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, 1998
HEERA LAL RAI
RJD
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 12
Margin, 1998
9,327
1.26% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPRAJEEV PRATAP RUDY
- Votes
- 3,22,264
- Vote share
- 43.70%
- Behind by
- 9,327
Electors
10,02,577
Total votes polled
7,37,495
Valid votes
7,37,495
NOTA votes
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Turnout
73.6%
Full result, 1998
8 candidates · 7,37,495 valid votes
HEERA LAL RAIRJDwon
3,31,591
45.0%
RAJEEV PRATAP RUDYBJP
3,22,264
43.7%
CHANDRIKA RAIJD
66,148
9.0%
BAIDYA NATH PRASAD SINGH VIKALBJC
5,810
0.8%
ANIL KUMAR SINGHIND
5,092
0.7%
JANAK YADAVSP
3,261
0.4%
PRAMOD KUMAR SINGHIND
1,918
0.3%
SRIKANT PRASADIND
1,411
0.2%
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
