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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.

Every election in this seat

YearWinnerRunner-upMarginMargin %CandidatesTurnout
2004RJDLALU PRASADBJPRAJEEV PRATAP RUDY60,42313.54%938.3%
1999BJPRajiv Pratap RudiRJDHira Lal Rai43,5535.66%876.7%
1998RJDHEERA LAL RAIBJPRAJEEV PRATAP RUDY9,3271.26%873.6%
1996BJPRAJIV PRATAP RUDIJDLAL BABU RAI15,4962.18%2570.8%
1991JDLAL BABU RAIJPRAJIV RANJAN SINGH1,24,57319.15%2465.4%
1989JDLALOO PRASSADJNPJPTAJIV RANJAN SINGH1,41,88221.73%1864.6%
1984JNPRAM BAHADUR SINGHINCBHISHMAPRASAD YADAV26,0065.71%1658.3%
1980JNPSATYADEO SINGHJNPSLALLU PRASAD8,7812.26%1950.9%
1977BLDLALU PRASADINCRAM SHEKHAR PRASAD SINGH3,73,80077.36%673.3%
19711966 boundariesINCRAM SHEKHAR PRASAD SINGHBKDSATYADEO SINGH39,17012.76%1249.1%
19671966 boundariesINCR. P. SINGHSSPH. P. YADAV28,20910.12%949.5%
19621961 boundariesINCRAMSEKHAR PRASAD SINGHPSPRAJENDRA SINGH21,2049.58%648.2%

Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.

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.

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