Chatra is an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...

 constituency in the India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state

States and territories of India

India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...

 of Jharkhand

Jharkhand

Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...

.

Extent

Chatra (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers: Chatra

Chatra, Jharkhand

Chatra is headquarters of Chatra district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-Geography:Chatra is located at .Chatra has several waterfalls around it: Gua Falls , Keridah Falls , Maludah Falls , and Bichkiliya...

, Pratappur and Hunterganj

Hunterganj

Hunterganj is a town in Chatra district, Jharkhand, India.-Location:Nearest railway station is at Gaya and the nearest airport is Gaya Airport...

 police stations in Chatra district

Chatra District

Chatra district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Chatra is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district covers an area of 3706 km². It has a population of 790,680 .-History:...

.

Chatra (SC) assembly constituency is part of Chatra (Lok Sabha constituency).

1977-2009

Janardan Paswan of RJD

Rashtriya Janata Dal

The Rashtriya Janata Dal is a political party in India, based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Laloo Prasad Yadav. The party came about as a result of Lalu Prasad Yadav, ex-president of Janata Dal, being evicted by Sharad Yadav, the then president, on corruption charges ...

 won in the 27 Chatra assembly constituency defeating Subedar Paswan of BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party

The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

 in 2009.Satyanand Bhokta of BJP defeated Janardan Paswan of RJD in 2005 and 2000. Janardan Paswan representing JD

Janata Dal

Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...

 defeated Mahendra Prasad Singh Bhokta of BJP in 1995. Mahendra Prasad Singh Bhokta of BJP defeated Shiv Jagat Ram of ndian National Congress] in 1990 and Nand Kishore Prasad of Congress in 1985. Mahesh Ram of Congress defeated Biku Ram of BJP in 1980. S. Ahmed Sabr of Janata Party

Janata Party

The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...

defeated Prajapalak Nath Singh, Independent in 1977.