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		<title>Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;2409:4064:4D15:3A5A:0:0:CB:8C09: /* Assembly constituencies */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{Short description|Lok Sabha Constituency in Bihar}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox&lt;br /&gt;
|title = {{{name|{{PAGENAMEBASE}}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|image =  [[File:Bihar Wahlkreise Lok Sabha.svg|300px|]]&lt;br /&gt;
|caption = 31 Pataliputra constituency, post-2008 delimitation&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|label1 = Existence&lt;br /&gt;
|data1 = 2009 - present&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|label2 = Reservation&lt;br /&gt;
|data2 = none&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|label3 = Current MP&lt;br /&gt;
|data3 = [[Ram Kripal Yadav]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|label4 = Party&lt;br /&gt;
|data4 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|label5 = Elected Year&lt;br /&gt;
|data5 = [[Indian general election, 2014 (Bihar)|2019]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|label6 = State&lt;br /&gt;
|data6 = [[Bihar]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|label7 = Total Electors&lt;br /&gt;
|data7 = 16.5 lakh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|label8 = Most Successful Party&lt;br /&gt;
|data8 =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|label9 = Category&lt;br /&gt;
|data9 =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|label10 = Assembly Constituencies&lt;br /&gt;
|data10 = Danapur, Maner, Phulwari, Masaurhi, Paliganj Bikram&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Pataliputra&#039;&#039;&#039; Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 [[Lok Sabha|parliamentary]] constituencies in [[India]]. 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 reorganisation effected that year, the city was awarded two seats, named [[Pataliputra]] (after the city&#039;s ancient name) and [[Patna Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)|Patna Sahib]]. Pataliputra constituency has a total of 16.5 lakh electorate out of which 4 lakh are Yadavs, 3 lakh are Bhumihar, 1 lakh for Brahman and Rajput 1 lakh  and 5 lakh Luv Kush (2.5 lakh [[kurmi]] + 2.5 lakh [[Kushwaha]]) voter &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.india.com/election-2014/patliputra-battle-lalu-for-a-lifeline-ram-kripal-for-prestige-ranjan-for-yet-another-term-40773/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Assembly constituencies==&lt;br /&gt;
Assembly constituencies in Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency):&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url =http://www.indiastudychannel.com/india/loksabha/635-Pataliputra.aspx | title = General Election 2009 Assembly constituencies  | access-date = 2009-05-20 | work = Pataliputra| publisher = India elections.co.in}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;500px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!width=&amp;quot;50px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-size:75%&amp;quot;|Constituency number&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&lt;br /&gt;
!width=&amp;quot;100px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-size:75%&amp;quot;|Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)&lt;br /&gt;
!width=&amp;quot;150px&amp;quot;|District&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;150px&amp;quot; |MLA&lt;br /&gt;
!width=&amp;quot;150px&amp;quot;|Party&lt;br /&gt;
!width=&amp;quot;150px&amp;quot;|Party Leading&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;(in 2019)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|186&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Danapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Danapur]]&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Patna district|Patna]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ritlal Yadav]]&lt;br /&gt;
|bgcolor=#008000|[[RJD]]&lt;br /&gt;
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|187&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Maner (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Maner]]&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Patna district|Patna]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bhai Virendra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|bgcolor=#008000|[[RJD]]&lt;br /&gt;
|bgcolor=#008000|[[RJD]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|188&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Phulwari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Phulwari]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SC&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Patna district|Patna]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Gopal Ravidas]]&lt;br /&gt;
|bgcolor=#FF0000|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|CPI(ML)L]]&lt;br /&gt;
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|189&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Masaurhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Masaurhi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SC&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Patna district|Patna]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Rekha Devi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|bgcolor=#008000|[[RJD]]&lt;br /&gt;
|bgcolor=#008000|[[RJD]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|190&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Paliganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Paliganj]]&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Patna district|Patna]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sandeep Saurav|Sandeep saurabh]]&lt;br /&gt;
|bgcolor=#FF0000|[[Communist Party of India (BJPLiberation|CPI(ML)L]]&lt;br /&gt;
|bgcolor=#008000|[[RJD]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|191&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bikram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bikram]]&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Patna district|Patna]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Siddharth Saurav&lt;br /&gt;
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]&lt;br /&gt;
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Members of Parliament==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Until 2008, there was only one Lok Sabha seat in : [[Patna (Lok Sabha constituency)|Patna]]&lt;br /&gt;
* In 2008 delimitation, the seat was split into two seats. 1) This one (Pataliputra) and 2) [[Patna Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)|Patna Sahib]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;sortable&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;70%&amp;quot; cellpadding=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; cellspacing=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big; font-family: verdana&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&amp;quot; |Year&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&amp;quot; |Winner&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&amp;quot; |Party&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1952-2008&lt;br /&gt;
| &lt;br /&gt;
| See : [[Patna (Lok Sabha constituency)|Patna]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ranjan Prasad Yadav]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Janata Dal (United)]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ram Kripal Yadav]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ram Kripal Yadav]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Election results==&lt;br /&gt;
===General election 2019===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general election]]: [[Pataliputra]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
|candidate = [[Ram Kripal Yadav]]&lt;br /&gt;
|votes = 5,09,557&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 47.28&lt;br /&gt;
|change = +8.12&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal&lt;br /&gt;
