General Election, 1991

1991 Indian general election: Chapra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD Lal Babu Rai 350,282 53.85
JP Lalan Singh 225,709 34.70
INC Ram Jaypal Singh Yadav 42,293 6.50
BJP Ram Das Rai 26,955 4.14
Independent 17 Independent Candidates 4,658 0.72
Others Other 3 Candidates 614 0.10
Majority 124,573 19.15
Turnout
JD hold Swing

General Election, 1996

1996 Indian general election: Chhapra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Rajiv Pratap Rudy 339,086 47.80 43.66
JD Lal Babu Rai 323,590 45.61 8.24
Independent Ram Babu Rai 22,912 3.23 N/A
INC Kavita Singh 12,489 1.76 4.74
Others Other 20 Independent Candidates 10,812 1.52 N/A
AIIC(T) Devendra Singh 516 0.07
Majority 15,496 2.19 16.96
Turnout 7,09,405 71.41
BJP hold Swing

General Election, 1998

1998 Indian general election: Chapra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RJD Heera Lal Rai 331,591 44.96
BJP Rajiv Pratap Rudy 322,264 43.70 4.10
JD Chandrika Rai 66,148 8.97 36.64
BJC Baidya Nath Prasad Singh Vikal 5,810 0.79
Independent Anil Kumar Singh 5,092 0.69 N/A
SP Janak Yadav 3,261 0.44
Independent Pramod Kumar Singh 1,918 0.26 N/A
Independent Srikant Prasad 1,411 0.19 N/A
Majority 9,327 1.26 0.93
Turnout
RJD hold Swing

General Election, 1999

1999 Indian general elections: Chapra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Rajiv Pratap Rudy 390,477 50.71 7.01
RJD Hira Lal Rai 346,924 45.05 0.09
BSP Bachchu Prasad Biru 12,378 1.61
JD(S) Lal Babu Rai 11,689 1.52
Independent Praveen Kumar 3,208 0.42 N/A
Independent Anil Kumar Singh 2,562 0.33 N/A
NCP Ajay Kumar Singh 2,385 0.31
Independent Ram Kripal Prasad Yadav 452 0.06 N/A
Majority 43,553 5.66 4.40
Turnout
BJP hold Swing

General Election, 2004

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2004 Indian general elections: Chapra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RJD Lalu Prasad Yadav 228,882 51.31 6.26
BJP Rajiv Pratap Rudy 168,459 37.76 12.95
BSP Abhay Raj Kishor Rai 12,322 2.76 1.15
Independent Brajesh Kumar 10,753 2.41 N/A
SP Bachchu Prasad 8,910 2.00
Independent Narendra Kumar Singh 5,775 1.29 N/A
Independent Manoranjan Kumar Srivastava 5,264 1.18 N/A
Independent Kamala Saran 3,187 0.71 N/A
AD(K) Rajeshwar Singh 2,549 0.57
Majority 60,423 13.55 7.89
Turnout
RJD hold Swing

See also

References

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