Chapra, Saran (Vidhan Sabha constituency)


Chapra 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.

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 118 Chapra 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.
Chapra is part of No. 20 Saran. It was earlier part of Chapra. Chhapra assembly seat had a unique distinction of electing either a Rajput or Yadav since 1965 till 2014 belonging to various parties. Randhir Kumar Singh won the by-poll from Chhapra in 2014. First time, a non-Yadav non-Rajput Dr. C.N. Gupta won from assembly seat in 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.

Member of Legislative Assembly