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'''Chapra''' (pronounced Chhapra) is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Saran district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]]. In [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]], Chapra was one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/EC-move-to-allay-fears-about-errors-in-EVMs/articleshow/49199345.cms|title=EC move to allay fears about errors in EVMs|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/Current/ImpIns_24092015.pdf|title=General Election to the State Legislative Assembly of Bihar, 2015- Use of EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail System(VVPAT)-reg.}}</ref>
{{for multi|the constituency in West Bengal|Chapra, West Bengal Assembly constituency|disambiguation|Chapra (disambiguation){{!}}Chapra}}

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
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'''Chapra Assembly constituency''' (pronounced Chhapra) is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Saran district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]]. In [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]], Chapra was one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/EC-move-to-allay-fears-about-errors-in-EVMs/articleshow/49199345.cms|title=EC move to allay fears about errors in EVMs|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/Current/ImpIns_24092015.pdf|title=General Election to the State Legislative Assembly of Bihar, 2015- Use of EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail System(VVPAT)-reg.}}</ref>


==Overview==
==Overview==
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Chapra Assembly constituency is part of No. 20 [[Saran (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=commission/> It was earlier part of [[Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. Chhapra assembly seat had a unique distinction of electing either a Rajput or Yadav since 1965 till 2014 belonging to various parties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/RSS-activist-joins-fray-against-BJP-in-Chhapra/articleshow/40324808.cms|title=RSS activist joins fray against BJP in Chhapra|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Randhir Kumar Singh (RJD) won the by-poll from Chhapra in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/saffron-party-struggles-to-keep-flock-together/articleshow/49510105.cms|title=Saffron party struggles to keep flock together}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141206003858/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141206/jsp/frontpage/story_2365.jsp#.WJb4C9J97IU The RJD's Randhir Singh took advantage of the split and won the seat.]</ref> First time, a non-Yadav non-Rajput Dr. [[C. N. Gupta]] (BJP) won from assembly seat in [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>[http://www.ndtv.com/elections/bihar/chapra-mla-results Chhapra seat 2015]</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=IANS |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/bjp-legislator-being-probed-over-bihar-communal-tension-116081100449_1.html |title=BJP legislator being probed over Bihar communal tension &#124; Business Standard News |publisher=Business-standard.com |date= |accessdate=2022-02-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Caste-stands-in-way-of-development-in-Chhapra/articleshow/49458065.cms |title=Caste stands in way of development in Chhapra &#124; Patna News - Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2015-10-20 |accessdate=2022-02-21}}</ref>
Chapra Assembly constituency is part of No. 20 [[Saran (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=commission/> It was earlier part of [[Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. Chhapra assembly seat had a unique distinction of electing either a Rajput or Yadav since 1965 till 2014 belonging to various parties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/RSS-activist-joins-fray-against-BJP-in-Chhapra/articleshow/40324808.cms|title=RSS activist joins fray against BJP in Chhapra|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Randhir Kumar Singh (RJD) won the by-poll from Chhapra in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/saffron-party-struggles-to-keep-flock-together/articleshow/49510105.cms|title=Saffron party struggles to keep flock together}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141206003858/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141206/jsp/frontpage/story_2365.jsp#.WJb4C9J97IU The RJD's Randhir Singh took advantage of the split and won the seat.]</ref> First time, a non-Yadav non-Rajput Dr. [[C. N. Gupta]] (BJP) won from assembly seat in [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>[http://www.ndtv.com/elections/bihar/chapra-mla-results Chhapra seat 2015]</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=IANS |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/bjp-legislator-being-probed-over-bihar-communal-tension-116081100449_1.html |title=BJP legislator being probed over Bihar communal tension &#124; Business Standard News |publisher=Business-standard.com |date= |accessdate=2022-02-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Caste-stands-in-way-of-development-in-Chhapra/articleshow/49458065.cms |title=Caste stands in way of development in Chhapra &#124; Patna News - Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2015-10-20 |accessdate=2022-02-21}}</ref>


