| Chapra | |
|---|---|
| FormerLok 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 bySaran Lok Sabha constituency, when delimitation was done.
Presently, Chapra Lok Sabha constituency comprises sevenVidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are
^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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSP | Rajendra Singh | 75,994 | 45.69 | ||
| INC | Leela Devi Verma | 73,046 | 43.92 | ||
| Independent | P. N. Singh | 17,282 | 10.39 | ||
| Majority | 2,948 | 1.77 | |||
| Turnout | 1,66,322 | 42.68 | |||
| PSPwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ramsekhar Prasad Singh | 85,952 | 38.82 | ||
| PSP | Rajendra Singh | 64,748 | 29.24 | ||
| Independent | Harmandan Prasad Yadav | 34,637 | 15.64 | N/A | |
| Independent | Bhikari Nath | 22,460 | 10.14 | N/A | |
| Socialist | Ramsubhag Singh | 8,593 | 3.88 | ||
| RRP | Ratna Devi | 5,030 | 2.27 | ||
| Majority | 21,204 | 9.58 | |||
| Turnout | 2,21,420 | 49.66 | |||
| INCgain fromPSP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. P. Singh | 83,267 | 29.89 | ||
| SSP | H. P. Yadav | 55,058 | 19.76 | ||
| Independent | A. K. Singh | 36,210 | 13.00 | N/A | |
| ABJS | M. Shriwastava | 28,297 | 10.16 | ||
| Jan Kranti Party | C. Singh | 22,875 | 8.21 | ||
| Independent | R. Das | 15,855 | 5.69 | N/A | |
| SWA | S. N. Singh | 15,309 | 5.49 | ||
| Independent | V. Singh | 11,433 | 4.10 | N/A | |
| Independent | H. Roy | 10,314 | 3.70 | N/A | |
| Majority | 28,209 | 10.13 | |||
| Turnout | 2,78,618 | 51.55 | |||
| INChold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ram Shekhar Prasad Singh | 129,134 | 42.08 | ||
| BKD | Satyadeo Singh | 89,964 | 29.31 | ||
| PSP | Janak Yadav | 27,021 | 8.80 | ||
| ABJS | Awadhesh Kumar Singh | 25,454 | 8.29 | ||
| SSP | Hari Nandan Prasad Yadav | 19,609 | 6.39 | ||
| SUCI | Amar Kumar Pandey | 7,010 | 2.28 | ||
| Majority | 39,170 | 12.77 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| INChold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Lalu Prasad Yadav | 415,409 | 85.97 | ||
| INC | Ram Shekhar Prasad Singh | 41,609 | 8.61 | ||
| CPI | Sheo Bachan Singh | 21,194 | 4.39 | ||
| Independent | Daroga Rai | 2,345 | 0.49 | N/A | |
| Independent | Shatrughna Prasad Singh | 1,951 | 0.40 | N/A | |
| Independent | Bhola Singh | 690 | 0.14 | N/A | |
| Majority | 373,800 | 77.36 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| JPhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Satyadeo Singh | 160,054 | 41.18 | ||
| JP(S) | Lalu Prasad Yadav | 151,273 | 38.92 | ||
| INC(I) | Budhan Prasad Yadav | 58,510 | 15.06 | ||
| INC(U) | Ramshekhar Prasad Singh | 1,991 | 0.51 | ||
| Independent | 15 Independent Candidates | 16,808 | 4.32 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,781 | 2.26 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| JPhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Ram Bahadur Singh | 163,494 | 35.91 | ||
| INC | Bhishmaprasad Yadav | 137,488 | 30.20 | ||
| LKD | Lalu Prasad Yadav | 128,705 | 28.27 | ||
| BJP | Madhu Sudan Singh | 7,565 | 1.66 | ||
| Independent | 12 Independent Candidates | 18,004 | 3.96 | N/A | |
