# Patna Lok Sabha constituency

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

## About

During the 1st Lok Sabha (1952-1957), Patna region had 4 Lok Sabha constituencies namely: Pataliputra, Patna Central, Patna East and Patna-cum-Shahabad (Arrah).
During the 2nd Lok Sabha in 1957, all 4 constituencies were renamed as follows:
| No. | From | To |
| 1. | Pataliputra | Patna Lok Sabha |
| 2. | Patna Central | Nalanda |
| 3. | Patna East | Barh |
| 4. | Patna-cum-Shahabad | Shahabad (Arrah) |

## Members of Parliament
### 1952-1957

In the 1st Lok Sabha (1952-1957), Patna region had 4 Lok Sabha constituencies:
* Pataliputra (Patna) : Sarangdhar Sinha, INC
* Patna Central : Kailash Pati Sinha, INC
* Patna East : Tarkeshwari Sinha, INC
* Patna-cum-Shahabad : Bali Ram Bhagat, INC

### 1957-2008

As Patna Lok Sabha constituency from 2nd to 14th Lok Sabha.
| Year | Name | Party | 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 | C. P. Thakur | | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Shailendra Nath Shrivastava | | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1991 | Election countermanded due to violence | Election countermanded due to violence | Election countermanded due to violence |
| 1993^ | Ram Kripal Yadav | | Janata Dal |
| 1996 | Ram Kripal Yadav | | Janata Dal |
| 1998 | Election countermanded due to violence | Election countermanded due to violence | Election countermanded due to violence |
| 1998^ | C. P. Thakur | | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | C. P. Thakur | | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 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

2004 Indian general election: Patna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | RJD | Ram Kripal Yadav | 4,33,853 | 48.12 |
| | BJP | C. P. Thakur | 3,95,291 | 43.84 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,562 | 4.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,01,558 | |
| | RJD gain from BJP | RJD gain from BJP | Swing | |

### 1999

1999 Indian general election: Patna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | C. P. Thakur | 3,79,370 | 47.3 |
| | RJD | Ram Kripal Yadav | 3,32,478 | 41.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46,892 | 5.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,12,307 | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 1998 Re-election

1998 Patna Re-election: Patna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | C. P. Thakur | 3,31,860 | 51.55 |
| | RJD | Ram Kripal Yadav | 2,79,254 | 43.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52,606 | 8.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,54,670 | |
| | BJP gain from JD | BJP gain from JD | Swing | |

### 1998

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

### 1996

1996 Indian general election: Patna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JD | Ram Kripal Yadav | 3,88,513 | 50.18 |
| | BJP | S. N. Arya | 3,49,046 | 45.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39,467 | 5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,81,874 | |
| | JD hold | JD hold | Swing | |

### 1993 Re-election

1993 Patna Re-election: Patna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JD | Ram Kripal Yadav | 3,39,563 | 53.43 |
| | BJP | Shailendra Nath Shrivastava | 1,79,620 | 28.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,59,943 | 25.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,35,422 | |
| | JD gain from BJP | JD gain from BJP | Swing | |

### 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.

### 1989

1989 Indian general election: Patna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Shailendra Nath Shrivastava | 1,87,666 | 30.2 |
| | INC | Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur | 1,66,073 | 26.73 |
| | CPI | Ram Nath Yadav | 1,55,224 | 24.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,593 | 3.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,43,303 | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1984

1984 Indian general election: Patna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur | 2,14,909 | 43.37 |
| | CPI | Ramavatar Shastri | 1,42,808 | 28.81 |
| | Independent | S. K. Sinha | 1,17,537 | 23.28 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72,181 | 14.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,04,781 | |
| | INC gain from CPI | INC gain from CPI | Swing | |

### 1980

* Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 167,290
* Mahamaya Prasad Sinha (JP) : 146,877

### 1977

* Mahamaya Prasad Sinha (JP) : 382,363
* Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 59,238

### 1971

* Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 191,911
* Kailashpati Mishra (BJS) : 114,485

### 1967

* Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 148,963
* Ram Dulari Sinha (INC) : 66,822

### 1962

* Ram Dulari Sinha (INC) : 101,687
* Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 76,605

### 1957

* Sarangdhar Sinha (INC) : 75,618
* Ramavatar Shastri (CPI) : 66,936