==Members of Legislative Assembly==
== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
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|-
|-
!Year
!Year
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| rowspan="2" |[[1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|Prabhunath Singh
|Prabhunath Singh
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|-
|Jaglal Chaudhary
|Jaglal Chaudhary
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|[[1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|[[1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|Uday Pratap N Singh
|Uday Pratap N Singh
|style="background-color: {{party color|Jana Sangh}}" |
|{{Full party name with color|Jana Sangh}}
|[[Bharatiya Jan Sangh]]
|-
|-
|[[1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|[[1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
| rowspan="2" |Janak Yadav
| rowspan="2" |Janak Yadav
| style="background-color: {{party color|Praja Socialist Party}}" |
|{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|[[Praja Socialist Party]]
|-
|-
|[[1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|[[1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|-
|[[1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|[[1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|Mithlesh Kumar Singh
|Mithlesh Kumar Singh
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party}}" |
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Janata Party]]
|-
|-
|[[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|[[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
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|-
|-
|[[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|[[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |
| {{Full party name with color|Independent politician|rowspan=2}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|-
|[[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|[[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
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|-
|-
|[[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|[[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}}
|[[Janata Dal]]
|-
|-
|[[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|[[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}" |
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|-
|-
|[[February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]
|[[February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Ram Parvash Rai]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Ram Parvash Rai]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}" |
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|rowspan=2}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Janata Dal (United)]]
|-
|-
|[[October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]
|[[October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]
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|[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]]
|[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]]
|[[Janardan Singh Sigriwal]]
|[[Janardan Singh Sigriwal]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|-
|2014^
|2014^
|Randhir Kumar Singh
|Randhir Kumar Singh
| style="background-color: {{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}" |
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|-
|-
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]]
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]]
| rowspan="2" |[[C. N. Gupta]]
| rowspan="2" |[[C. N. Gupta]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|-
|[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]
|[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]
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=== 2020 ===
=== 2020 ===
{{Election box begin|
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Assembly election, 2020]]: Chapra, Bihar }}
|title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Assembly election, 2020]]: Chapra, Bihar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[C. N. Gupta]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 75,710
|percentage = 44.97
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Randhir Kumar Singh
|candidate = Randhir Kumar Singh
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|votes =
|votes = 68,939
|percentage =
|percentage = 40.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[C. N. Gupta]]
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|percentage =
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|change =
}}
}}
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|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|party = None of the above
|party = None of the above
|votes =
|votes = 1,920
|percentage =
|percentage = 1.14
|change =
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes =
|votes = 6,771
|percentage =
|percentage = 4.02
|change =
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 168,361
|percentage =
|percentage = 50.99
|change =
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box registered electors
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = {{formatnum: }}
|reg. electors = 330,176
|ref=<ref name="Bihar Election 2020">{{cite web |title=Bihar Legislative Election 2020 |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/12787-bihar-legislative-election-2020/ |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>
|ref=<ref name="Bihar Election 2020">{{cite web |title=Bihar Legislative Election 2020 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/12787-bihar-legislative-election-2020/ |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =
|winner = BJP
|loser =
|loser =
|swing =
|swing =
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=== 2015 ===
=== 2015 ===
{{Election box begin|
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Assembly election, 2015]]: Chapra, Bihar }}
|title=[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Assembly election, 2015]]: Chapra, Bihar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[C. N. Gupta]]
|candidate = [[C. N. Gupta]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 71646
|votes = 71,646
|percentage =
|percentage = 45.27
|change =
|change =
}}
}}
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|candidate = Randhir Kumar Singh
|candidate = Randhir Kumar Singh
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|votes = 60267
|votes = 60,267
|percentage =
|percentage = 38.08
|change =
|change =
}}
}}
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|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|party = None of the above
|party = None of the above
|votes =
|votes = 3,488
|percentage =
|percentage = 2.2
|change =
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes =
|votes = 11,379
|percentage =
|percentage = 7.19
|change =
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 158,247
|percentage = 51.87
|percentage = 51.87
|change =
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box registered electors
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = {{formatnum: }}
|reg. electors = 305,079
|ref=<ref name="Bihar Election 2020">{{cite web |title=Bihar Legislative Election 2020 |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/12787-bihar-legislative-election-2020/ |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>
|ref=<ref name="Bihar Election 2020">{{cite web |title=Bihar Legislative Election 2020 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/12787-bihar-legislative-election-2020/ |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner =
|winner = BJP
|loser =
|loser = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|swing =
|swing =
}}
}}
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=== 2014 by-election ===
=== 2014 by-election ===
{{Election box begin|
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Assembly election, 2010]]: Chapra, Bihar }}
|title=[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Assembly election, 2010]]: Chapra, Bihar}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Randhir Kumar Singh
|candidate = Randhir Kumar Singh
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|votes = 55,000
|votes =
|percentage =
|percentage =
|change =
|change =
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|candidate = [[C. N. Gupta]]
|candidate = [[C. N. Gupta]]
|party = Independent
|party = Independent
|votes = 31,000
|votes =
|percentage =
|percentage =
|change =
|change =
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|candidate = Kanhaiya Singh
|candidate = Kanhaiya Singh
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 25,300
|votes =
|percentage =
|percentage =
|change =
|change =
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{{Election box registered electors
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = {{formatnum: }}
|reg. electors = {{formatnum: }}
|ref=<ref name="Bihar Election 2020">{{cite web |title=Bihar Legislative Election 2020 |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/12787-bihar-legislative-election-2020/ |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>
|ref=<ref name="Bihar Election 2020">{{cite web |title=Bihar Legislative Election 2020 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/12787-bihar-legislative-election-2020/ |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner =
|winner = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|loser =
|loser = BJP
|swing =
|swing =
}}
}}
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{cite web |title=Results of all Bihar Assembly elections |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/68-bihar/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}
* {{cite web |title=Results of all Bihar Assembly elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/68-bihar/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}


