Patna (Lok Sabha constituency)
Patna Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar existed until 2008. Later it was split into two seats.
Members of ParliamentEdit
1) Pataliputra : Sarangdhar Sinha, Indian National Congress
2) Patna Central : Kailash Pati Sinha, Indian National Congress
3) Patna East : Tarkeshwari Sinha, Indian National Congress
4) Patna Cum Shahabad : Bali Ram Bhagat, Indian National Congress[1]
| Year | Member of Parliament | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Sarangdhar Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Ram Dulari Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Ramavatar Shastri | Communist Party of India |
| 1971 | Ramavatar Shastri | Communist Party of India |
| 1977 | Mahamaya Prasad Sinha | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Ramavatar Shastri | Communist Party of India |
| 1984 | Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Shailendra Nath Shrivastava | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1991 | Election countermanded due to violence[2] | |
| 1993[3] | Ram Kripal Yadav | Janata Dal |
| 1996 | Ram Kripal Yadav | Janata Dal |
| 1998 | Election countermanded due to violence[4] | |
| 1998[5] | Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Ram Kripal Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
- In 2008, this constituency was split into two Lok Sabha seats: Patna Sahib and Pataliputra.
Election ResultsEdit
2004Edit
- Ram Kripal Yadav (RJD) : 433,853 votes[6]
- Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (BJP) : 395,291
1999Edit
- Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (BJP) : 379,370 votes[7]
- Ram Kripal Yadav (RJD) : 332,478
1998 Re-electionEdit
- Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (BJP) : 331,860 votes[5]
- Ram Kripal Yadav (RJD) : 279,254
1998Edit
The 1998 Lok Sabha election in Patna was countermanded due to reports of massive vote rigging.[4]
1996Edit
- Ram Kripal Yadav (JD) : 388,513[8]
- S. N. Arya (BJP) : 349,046
1993 Re-electionEdit
- Ram Kripal Yadav (JD)
1991Edit
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.[3]
1989Edit
- Shailendra Nath Shrivastava (BJP) : 388,513[9]
- Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (INC) : 349,046
1984Edit
- Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (INC) : 214,909[10]
- Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 142,808
1980Edit
- Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 167,290[11]
- Mahamaya Prasad Sinha (JP) : 146,877
1977Edit
- Mahamaya Prasad Sinha (JP) : 382,363[12]
- Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 59,238
1971Edit
- Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 191,911[13]
- Kailashpati Mishra (BJS) : 114,485
1967Edit
- Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 148,963[14]
- Ram Dulari Sinha (INC) : 66,822
1962Edit
- Ram Dulari Sinha (INC) : 101,687[15]
- Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 76,605
1957Edit
- Sarangdhar Sinha (INC) : 75,618[16]
- Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 66,936
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "1951 Lok Sabha election results".
- ↑ "Patna Lok Sabha constituency".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sharma, Ashok Kumar (8 April 2019). "पटना साहिब: 1991 में जब ना यशवंत सिन्हा जीते और ना आईके गुजराल".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Modi, Sushil Kumar (8 May 2019). "1990s were the most violent years in Bihar's electoral history, that gloomy picture has changed".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "1998 Lok Sabha election results".
- ↑ "2004 Lok Sabha election results".
- ↑ "1999 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".
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