|candidate = [[Misa Bharti]]&lt;br /&gt;
|votes = 4,70,236&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 43.63&lt;br /&gt;
|change = +8.59&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party&lt;br /&gt;
|candidate = Mohammad Kalimullah&lt;br /&gt;
|votes = 14,045&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 1.30&lt;br /&gt;
|change = -0.46&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate|&lt;br /&gt;
|party = BAAP&lt;br /&gt;
|candidate = Shailesh Kumar&lt;br /&gt;
|votes = 9,628&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 0.89&lt;br /&gt;
|change = &#039;&#039;N/A&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate|&lt;br /&gt;
|party = APKSP&lt;br /&gt;
|candidate = Shiv Kumar Singh&lt;br /&gt;
|votes = 8,354&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 0.78&lt;br /&gt;
|change = &#039;&#039;N/A&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
|party = None of the above&lt;br /&gt;
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]&lt;br /&gt;
|votes = 6,576&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 0.61&lt;br /&gt;
|change = +0.13&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority|&lt;br /&gt;
|votes = 39,321&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 3.65&lt;br /&gt;
|change = -0.47&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout|&lt;br /&gt;
|votes = 10,78,809&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 56.03&lt;br /&gt;
|change = -0.34&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
|swing  = +8.12&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===General election 2014===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Pataliputra]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS0431.htm?ac=31 |title=Constituencywise-All Candidates |publisher=Eciresults.nic.in |date=2014-05-17 |access-date=2014-05-25}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2014/33%20-%20Constituency%20wise%20detailed%20result.pdf | title=General Election of India 2014, Constituencywise detail result|publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=2015-09-23 |page=75}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=web-arch-turnout&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm |publisher=ECI New Delhi |access-date=2015-09-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606003137/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm |archive-date=June 6, 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[Ram Kripal Yadav]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 3,83,262&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 39.16&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &#039;&#039;N/A&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[Misa Bharti]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Rashtriya Janata Dal&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 3,42,940&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 35.04&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = -4.07&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Janata Dal (United)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[Ranjan Prasad Yadav]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 97,228&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 9.93&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = -32.93&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[Rameshwar Prasad (CPI(ML) Liberation)|Rameshwar Prasad]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 51,623&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 5.27&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = -0.59&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party&lt;br /&gt;
|candidate = Raj Kumar Ram&lt;br /&gt;
|votes = 17,188&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 1.76&lt;br /&gt;
|change = -0.51&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
|party = None of the Above&lt;br /&gt;
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]&lt;br /&gt;
|votes = 4,678&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 0.48&lt;br /&gt;
|change = &#039;&#039;N/A&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority|&lt;br /&gt;
   |votes      = 40,322&lt;br /&gt;
   |percentage = 4.12&lt;br /&gt;
   |change     = +0.37&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout|&lt;br /&gt;
   |votes      = 9,78,795&lt;br /&gt;
   |percentage = 56.38&lt;br /&gt;
   |change     = +15.21&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
   |winner  = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
   |loser   = Janata Dal (United)&lt;br /&gt;
   |swing   = -3.70&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===General election 2009===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Pataliputra]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = http://www.indiaelections.co.in/lok-sabha-constituencies/bihar/pataliputra/ | title = General Election 2009  | access-date = 2009-05-20 | work = Pataliputra| publisher = India elections.co.in}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Janata Dal (United)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[Ranjan Prasad Yadav]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 2,69,298&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 42.86&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link |&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Rashtriya Janata Dal&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 2,45,757&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 39.12&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link |&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[Rameshwar Prasad (CPI(ML) Liberation)|Rameshwar Prasad]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 36,837&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 5.86&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Vijay Singh Yadav&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 18,504&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 2.95&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link |&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      =  Bahujan Samaj Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Harendra Kumar Patel&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 14,269&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 2.27&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate  |&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      =  [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Sunil Kumar Singh&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 10,882&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 1.73&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority|&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 23,541&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 3.74&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout|&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 6,28,283&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 41.17&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box new seat win|&lt;br /&gt;
  |winner     = Janata Dal (United)&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Patna (Lok Sabha constituency)]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Patna Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/bihar/pataliputra/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_results.html Pataliputra lok sabha  constituency election 2019 result details]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Patna Division topics}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{coord missing|Bihar}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Bihar elections}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pataliputra (Lok Sabha Constituency)}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Politics of Patna district]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:2009 establishments in Bihar]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Constituencies established in 2009]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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