The Chapra Assembly constituency elected BJP’s Dr CN Gupta in the 2020 Bihar Assembly polls. He secured 44.97% of the votes and defeated his nearest rival Randhir Kumar Singh of RJD.

The seat, one
of Bihar’s 243 assembly constituencies, falls under
the Saran Lok Sabha constituency.

The Saran Lok Sabha
constituency is currently held by Rajiv
Prasad Rudy of BJP, who defeated Chandrika Rai of RJD.

The Chapra Assembly
constituency is an unreserved seat. The seat isn’t a stronghold of any one
party. From 2010 to 2014, it was held by BJP’s Janardan Singh Singriwal. It was
held by RJD’s Randhir Kumar Singh from 2014 to 2015 after bypoll was held in 2014.
From 2005 to 2010, it was held by Ram Parvash Rai of the Janata Dal United.
Prior to him, it was held by RJD’s Udit Rai.

Here are a few details about
the Chapra Assembly seat

Name of the assembly
constituency, district: Marhaura, Saran district

Lok Sabha constituency:
Saran

Polling date: November 3

2020 candidates: Dr CN Gupta (BJP), Randhir Kumar Singh (RJD)

2020 winner: Dr CN Gupta (BJP)

2020 runner up: Randhir Kumar Singh (RJD) 

2015 candidates: Dr CN Gupta (BJP), Randhir Kumar Singh (RJD), Udit Rai (IND)  

Sitting MLA, party: Dr CN
Gupta, BJP

Winning margin in 2015: 11,379 votes (7.35%)

Runner up name, party: Randhir
Kumar Singh, RJD

Number of voters in 2015: 158,250

Percentage of votes polled
in 2015: 51.87%

Number of women voters in
2015: 73,188

Number of polling booths in
2015: 287