Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency)
Chapra Lok Sabha constituency 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.[1][2][3][4] Re-poll was done on 31 May 2004.[5][6][7][8][9] Lalu won the elections after the re-poll.[10] In 2008, after the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies, Saran (Lok Sabha constituency) came into existence in place of it.[11]
Assembly segments
Chapra Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following seven Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments:
Members of Parliament
- 1952:Constituency does not exist
- 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
- 1984: Yogeshwar Prasad Yogesh, Indian National Congress
- 1985: Ram Bahadur 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
- 2008 onwards:Constituency does not exist
See also
References
- "POST POLL". telegraphindia.com.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-08-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "The Hindu : National / Elections 2004 : Chapra factor follows Laloo into Madhepura". thehindu.com.
- "'Order countermanding Chapra polls unanimous'". Rediff.
- "The Hindu : Front Page : Tight security for Chapra repoll". thehindu.com.
- "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.
- "Repoll in Chhapra on May 31". rediff.com.
- "Laloo triumphs in Chapra". Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- "Mayawati's Nominee May Queer Pitch for Lalu in Saran". Outlook. April 9, 2009. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
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