Chapra Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...

 (parliamentary) constituency in Bihar

Bihar

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 state in eastern India

India

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 till 2008. In 2008, after the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies, Saran Lok Sabha constituency came into existence in place of it.

Assembly segments

Chapra Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following six Vidhan Sabha

Vidhan Sabha

The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...

 (Legislative Assembly) segments:

1. Taraiya
   Taraiya (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
   Taraiya is an assembly constituency in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar.-Extent:As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 116 Taraiya is composed of the following:Taraiya, Panapur and Ishuapur community development blocks.Taraiya is part of No...
   
   
2. Marhaura
   Marhaura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
   Marhaura is an assembly constituency in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar.-Extent:As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 117 Marhaura is composed of the following: Marhaura and Nagra community development blocks.Marhaura is part of No...
   
   
3. Chapra
   Chapra, Saran (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
   Chapra is an assembly constituency in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar.-Extent:As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No...
   
   
4. Garkha
   Garkha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
   Garkha is an assembly constituency in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No...
   
   
5. Parsa
   Parsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
   Parsa is an assembly constituency in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar.-Extent:As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No...
   
   
6. Sonepur
   Sonepur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
   Sonepur is an assembly constituency in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar.-Extent:As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 122 Sonepur is composed of the following: Sonepur and Dighwara community development blocks.Sonepur is part of No...
   
   

Members of Parliament

• 1957: Rajendra Singh
  Rajendra Singh
  Rajendra Singh is a well known water conservationist from Alwar district, Rajasthan in India. Also known as "waterman of India", he won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership in 2001 for his pioneering work in community-based efforts in water harvesting and water management. He runs...
  
  , Praja Socialist Party
  Praja Socialist Party
  The Praja Socialist Party was an Indian political party in existence from 1952 to 1972. It was founded when the Socialist Party, led by Jayprakash Narayan, Acharya Narendra Deva and Basawon Singh , merged with the Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party led by J.B. Kripalani...
  
  
• 1962: Ramshekhar Prasad Singh, Indian National Congress
  Indian National Congress
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• 1967: Ramshekhar Prasad Singh, Indian National Congress
• 1971: Ramshekhar Prasad Singh, Indian National Congress
• 1977: Lalu Prasad Yadav
  Lalu Prasad Yadav
  Lalu Prasad Yadav is an Indian politician from Bihar. He was the Minister of Railways from 2004 to 2009 in the ruling United Progressive Alliance government, and the President of the Rashtriya Janata Dal political party...
  
  , Janata Party
  Janata Party
  The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...
  
  
• 1980: Satya Deo Singh, Janata Party
• 1989: Lalu Prasad Yadav, Janata Dal
  Janata Dal
  Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...
  
  
• 1991: Lal Babu Rai, Janata Dal
• 1996: Rajiv Pratap Rudy
  Rajiv Pratap Rudy
  Rajiv Pratap Rudy is a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Bihar, India. He is a National Spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party...
  
  , Bharatiya Janata Party
  Bharatiya Janata Party
  The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
  
  
• 1998: Heera Lal Rai, Rashtriya Janata Dal
  Rashtriya Janata Dal
  The Rashtriya Janata Dal is a political party in India, based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Laloo Prasad Yadav. The party came about as a result of Lalu Prasad Yadav, ex-president of Janata Dal, being evicted by Sharad Yadav, the then president, on corruption charges ...
  
  
• 1999: Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2004: Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal

See also

• Saran (Lok Sabha constituency)
  Saran (Lok Sabha constituency)
  Saran Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamenatary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of...
  
  
• Saran district
  Saran district
  Saran District is one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar state, India. The district, part of Saran Division, is also known as Chapra district after the headquarters of the district - Chapra...
  
  
• List of former constituencies of the Lok Sabha