Patna Lok Sabha constituency
| 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
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
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
- Ram Kripal Yadav (RJD) : 433,853 votes[4]
- Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur(BJP) : 395,291
1999
- Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (BJP) : 379,370 votes[5]
- Ram Kripal Yadav (RJD) : 332,478
1998 Re-election
- Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (BJP) : 331,860 votes[6]
- Ram Kripal Yadav (RJD) : 279,254
1998
The 1998 Lok Sabha election in Patna was countermanded due to reports of massive vote rigging.[3]
1996
- Ram Kripal Yadav (JD) : 388,513[7]
- S. N. Arya (BJP) : 349,046
1993 Re-election
- Ram Kripal Yadav (JD)
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
- Shailendra Nath Shrivastava (BJP) : 388,513[8]
- Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur(INC) : 349,046
1984
- Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (INC) : 214,909[9]
- Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 142,808
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)
References
- ^ "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".