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Patna (Lok Sabha constituency)
Patna Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar existed until 2008. Later it was split into two seats.
Members of Parliament[edit]
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 Results[edit]
2004[edit]
- Ram Kripal Yadav (RJD) : 433,853 votes[6]
- Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (BJP) : 395,291
1999[edit]
- Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (BJP) : 379,370 votes[7]
- Ram Kripal Yadav (RJD) : 332,478
1998 Re-election[edit]
- Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (BJP) : 331,860 votes[5]
- Ram Kripal Yadav (RJD) : 279,254
1998[edit]
The 1998 Lok Sabha election in Patna was countermanded due to reports of massive vote rigging.[4]
1996[edit]
- Ram Kripal Yadav (JD) : 388,513[8]
- S. N. Arya (BJP) : 349,046
1993 Re-election[edit]
- Ram Kripal Yadav (JD)
1991[edit]
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]
1989[edit]
- Shailendra Nath Shrivastava (BJP) : 388,513[9]
- Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (INC) : 349,046
1984[edit]
- Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (INC) : 214,909[10]
- Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 142,808
1980[edit]
- Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 167,290[11]
- Mahamaya Prasad Sinha (JP) : 146,877
1977[edit]
- Mahamaya Prasad Sinha (JP) : 382,363[12]
- Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 59,238
1971[edit]
- Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 191,911[13]
- Kailashpati Mishra (BJS) : 114,485
1967[edit]
- Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 148,963[14]
- Ram Dulari Sinha (INC) : 66,822
1962[edit]
- Ram Dulari Sinha (INC) : 101,687[15]
- Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 76,605
1957[edit]
- Sarangdhar Sinha (INC) : 75,618[16]
- Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 66,936
See also[edit]
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
- Patna Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)
References[edit]
- ↑ "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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