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Pataliputra Lok Sabha constituency


Pataliputra Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 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 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 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[1]

Pataliputra Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha Constituency
IncumbentRam Kripal Yadav
Parliamentary PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected Year2019
Constituency Details
Established2009
ReservationNone
StateBihar
Total Electors16.5 lakh
Assembly ConstituenciesDanapur, Maner, Phulwari, Masaurhi, Paliganj, Bikram

Assembly constituenciesEdit

Assembly constituencies in Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency):[2]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District MLA Party Party Leading
(in 2019)
186 Danapur None Patna Ritlal Yadav RJD BJP
187 Maner None Patna Bhai Virendra RJD RJD
188 Phulwari SC Patna Gopal Ravidas CPI(ML)L BJP
189 Masaurhi SC Patna Rekha Devi RJD RJD
190 Paliganj None Patna Sandeep saurabh CPI(ML)L RJD
191 Bikram None Patna Siddharth Saurav INC BJP

Members of ParliamentEdit

  • Until 2008, there was only one Lok Sabha seat in : Patna
  • In 2008 delimitation, the seat was split into two seats. 1) This one (Pataliputra) and 2) Patna Sahib
Election Name Party
Until 2008 See: Patna (Lok Sabha constituency)
2009 Ranjan Prasad Yadav Janata Dal (United)
2014 Ram Kripal Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party
2019

Election resultsEdit

General election 2019Edit

2019 Indian general election: Pataliputra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ram Kripal Yadav 5,09,557 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 2014Edit

2014 Indian general elections: Pataliputra[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ram Kripal Yadav 3,83,262 39.16 N/A
RJD Misa Bharti 3,42,940 35.04 -4.07
JD(U) 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
NOTA 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 JD(U) Swing -3.70

General election 2009Edit

2009 Indian general elections: Pataliputra[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) 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
JD(U) win (new seat)

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "General Election 2009 Assembly constituencies". Pataliputra. India elections.co.in. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  3. ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Eciresults.nic.in. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "General Election of India 2014, Constituencywise detail result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 75. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014". ECI New Delhi. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "General Election 2009". Pataliputra. India elections.co.in. Retrieved 20 May 2009.

External linksEdit

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Coordinates: 25°36′N 85°06′E / 25.6°N 85.1°E / 25.6; 85.1

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