CHATRA
Assembly seat no. 264 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called CHATRA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | BJPSATYANAND BHOKATA | RJDJANARDAN PASWAN | 6,495 | 8.59% | 6 | 36.5% |
| 1995 | JDJANARDAN PASWAN | BJPMAHENDRA SINGH BHOGLA | 19,455 | 24.30% | 11 | 40.9% |
| 1990 | BJPMAHENDRA PRASAD SINGH BHOGTA | INCSHIV JAGAT RAM | 26,654 | 39.58% | 10 | 40.3% |
| 1985 | BJPMAHENDRA PRASAD SIGNH BHOGTA | INCNAND KISHORE PRASAD | 3,967 | 8.24% | 9 | 35.7% |
| 1980 | INC(I)MAHESH RAM | BJPBIKU RAM | 16,870 | 46.34% | 6 | 29.8% |
| 1977 | JNPS. AHMAD SABR | INDPRAJAPALAK NATH SINGH | 176 | 0.55% | 12 | 29.8% |
| 19721966 boundaries | INCTAPESHWAR DEO | BJSPRAJA PALAK NATH SINGH | 2,665 | 7.22% | 4 | 40.1% |
| 19691966 boundaries | JAPKAMAKSHYA NARAYAN SINGH | BJSJUGAL KISHORE KHA | 6,828 | 23.07% | 8 | 38.4% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INDK. P. SINGH | INCS. DEVI | 1,411 | 5.01% | 7 | 37.5% |
| 19621961 boundaries | SWAKESHAW PRASAD SINGH | INCBALWANT NATH SINGH | 14,503 | 54.19% | 2 | 37.2% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the CHATRA assembly constituency in 2000?
SATYANAND BHOKATA (BJP) won CHATRA in 2000, by a margin of 6,495 votes.
Which party has won CHATRA the most times?
BJP, with 3 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has CHATRA gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2000.
Who has won CHATRA the most times?
SATYANAND BHOKATA, with 1 win between 2000 and 2000.