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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar]]
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[[Category:Politics of Saran district]]
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[[Category:1957 establishments in Bihar]]

Latest revision as of 16:07, 8 September 2024

Chapra, Bihar
Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
DistrictSaran
Established1957
ReservationNone
Elected year2020

Chapra (pronounced Chhapra) is an assembly constituency in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar. In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Chapra was one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[1][2]

Overview

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Chhapra assembly seat has a unique distinction of electing either a Rajput or Yadav since 1967 belonging to various parties. The dominating caste, after delimitation is Vaishya which accounts for 65,000 of the 2.89 lakh voters. The vaishya community has 10-12% population in Chhapra.

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 118 Chapra Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Chhapra municipality and Naini, Fakuli, Karinga, Sadha, Mouna, Tenua and Barhara Mahaji gram panchayats of Chapra community development block; Rivilganj CD Block.[3]

Chapra Assembly constituency is part of No. 20 Saran (Lok Sabha constituency).[3] It was earlier part of Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency). Chhapra assembly seat had a unique distinction of electing either a Rajput or Yadav since 1965 till 2014 belonging to various parties.[4] Randhir Kumar Singh (RJD) won the by-poll from Chhapra in 2014.[5][6] First time, a non-Yadav non-Rajput Dr. C. N. Gupta (BJP) won from assembly seat in 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.[7][8][9]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year Name[10] Party
1957 Prabhunath Singh Indian National Congress
Jaglal Chaudhary
1962 Sundri Devi
1967 Uday Pratap N Singh Jana Sangh
1969 Janak Yadav Praja Socialist Party
1972 Indian National Congress
1977 Mithlesh Kumar Singh Janata Party
1980 Janak Yadav
1985 Independent politician
1990 Udit Rai
1995 Janata Dal
2000 Rashtriya Janata Dal
2005 Ram Parvash Rai Janata Dal
2005
2010 Janardan Singh Sigriwal Bharatiya Janata Party
2014^ Randhir Kumar Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal
2015 C. N. Gupta Bharatiya Janata Party
2020

Election results

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2020

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Bihar Assembly election, 2020: Chapra, Bihar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP C. N. Gupta 75,710 44.97
RJD Randhir Kumar Singh 68,939 40.95
NOTA None of the Above 1,920 1.14
Majority 6,771 4.02
Turnout 168,361 50.99
Registered electors 330,176 [11]
BJP hold Swing


2015

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Bihar Assembly election, 2015: Chapra, Bihar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP C. N. Gupta 71,646 45.27
RJD Randhir Kumar Singh 60,267 38.08
NOTA None of the Above 3,488 2.2
Majority 11,379 7.19
Turnout 158,247 51.87
Registered electors 305,079 [11]
BJP gain from RJD Swing

2014 by-election

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Bihar Assembly election, 2010: Chapra, Bihar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RJD Randhir Kumar Singh
Independent C. N. Gupta
BJP Kanhaiya Singh
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors [11]
RJD gain from BJP Swing

References

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  1. ^ "EC move to allay fears about errors in EVMs". The Times of India.
  2. ^ "General Election to the State Legislative Assembly of Bihar, 2015- Use of EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail System(VVPAT)-reg" (PDF).
  3. ^ a b "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  4. ^ "RSS activist joins fray against BJP in Chhapra". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "Saffron party struggles to keep flock together".
  6. ^ The RJD's Randhir Singh took advantage of the split and won the seat.
  7. ^ Chhapra seat 2015
  8. ^ IANS. "BJP legislator being probed over Bihar communal tension | Business Standard News". Business-standard.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Caste stands in way of development in Chhapra | Patna News - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Chapra Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
  11. ^ a b c "Bihar Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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