| Majority | 26,006 | 5.71 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| JPhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | Lalu Prasad Yadav | 333,897 | 51.14 | ||
| JP | Lalan Singh | 192,015 | 29.41 | ||
| INC | Heera Lal Rai | 117,327 | 17.97 | ||
| Independent | 11 Independent Candidates | 4,978 | 0.76 | N/A | |
| Others | Other 3 Candidates | 3,813 | 0.58 | N/A | |
| BSP | Om Prakash Sharma | 899 | 0.14 | ||
| Majority | 141,882 | 21.73 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| JDhold | Swing | ||||
Bye-election to Lok Sabha from Chapra Parliamentary Constituency - Vacancy caused due to the resignation of Shri Lalu Prasad on 26-4-1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | Lal Babu Rai | 350,282 | 53.85 | ||
| JP | Lalan Singh | 225,709 | 34.70 | ||
| INC | Ram Jaypal Singh Yadav | 42,293 | 6.50 | ||
| BJP | Ram Das Rai | 26,955 | 4.14 | ||
| Independent | 17 Independent Candidates | 4,658 | 0.72 | ||
| Others | Other 3 Candidates | 614 | 0.10 | ||
| Majority | 124,573 | 19.15 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| JDhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rajiv Pratap Rudy | 339,086 | 47.80 | ||
| JD | Lal Babu Rai | 323,590 | 45.61 | ||
| Independent | Ram Babu Rai | 22,912 | 3.23 | N/A | |
| INC | Kavita Singh | 12,489 | 1.76 | ||
| Others | Other 20 Independent Candidates | 10,812 | 1.52 | N/A | |
| AIIC(T) | Devendra Singh | 516 | 0.07 | ||
| Majority | 15,496 | 2.19 | |||
| Turnout | 7,09,405 | 71.41 | |||
| BJPhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Heera Lal Rai | 331,591 | 44.96 | ||
| BJP | Rajiv Pratap Rudy | 322,264 | 43.70 | ||
| JD | Chandrika Rai | 66,148 | 8.97 | ||
| BJC | Baidya Nath Prasad Singh Vikal | 5,810 | 0.79 | ||
| Independent | Anil Kumar Singh | 5,092 | 0.69 | N/A | |
| SP | Janak Yadav | 3,261 | 0.44 | ||
| Independent | Pramod Kumar Singh | 1,918 | 0.26 | N/A | |
| Independent | Srikant Prasad | 1,411 | 0.19 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,327 | 1.26 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| RJDhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rajiv Pratap Rudy | 390,477 | 50.71 | ||
| RJD | Hira Lal Rai | 346,924 | 45.05 | ||
| BSP | Bachchu Prasad Biru | 12,378 | 1.61 | ||
| JD(S) | Lal Babu Rai | 11,689 | 1.52 | ||
| Independent | Praveen Kumar | 3,208 | 0.42 | N/A | |
| Independent | Anil Kumar Singh | 2,562 | 0.33 | N/A | |
| NCP | Ajay Kumar Singh | 2,385 | 0.31 | ||
| Independent | Ram Kripal Prasad Yadav | 452 | 0.06 | N/A | |
| Majority | 43,553 | 5.66 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| BJPhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Lalu Prasad Yadav | 228,882 | 51.31 | ||
| BJP | Rajiv Pratap Rudy | 168,459 | 37.76 | ||
| BSP | Abhay Raj Kishor Rai | 12,322 | 2.76 | ||
| Independent | Brajesh Kumar | 10,753 | 2.41 | N/A | |
| SP | Bachchu Prasad | 8,910 | 2.00 | ||
| Independent | Narendra Kumar Singh | 5,775 | 1.29 | N/A | |
| Independent | Manoranjan Kumar Srivastava | 5,264 | 1.18 | N/A | |
| Independent | Kamala Saran | 3,187 | 0.71 | N/A | |
| AD | Rajeshwar Singh | 2,549 | 0.57 | ||
| Majority | 60,423 | 13.55 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| RJDhold | Swing | ||||