Patna | |
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Former Lok Sabha constituency | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | Bihar |
Established | 1957 |
Abolished | 2008 |
Patna Lok Sabha constituency was a parliamentary constituency which existed from 1957 to 2008 in Bihar, India. Later in 2008 it was split into two seats: Pataliputra and Patna Sahib.
During the 1st Lok Sabha (1952-1957), Patna region had 4 Lok Sabha constituencies namely: Pataliputra, Patna Central, Patna East and Patna-cum-Shahabad (Arrah).
During the 2nd Lok Sabha in 1957, all 4 constituencies were renamed as follows:
No. | From | To |
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1. | Pataliputra | Patna Lok Sabha |
2. | Patna Central | Nalanda |
3. | Patna East | Barh |
4. | Patna-cum-Shahabad | Shahabad (Arrah) |
In the 1st Lok Sabha (1952-1957), Patna region had 4 Lok Sabha constituencies: [1]
As Patna Lok Sabha constituency from 2nd to 14th Lok Sabha.
Year | Name | Party | |
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1957 | Sarangdhar Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
1962 | Ram Dulari Sinha | ||
1967 | Ramavatar Shastri | Communist Party of India | |
1971 | |||
1977 | Mahamaya Prasad Sinha | Janata Party | |
1980 | Ramavatar Shastri | Communist Party of India | |
1984 | C. P. Thakur | Indian National Congress | |
1989 | Shailendra Nath Shrivastava | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
1991 | Election countermanded due to violence [2] | ||
1993^ | Ram Kripal Yadav | Janata Dal | |
1996 | |||
1998 | Election countermanded due to violence [3] | ||
1998^ | C. P. Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
1999 | |||
2004 | Ram Kripal Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
^By-Poll
From the 15th Lok Sabha (2009) onwards, the Patna Lok Sabha constituency has been bifurcated into 2 constituencies: Pataliputra and Patna Sahib.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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RJD | Ram Kripal Yadav | 4,33,853 | |||
BJP | C. P. Thakur | 3,95,291 | |||
Majority | 38,562 | ||||
Turnout | 9,01,558 | ||||
RJD gain from BJP | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | C. P. Thakur | 3,79,370 | |||
RJD | Ram Kripal Yadav | 3,32,478 | |||
Majority | 46,892 | ||||
Turnout | 8,12,307 | ||||
BJP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | C. P. Thakur | 3,31,860 | |||
RJD | Ram Kripal Yadav | 2,79,254 | |||
Majority | 52,606 | ||||
Turnout | 6,54,670 | ||||
BJP gain from JD | Swing |
The 1998 Lok Sabha election in Patna was countermanded due to reports of massive vote rigging. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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JD | Ram Kripal Yadav | 3,88,513 | |||
BJP | S. N. Arya | 3,49,046 | |||
Majority | 39,467 | ||||
Turnout | 7,81,874 | ||||
JD hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
JD | Ram Kripal Yadav | 3,39,563 | |||
BJP | Shailendra Nath Shrivastava | 1,79,620 | |||
Majority | 1,59,943 | ||||
Turnout | 6,35,422 | ||||
JD gain from BJP | Swing |
The 1991 Lok Sabha election in Patna was countermanded due to reports of massive vote rigging. Janata Dal fielded Inder Kumar Gujral from here, and Janata Party fielded Yashwant Sinha. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Shailendra Nath Shrivastava | 1,87,666 | |||
INC | Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur | 1,66,073 | |||
CPI | Ram Nath Yadav | 1,55,224 | |||
Majority | 21,593 | ||||
Turnout | 6,43,303 | ||||
BJP gain from INC | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur | 2,14,909 | |||
CPI | Ramavatar Shastri | 1,42,808 | |||
Independent | S. K. Sinha | 1,17,537 | |||
Majority | 72,181 | ||||
Turnout | 5,04,781 | ||||
INC gain from CPI | Swing |
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