Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency

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Patna Sahib
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Bihar
Assembly constituencies Bakhtiarpur
Digha
Bankipur
Kumhrar
Patna Sahib
Fatuha
Established2009
Total electors21,42,842
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
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Incumbent
Party  BJP
Alliance NDA
Elected year 2024
Preceded by Shatrughan Sinha

Patna Sahib is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. [1] The constituency is located in Patna district in Bihar. Until 2008, there was only one Lok Sabha seat for Patna, capital of Bihar. In the reorganisation effected that year, the city was awarded two seats, named Pataliputra (after the city's ancient name) and Patna Sahib. It also shares border with Munger Lok Sabha constituency. This Loksabha Constituency and this seat is dominated by Kayastha Caste. The Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) system with EVMs was used for the first time in this Lok Sabha constituency in 2014 elections. [2] [3]

Contents

Most Successful parties from Patna Sahib Lok Sabha

   BJP (4 Times) (100%)

Overview

The constituency has a preponderance of voters belonging to Kayastha in population, in this constituency.

Vidhan Sabha segments

#NameDistrictMemberParty2024 lead
180 Bakhtiarpur Patna Aniruddh Yadav RJD INC
181 Digha Sanjeev Chaurasiya BJP BJP
182 Bankipur Nitin Nabin BJP BJP
183 Kumhrar Arun Sinha BJP BJP
184 Patna Sahib Nand Kishore Yadav BJP BJP
185 Fatuha Rama Nand Yadav RJD INC

    Members of Parliament

    YearNameParty
    2009 Shatrughan Sinha Bharatiya Janata Party
    2014
    2019 Ravi Shankar Prasad
    2024

    Election results

    2024

    2024 Indian general elections: Patna Sahib
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    BJP Ravi Shankar Prasad 588,270 54.7 Decrease2.svg7.15
    INC Anshul Avijit Kushwaha4,34,42440.4Increase2.svg7.53
    NOTA None of the above5,5590.5
    Majority1,53,84614.3
    Turnout
    BJP hold Swing

    2019

    2019 Indian general elections: Patna Sahib
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    BJP Ravi Shankar Prasad 607,506 61.85 Increase2.svg6.78
    INC Shatrughan Sinha 3,22,84932.87Increase2.svg7.92
    Majority2,84,65728.981.14
    Turnout 9,82,93945.80Increase2.svg0.47
    BJP hold Swing Increase2.svg6.78

    2014

    2014 Indian general elections: Patna Sahib [4] [5]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    BJP Shatrughan Sinha 4,85,90555.07Decrease2.svg −2.23
    INC Kunal Singh2,20,10024.95Increase2.svg +13.85
    JD(U) Dr. Gopal Prasad Sinha 91,02410.32N/A
    AAP Parveen Amanullah 16,3811.86N/A
    SP Umesh Kumar10,8361.23N/A
    NOTA None of the Above 7,7270.88N/A
    Majority2,65,80530.12Decrease2.svg −0.07
    Turnout 8,82,26245.33Increase2.svg+11.69
    BJP hold Swing -2.23

    2009

    2009 Indian general elections: Patna Sahib
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    BJP Shatrughan Sinha 3,16,54957.30
    RJD Vijay Kumar1,49,77927.11
    INC Shekhar Suman 61,30811.10
    CPI(ML)L Ram Narayan Rai5,4830.99
    IND. Hemant Kumar Singh4,5880.83
    IND. Sanjay Verma2,4630.45
    Majority1,66,77030.19
    Turnout 5,52,41633.64
    BJP win (new seat)

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    References

    1. ↑ "PATNA-SAHIB LOK SABHA CONSTITUENCY".
    2. ↑ "PAPER TRAIL ON TEST". 15 April 2014.
    3. ↑ "Patna Sahib electorate can see who they voted for - Times of India".
    4. ↑ "General Election of India 2014, Constituencywise detail result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 74. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
    5. ↑ "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014". ECI New Delhi. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2015.

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