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Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Chapra Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: छपरा लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) was a Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency in Bihar state in eastern India till 2008. In 2004, Lok Sabha polls were countermanded in Chapra following allegations of rigging. Re-poll was done on 31 May 2004. Lalu won the elections after the re-poll. In 2008, after the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies, Saran (Lok Sabha constituency) came into existence in place of it.

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Assembly segments

Chapra Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following six Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments:

  1. Taraiya
  2. Marhaura
  3. Chapra
  4. Garkha
  5. Parsa
  6. Sonpur

Members of Parliament

  • 1957: Rajendra Singh, Praja Socialist Party
  • 1962: Ramshekhar Prasad Singh, Indian National Congress
  • 1967: Ramshekhar Prasad Singh, Indian National Congress
  • 1971: Ramshekhar Prasad Singh, Indian National Congress
  • 1977: Lalu Prasad Yadav, Janata Party
  • 1980: Satya Deo Singh, Janata Party
  • 1989: Lalu Prasad Yadav, Janata Dal
  • 1991: Lal Babu Rai, Janata Dal
  • 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

    • References

    Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency) Wikipedia
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