Pataliputra Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
Assembly constituenciesDanapur, Maner, Phulwari, Masaurhi, Paliganj, Bikram
Established2009
Total electors16.5 lakh
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2019

Pataliputra Lok Sabha constituency 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 reorganization effected that year, the city was awarded two seats, named Pataliputra (after the city's ancient name) and Patna Sahib. Pataliputra constituency has a total of 16.5 lakh electorate out of which 3 lakh are Yadavs, 1.5 lakh are Bhumihar, 1 lakh are Brahman, 3 lakh are Kurmi[2] 1 lakh are Koeri, 1.5 lakh are Muslims, rest comprises dalit voters.

Assembly constituencies

Assembly constituencies in Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency):[3]

# Name District Member Party 2019 lead
186 Danapur Patna Ritlal Yadav RJD BJP
187 Maner Bhai Virendra RJD RJD
188 Phulwari (SC) Gopal Ravidas CPIML BJP
189 Masaurhi (SC) Rekha Devi RJD RJD
190 Paliganj Sandeep Saurav CPIML RJD
191 Bikram Siddharth Saurav INC BJP

    Members of Parliament

    Year Name Party
    1952 Sarangdhar Sinha Indian National Congress
    2009 Ranjan Prasad Yadav Janata Dal (United)
    2014 Ram Kripal Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party
    2019

    Election results

    2019

    2019 Indian general election: Pataliputra
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    BJP Ram Kripal Yadav 509,557 47.28 +8.12
    RJD Misa Bharti 4,70,236 43.63 +8.59
    BSP Mohammad Kalimullah 14,045 1.30 -0.46
    BAAP Shailesh Kumar 9,628 0.89 N/A
    APKSP Shiv Kumar Singh 8,354 0.78 N/A
    NOTA None of the Above 6,576 0.61 +0.13
    Majority 39,321 3.65 -0.47
    Turnout 10,78,809 56.03 -0.34
    BJP hold Swing +8.12

    General election 2014

    2014 Indian general elections: Pataliputra[4][5][6]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    BJP Ram Kripal Yadav 3,83,262 39.16 N/A
    RJD Misa Bharti 3,42,940 35.04 -4.07
    Janata Dal (United) Ranjan Prasad Yadav 97,228 9.93 -32.93
    CPI(ML)L Rameshwar Prasad 51,623 5.27 -0.59
    BSP Raj Kumar Ram 17,188 1.76 -0.51
    None of the Above None of the Above 4,678 0.48 N/A
    Majority 40,322 4.12 +0.37
    Turnout 9,78,795 56.38 +15.21
    BJP gain from Janata Dal (United) Swing -3.70

    General election 2009

    2009 Indian general elections: Pataliputra[7]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Janata Dal (United) Ranjan Prasad Yadav 2,69,298 42.86
    RJD Lalu Prasad Yadav 2,45,757 39.12
    CPI(ML)L Rameshwar Prasad 36,837 5.86
    INC Vijay Singh Yadav 18,504 2.95
    BSP Harendra Kumar Patel 14,269 2.27
    Independent Sunil Kumar Singh 10,882 1.73
    Majority 23,541 3.74
    Turnout 6,28,283 41.17
    Janata Dal (United) win (new seat)

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "PATALIPUTRA LOK SABHA CONSTITUENCY".
    2. ↑ Abhijeet Thakur (17 April 2014). "Patliputra battle: Lalu for a lifeline, Ram Kripal for prestige & Ranjan for yet another term". India.com. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
    3. ↑ "General Election 2009 Assembly constituencies". Pataliputra. India elections.co.in. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
    4. ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Eciresults.nic.in. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
    5. ↑ "General Election of India 2014, Constituencywise detail result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 75. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
    6. ↑ "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014". ECI New Delhi. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
    7. ↑ "General Election 2009". Pataliputra. India elections.co.in. Retrieved 20 May 2009.

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