| Patna | |
|---|---|
| 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.
About[edit]
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pataliputra | Patna Lok Sabha |
| 2. | Patna Central | Nalanda |
| 3. | Patna East | Barh |
| 4. | Patna-cum-Shahabad | Shahabad (Arrah) |
Members of Parliament[edit]
1952-1957[edit]
In the 1st Lok Sabha (1952-1957), Patna region had 4 Lok Sabha constituencies:[1]
- Pataliputra (Patna) : Sarangdhar Sinha, INC
- Patna Central : Kailash Pati Sinha, INC
- Patna East : Tarkeshwari Sinha, INC
- Patna-cum-Shahabad : Bali Ram Bhagat, INC
1957-2008[edit]
As Patna Lok Sabha constituency from 2nd to 14th Lok Sabha.
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
From 2008 : See Patna Sahib & Pataliputra
| |||
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2008-Present[edit]
From the 15th Lok Sabha (2009) onwards, the Patna Lok Sabha constituency has been bifurcated into 2 constituencies: Pataliputra and Patna Sahib.
Election results[edit]
2004[edit]
- Ram Kripal Yadav (RJD) : 433,853 votes[4]
- Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (BJP) : 395,291
1999[edit]
- Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (BJP) : 379,370 votes[5]
- Ram Kripal Yadav (RJD) : 332,478
1998 Re-election[edit]
- Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (BJP) : 331,860 votes[6]
- Ram Kripal Yadav (RJD) : 279,254
1998[edit]
The 1998 Lok Sabha election in Patna was countermanded due to reports of massive vote rigging.[3]
1996[edit]
- Ram Kripal Yadav (JD) : 388,513[7]
- S. N. Arya (BJP) : 349,046
1993 Re-election[edit]
- Ram Kripal Yadav (JD)
1991[edit]
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]
1989[edit]
- Shailendra Nath Shrivastava (BJP) : 388,513[8]
- Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (INC) : 349,046
1984[edit]
- Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (INC) : 214,909[9]
- Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 142,808
1980[edit]
- Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 167,290[10]
- Mahamaya Prasad Sinha (JP) : 146,877
1977[edit]
- Mahamaya Prasad Sinha (JP) : 382,363[11]
- Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 59,238
1971[edit]
- Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 191,911[12]
- Kailashpati Mishra (BJS) : 114,485
1967[edit]
- Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 148,963[13]
- Ram Dulari Sinha (INC) : 66,822
1962[edit]
- Ram Dulari Sinha (INC) : 101,687[14]
- Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 76,605
1957[edit]
- Sarangdhar Sinha (INC) : 75,618[15]
- Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 66,936
See also[edit]
- List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
- Patna Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)
References[edit]
- ^ "1951 Lok Sabha election results".
- ^ a b Sharma, Ashok Kumar (8 April 2019). "पटना साहिब: 1991 में जब ना यशवंत सिन्हा जीते और ना आईके गुजराल".
- ^ a b Modi, Sushil Kumar (8 May 2019). "1990s were the most violent years in Bihar's electoral history, that gloomy picture has changed".
- ^ "2004 Lok Sabha election results".
- ^ "1999 Lok Sabha election results".
- ^ "1998 Lok Sabha election results".
- ^ "1996 Lok Sabha election results".
- ^ "1989 Lok Sabha election results".
- ^ "1984 Lok Sabha election results".
- ^ "1980 Lok Sabha election results".
- ^ "1977 Lok Sabha election results".
- ^ "1971 Lok Sabha election results".
- ^ "1967 Lok Sabha election results".
- ^ "1962 Lok Sabha election results".
- ^ "1957 Lok Sabha election results".