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, 1991
LAL BABU RAI
JD
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 12
Margin, 1991
1,24,573
19.15% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
JPRAJIV RANJAN SINGH
- Votes
- 2,25,709
- Vote share
- 34.70%
- Behind by
- 1,24,573
Electors
9,94,872
Total votes polled
6,50,511
Valid votes
6,50,511
NOTA votes
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Turnout
65.4%
Full result, 1991
24 candidates · 6,50,511 valid votes
LAL BABU RAIJDwon
3,50,282
53.9%
RAJIV RANJAN SINGHJP
2,25,709
34.7%
RAM JAYPAL SINGH YADAVINC
42,293
6.5%
RAM DAS RAIBJP
26,955
4.1%
GUDU SHARMAIND
1,280
0.2%
GONAR MAHTOIND
878
0.1%
RAM DAS SINGHIND
424
0.1%
CHATURBHUJ TEWARIIND
418
0.1%
KRISHNA RAIIND
413
0.1%
ANUGARAH NARAIN SINGHAZP
305
0.1%
LALAN KUMAR SINGHIND
252
0.0%
NAWAL KISHORENIRALAIND
186
0.0%
Showing the top 12 of 24. 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
