Chhapra Lok Sabha constituency
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Chapra | |
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Former Lok Sabha constituency | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | Bihar |
Assembly constituencies | Taraiya Marhaura Amnour Chapra Garkha Parsa Sonpur |
Established | 1952 |
Abolished | 2008 |
Reservation | None |
Chhapra Lok Sabha constituency was in Bihar and it existed until 2008, after which it was replaced by Saran Lok Sabha constituency, when delimitation was done.
Assembly segments
[edit]Presently, Chapra Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are
No | Name | District | Member | Party | |
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116 | Taraiya | Saran | Janak Singh | BJP | |
117 | Marhaura | Jitendra Kumar Ray | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
118 | Chapra | C. N. Gupta | BJP | ||
119 | Garkha | Surendra Ram | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
120 | Amnour | Krishna Kumar Mantoo | BJP | ||
121 | Parsa | Chhote Lal Ray | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
122 | Sonpur | Ramanuj Prasad Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
Members of Lok Sabha
[edit]Year | Member | Party | |
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1957 | Rajendra Singh | Praja Socialist Party | |
1962 | Ramshekhar Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | |
1967 | |||
1971 | |||
1977 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | Janata Party | |
1980 | Satya Deo Singh | ||
1984 | Ram Bahadur Singh | ||
1989 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | Janata Dal | |
1990^ | Lal Babu Rai | ||
1991 | |||
1996 | Rajiv Pratap Rudy | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
1998 | Heera Lal Rai | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
1999 | Rajiv Pratap Rudy | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2004 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
2008 onwards : See Saran |
^By-Poll
In 2004, Lok Sabha polls were countermanded in Chapra (छपरा) following allegations of rigging.[5][6][7][8] Re-poll was done on 31 May 2004.[9][10][11][12][13] Lalu won the elections after the re-poll.[14]
Election results
[edit]1957 election
[edit]- Rajendra Singh (PSP) : 75,994 votes
- Leela Devi Verma (INC) : 73,046
1984 election
[edit]- Ram Bahadur Singh (JNP) : 163,494 votes [3]
- Bhishma prasad Yadav (INC) : 137,488
1996 election
[edit]- Rajiv Pratap Rudi (BJP) : 339,086 votes
- Lal Babu Rai (JD) : 323,590
2004
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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RJD | Lalu Prasad Yadav | 228,882 | |||
BJP | Rajiv Pratap Rudy | 168,459 | |||
Margin of victory | |||||
Turnout | |||||
RJD gain from BJP | Swing |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1957 India General (2nd Lok Sabha) Elections Results".
- ^ "1980 India General (7th Lok Sabha) Elections Results".
- ^ a b "1984 India General (8th Lok Sabha) Elections Results".
- ^ "Shri Lal Babu Rai MP biodata Chapra | ENTRANCEINDIA". 28 December 2018.
- ^ "POST POLL". telegraphindia.com.
- ^ "General Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 7-Chapra Constituency of BIHAR". Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "National / Elections 2004 : Chapra factor follows Laloo into Madhepura". The Hindu. 4 May 2004. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016.
- ^ "'Order countermanding Chapra polls unanimous'". Rediff.
- ^ "Front Page : Tight security for Chapra repoll". The Hindu. 31 May 2004. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016.
- ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News". tribuneindia.com.
- ^ "Chapra an acid test: Laloo". Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Lalu vs Election Commission". frontline.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Repoll in Chhapra on May 31". rediff.com.
- ^ "Laloo triumphs in Chapra". Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "General Election 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.