Patna Lok Sabha constituency
| Patna | |
|---|---|
| Former Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Established | 1957 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
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.
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
| |||
^By-Poll
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]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]The 1998 Lok Sabha election in Patna was countermanded due to reports of massive vote rigging.[3]
1996
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[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]| 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
[edit]| 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
[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".