CHAPRA
Constituency no. 7 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called CHAPRA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2004
LALU PRASAD
RJD
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 12
Margin, 2004
60,423
13.54% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
BJPRAJEEV PRATAP RUDY
- Votes
- 1,68,459
- Vote share
- 37.76%
- Behind by
- 60,423
Electors
11,64,917
Total votes polled
4,46,101
Valid votes
4,46,101
NOTA votes
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Turnout
38.3%
Full result, 2004
9 candidates · 4,46,101 valid votes
LALU PRASADRJDwon
2,28,882
51.3%
RAJEEV PRATAP RUDYBJP
1,68,459
37.8%
ABHAY RAJ KISHOR RAIBSP
12,322
2.8%
BRAJESH KUMARIND
10,753
2.4%
BACHCHU PRASADSP
8,910
2.0%
NARENDRA KUMAR SINGHIND
5,775
1.3%
MANORANJAN KUMAR SRIVASTAVAIND
5,264
1.2%
KAMALA SARANIND
3,187
0.7%
RAJESHWAR SINGHAD
2,549
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | LALU PRASAD | RJD | 2,28,882 | 51.31% | RAJEEV PRATAP RUDY | 60,423 |
| 1999 | Rajiv Pratap Rudi | BJP | 3,90,477 | 50.71% | Hira Lal Rai | 43,553 |
| 1998 | HEERA LAL RAI | RJD | 3,31,591 | 44.96% | RAJEEV PRATAP RUDY | 9,327 |
| 1996 | RAJIV PRATAP RUDI | BJP | 3,39,086 | 47.80% | LAL BABU RAI | 15,496 |
| 1991 | LAL BABU RAI | JD | 3,50,282 | 53.85% | RAJIV RANJAN SINGH | 1,24,573 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above