Chapra Assembly Election Result 1980

Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1980

Janak Yadav of Janata Party (SECULAR) - CH. CHARAN SINGH won the Chapra Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1980 state assembly election, securing 27,568 votes (34.10% vote share). The runner-up was Mithilesh Kumar Singh (Janata Party (JP)) with 21,838 votes.

A total of 10 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Bihar
  • Constituency: Chapra
  • Constituency Number: 118
  • District: Saran
  • Total Contestants: 10
  • Election Year: 1980
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Janak Yadav 27568 34.10% Janata Party (SECULAR) - CH. CHARAN SINGH
2 Mithilesh Kumar Singh 21838 27.00% Janata Party (JP)
3 Subhapati Bishwakarma 13311 16.50% Bharatiya Janata Party
4 Hira Lal Rai 13116 16.20% Indian National Congress (I)
5 Baldeo Singh 3269 4.10% Independent
6 Anirudh Singh 796 1.00% Independent
7 Birendra Maharaj 358 0.40% Independent
8 Ravindra Prasad Verma 214 0.30% Janata Party (SECULAR) RAJ NARAIN
9 Ram Pratap Singh 141 0.20% Independent
10 Hari Ram Singh 139 0.20% Independent

About Chapra Assembly Constituency

The Chapra constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1980 Assembly election, 10 candidates contested for this seat. Janak Yadav (Janata Party (SECULAR) - CH. CHARAN SINGH) emerged as the winner securing 27,568 votes.

State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.

How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

10 candidates contested from Chapra assembly constituency in the 1980 Vidhan Sabha election.

Chapra is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Bihar.

Janak Yadav (Janata Party (SECULAR) - CH. CHARAN SINGH) won the Chapra assembly seat in the 1980 Vidhan Sabha election.