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, 1996
RAJIV PRATAP RUDI
BJP
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 12
Margin, 1996
15,496
2.18% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
JDLAL BABU RAI
- Votes
- 3,23,590
- Vote share
- 45.61%
- Behind by
- 15,496
Electors
10,01,896
Total votes polled
7,09,405
Valid votes
7,09,405
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.8%
Full result, 1996
25 candidates · 7,09,405 valid votes
RAJIV PRATAP RUDIBJPwon
3,39,086
47.8%
LAL BABU RAIJD
3,23,590
45.6%
RAM BABU RAIIND
22,912
3.2%
KAVITA SINGHINC
12,489
1.8%
JAWAHAR LAL CHAUDHARIIND
4,781
0.7%
ASHOK SINGHIND
863
0.1%
ANIL KUMARIND
793
0.1%
PRABHU NATH SINGHIND
791
0.1%
DEVENDRA SINGHAIICT
516
0.1%
MAHESH SINGHIND
499
0.1%
UMASHANKAR SINGH KUSHWAHAIND
432
0.1%
NAWAL KISHOR GIRI NIRALAIND
403
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 25. 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
