Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency)

Chapra Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: छपरा लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) was a Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency in Bihar state in eastern India till 2008.Amrendra Kumar Mishra is likely to contest election from this place. 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 (Legislative Assembly) segments:

1. Taraiya
2. Marhaura
3. Chapra
4. Garkha
5. Parsa
6. Sonepur

Members of Parliament

• 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
• 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
• 2014: Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Bharatiya Janata Party

See also

• Saran (Lok Sabha constituency)
• Saran district
• List of former constituencies of the Lok Sabha