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, 1989
LALOO PRASSAD
JD
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 12
Margin, 1989
1,41,882
21.73% of valid votes
Result, 1989
Runner-up
JNPJPTAJIV RANJAN SINGH
- Votes
- 1,92,015
- Vote share
- 29.41%
- Behind by
- 1,41,882
Electors
10,10,173
Total votes polled
6,52,929
Valid votes
6,52,929
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.6%
Full result, 1989
18 candidates · 6,52,929 valid votes
LALOO PRASSADJDwon
3,33,897
51.1%
TAJIV RANJAN SINGHJNPJP
1,92,015
29.4%
HAIRA LAL RAIINC
1,17,327
18.0%
RAMENDRA PRASSADLKDB
2,876
0.4%
MAHBUB MIAIND
1,153
0.2%
RAM MARAIN SINGHIND
1,057
0.2%
OM PRAKASH SHARMABSP
899
0.1%
NAWAL KISHOR GIRI NIRALAIND
722
0.1%
RAJENDRA SINGHDDP
715
0.1%
SATYA NARAIN SINGHIND
372
0.1%
RAGHUBANSH SINGHIND
338
0.1%
SATYADEO TRIPATHIIND
285
0.0%
Showing the top 12 of 18. The full list is in the API.
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the CHAPRA constituency in 2004?
LALU PRASAD (RJD) won CHAPRA in 2004, by a margin of 60,423 votes.
Which party has won CHAPRA the most times?
INC, with 3 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has CHAPRA gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2004.
Who has won CHAPRA the most times?
LALU PRASAD, with 2 wins between 1977 and 2004.
