Overview
Chhapra assembly seat has a unique distinction of electing either a Rajput or Yadav since 1967 belonging to various parties. The dominating caste, after delimitation is Vaishya which accounts for 65,000 of the 2.89 lakh voters. The vaishya community has 10-12% population in Chhapra.
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 118 Chapra Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Chhapra municipality and Naini, Fakuli, Karinga, Sadha, Mouna, Tenua and Barhara Mahaji gram panchayats of Chapra community development block; Rivilganj CD Block.[3]
Chapra Assembly constituency is part of No. 20 Saran (Lok Sabha constituency).[3] It was earlier part of Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency). Chhapra assembly seat had a unique distinction of electing either a Rajput or Yadav since 1965 till 2014 belonging to various parties.[4] Randhir Kumar Singh (RJD) won the by-poll from Chhapra in 2014.[5][6] First time, a non-Yadav non-Rajput Dr. C. N. Gupta (BJP) won from assembly seat in 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.[7][8][9]
