Patna
Former Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
Established1957
Abolished2008

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

Members of Parliament

1952-1957

In the 1st Lok Sabha (1952-1957), Patna had 4 Lok Sabha constituencies:[1]

1957-2008

From the 2nd to 14th Lok Sabha, Patna had 1 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

1999

1998 Re-election

1998

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

1996

1993 Re-election

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

1984

1980

1977

1971

1967

1962

1957

See also

References

  1. "1951 Lok Sabha election results".
  2. 1 2 Sharma, Ashok Kumar (8 April 2019). "पटना साहिब: 1991 में जब ना यशवंत सिन्हा जीते और ना आईके गुजराल".
  3. 1 2 Modi, Sushil Kumar (8 May 2019). "1990s were the most violent years in Bihar's electoral history, that gloomy picture has changed".
  4. "2004 Lok Sabha election results".
  5. "1999 Lok Sabha election results".
  6. "1998 Lok Sabha election results".
  7. "1996 Lok Sabha election results".
  8. "1989 Lok Sabha election results".
  9. "1984 Lok Sabha election results".
  10. "1980 Lok Sabha election results".
  11. "1977 Lok Sabha election results".
  12. "1971 Lok Sabha election results".
  13. "1967 Lok Sabha election results".
  14. "1962 Lok Sabha election results".
  15. "1957 Lok Sabha election results".

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