Chapra, Saran (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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Chapra | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Chapra Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 25°47′05″N 84°43′39″E / 25.78472°N 84.72750°ECoordinates: 25°47′05″N 84°43′39″E / 25.78472°N 84.72750°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Saran |
| Constituency No. | 118 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 20. Saran |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Chapra (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (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[]
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 118 Chapra (Vidhan Sabha 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 (Vidhan Sabha 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] First time, a non-Yadav non-Rajput Dr. C.N. Gupta (BJP) won from assembly seat in 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.[6][7][8]
Member of Legislative Assembly[]
| Year | Member | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | - | - | |
| 1957 | Prabhunath Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 By Polls | Jaglal Chaudhary | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Sundri Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | U.P. N. Sing | Bharatiya Jan Sangh | |
| 1969 | Janak Yadav | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1972 | Janak Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Mithlesh Kumar Singh | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Janak Yadav | Janata Party | |
| 1985 | Janak Yadav | Independent | |
| 1990 | Udit Rai | Independent | |
| 1995 | Udit Rai | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Udit Rai | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2005(Feb) | Ram Parvash Rai | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2005(Oct) | Ram Parvash Rai | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2010 | Janardan Singh Sigriwal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 By Polls | Randhir Kumar Singh | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2015 | Dr. C.N. Gupta | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2020 | Dr. C.N. Gupta | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
References[]
- ^ "EC move to allay fears about errors in EVMs". The Times of India.
- ^ "General Election to the State Legislative Assembly of Bihar, 2015- Use of EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail System(VVPAT)-reg" (PDF).
- ^ 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.
- ^ "RSS activist joins fray against BJP in Chhapra". The Times of India.
- ^ The RJD's Randhir Singh took advantage of the split and won the seat.
- ^ Chhapra seat 2015
- ^ http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/bjp-legislator-being-probed-over-bihar-communal-tension-116081100449_1.html
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Caste-stands-in-way-of-development-in-Chhapra/articleshow/49458065.cms
- Assembly constituencies of Bihar
- Politics of Saran district