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, 1999
Rajiv Pratap Rudi
BJP
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 12
Margin, 1999
43,553
5.66% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
RJDHira Lal Rai
- Votes
- 3,46,924
- Vote share
- 45.05%
- Behind by
- 43,553
Electors
10,03,426
Total votes polled
7,70,075
Valid votes
7,70,075
NOTA votes
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Turnout
76.7%
Full result, 1999
8 candidates · 7,70,075 valid votes
Rajiv Pratap RudiBJPwon
3,90,477
50.7%
Hira Lal RaiRJD
3,46,924
45.0%
Bachchu Prasad BiruBSP
12,378
1.6%
Lal Babu RaiJD(S)
11,689
1.5%
Praveen KumarIND
3,208
0.4%
Anil Kumar SinghIND
2,562
0.3%
Ajay Kumar SinghNCP
2,385
0.3%
Ram Kripal Prasad YadavIND
452
0.1%
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
