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66. Chapra

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Bihar · India Lok Sabha Election, 1991

IN-CHAPRA

JD 53.8%won by 19.2%JP 34.7%

What changed here

Derived

Janata Dal held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 21.7% to 19.2%.

  • New challengerJanahitha Paksha (JP) finished second with 34.7% — it did not contest here in 1989.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 88.5% of the vote between them, up from 80.5% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
9,94,872
Turnout
65.4%
Valid votes
6,50,511
Margin
1,24,573
19.15%

Candidates

24 contested · winner JD
  1. 1LAL BABU RAIJanata Dal · JD3,50,28253.8%
  2. 2RAJIV RANJAN SINGHJanahitha Paksha · JP2,25,70934.7%
  3. 3RAM JAYPAL SINGH YADAVIndian National Congress · INC42,2936.5%
  4. 4RAM DAS RAIBharatiya Janata Party · BJP26,9554.1%
  5. 5GUDU SHARMAIndependent · IND1,2800.2%
  6. 6GONAR MAHTOIndependent · IND8780.1%
  7. 7RAM DAS SINGHIndependent · IND4240.1%
  8. 8CHATURBHUJ TEWARIIndependent · IND4180.1%
  9. 9KRISHNA RAIIndependent · IND4130.1%
  10. 10ANUGARAH NARAIN SINGHAZP · AZP3050.0%
  11. 11LALAN KUMAR SINGHIndependent · IND2520.0%
  12. 12NAWAL KISHORENIRALAIndependent · IND1860.0%
  13. 13ANIL KR. TIWARIIndependent · IND1790.0%
  14. 14VIJAYA NANDDBM · DBM1750.0%
  15. 15JANG BAHADUR SINGHIndependent · IND1720.0%
  16. 16ANGAD SINGHDDP · DDP1340.0%
  17. 17DEVENDAR SINGHIndependent · IND980.0%
  18. 18RAGHUBENDRA NARAIAN MEHTAIndependent · IND800.0%
  19. 19VINOD KUMAR SINGHIndependent · IND780.0%
  20. 20ARVIND KUMARIndependent · IND690.0%
  21. 21RAMESHWAR SINGH VISHWABANDHUIndependent · IND550.0%
  22. 22PREM PRATAP SINGHIndependent · IND410.0%
  23. 23JAGDISH SINGHIndependent · IND210.0%
  24. 24VIRENDRA RAIIndependent · IND140.0%

Since 1989

Derived
Winner then
JD
Winner now
JD
JD–JP swing
−32.0%
JD share
51.1% → 53.8%
JP share
0.0% → 34.7%
Turnout
64.6% → 65.4%
65. Maharajganj67. Hajipur
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