Patna Lok Sabha constituency

Patna was a Lok Sabha constituency which existed from 1957 to 2008 in Bihar, India. Later in 2008 it was split into two seats: Pataliputra and Patna Sahib.

Patna
Former Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Bihar
Established	1957
Abolished	2008

About

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

1952-1957

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

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

^By-Poll

2008-Present

From the 15th Lok Sabha (2009) onwards, the Patna Lok Sabha constituency has been bifurcated into 2 constituencies: Pataliputra and Patna Sahib.

Election results

2004

2004 Indian general election: Patna^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	RJD	Ram Kripal Yadav	4,33,853	48.12
	BJP	C. P. Thakur	3,95,291	43.84
Majority			38,562	4.28
Turnout			9,01,558
	RJD gain from BJP		Swing

1999

1999 Indian general election: Patna^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	C. P. Thakur	3,79,370	47.3
	RJD	Ram Kripal Yadav	3,32,478	41.45
Majority			46,892	5.85
Turnout			8,12,307
	BJP hold		Swing

1998 Re-election

1998 Patna Re-election: Patna^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	C. P. Thakur	3,31,860	51.55
	RJD	Ram Kripal Yadav	2,79,254	43.38
Majority			52,606	8.17
Turnout			6,54,670
	BJP gain from JD		Swing

1998

The 1998 Lok Sabha election in Patna was countermanded due to reports of massive vote rigging.^[3]

1996

1996 Indian general election: Patna^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD	Ram Kripal Yadav	3,88,513	50.18
	BJP	S. N. Arya	3,49,046	45.08
Majority			39,467	5.1
Turnout			7,81,874
	JD hold		Swing

1993 Re-election

1993 Patna Re-election: Patna

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD	Ram Kripal Yadav	3,39,563	53.43
	BJP	Shailendra Nath Shrivastava	1,79,620	28.26
Majority			1,59,943	25.17
Turnout			6,35,422
	JD gain from BJP		Swing

1991

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

1989 Indian general election: Patna^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Shailendra Nath Shrivastava	1,87,666	30.2
	INC	Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur	1,66,073	26.73
	CPI	Ram Nath Yadav	1,55,224	24.98
Majority			21,593	3.47
Turnout			6,43,303
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

1984

1984 Indian general election: Patna^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur	2,14,909	43.37
	CPI	Ramavatar Shastri	1,42,808	28.81
	Independent	S. K. Sinha	1,17,537	23.28
Majority			72,181	14.56
Turnout			5,04,781
	INC gain from CPI		Swing

1980

• Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 167,290^[10]
• Mahamaya Prasad Sinha (JP) : 146,877

1977

• Mahamaya Prasad Sinha (JP) : 382,363^[11]
• Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 59,238

1971

• Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 191,911^[12]
• Kailashpati Mishra (BJS) : 114,485

1967

• Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 148,963^[13]
• Ram Dulari Sinha (INC) : 66,822

1962

• Ram Dulari Sinha (INC) : 101,687^[14]
• Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 76,605

1957

• Sarangdhar Sinha (INC) : 75,618^[15]
• Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 66,936

See also

• List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
• Patna Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)
• Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)