Elections Archive

GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

Chapra

Lalu Prasad (BLD) won by 3,73,800 votes (77.4%).

Electors
6,58,829
Votes polled
4,86,806
Valid votes
Turnout
73.9%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1977 national median: 77.4% (median 24.7%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1977 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 1998
Margin · 1999
5.7%(+4.4%)
Turnout
77.6%(+3.3%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
95.8%

Winning margin over time · Chapra

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199977%

Candidates

Candidates · Chapra 1977
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Lalu PrasadWinnerBLD4,15,40986.0%
2Ram Shekhar Prasad SinghINC41,6098.6%
3Sheo Bachan SinghCPI21,1944.4%
4Daroga RaiIND2,3450.5%
5Shatrughna Prasad SinghIND1,9510.4%
6Bhola SinghIND6900.1%

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