# Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency

Patna Sahib 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 reorganisation effected that year, the city was awarded two seats, named Pataliputra (after the city's ancient name) and Patna Sahib. It also shares border with Munger Lok Sabha constituency. This Loksabha Constituency and this seat is dominated by Kayastha Caste. The Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) system with EVMs was used for the first time in this Lok Sabha constituency in 2014 elections.

## Vidhan Sabha segments

| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 lead |
| 180 | Bakhtiarpur | Patna | Aniruddh Yadav | RJD | INC |
| 181 | Digha | Patna | Sanjeev Chaurasiya | BJP | BJP |
| 182 | Bankipur | Patna | Nitin Nabin | BJP | BJP |
| 183 | Kumhrar | Patna | Arun Sinha | BJP | BJP |
| 184 | Patna Sahib | Patna | Nand Kishore Yadav | BJP | BJP |
| 185 | Fatuha | Patna | Rama Nand Yadav | RJD | INC |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1957-2009 : See Patna Lok Sabha constituency ||||
| 2009 | Shatrughan Sinha | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Shatrughan Sinha | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Ravi Shankar Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Ravi Shankar Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Patna Sahib :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ravi Shankar Prasad | 588,270 | 54.7 | 7.15 |
| | INC | Anshul Avijit Kushwaha | 4,34,424 | 40.4 | 7.53 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 5,559 | 0.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,53,846 | 14.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Patna Sahib :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ravi Shankar Prasad | 607,506 | 61.85 | 6.78 |
| | INC | Shatrughan Sinha | 3,22,849 | 32.87 | 7.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,84,657 | 28.98 | 1.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,82,939 | 45.80 | 0.47 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 6.78 | |

### 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Patna Sahib :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Shatrughan Sinha | 4,85,905 | 55.07 | 2.23 |
| | INC | Kunal Singh | 2,20,100 | 24.95 | 13.85 |
| | JD(U) | Dr. Gopal Prasad Sinha | 91,024 | 10.32 | N/A |
| | AAP | Parveen Amanullah | 16,381 | 1.86 | N/A |
| | SP | Umesh Kumar | 10,836 | 1.23 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 7,727 | 0.88 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,65,805 | 30.12 | 0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,82,262 | 45.33 | 11.69 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 2.23 | |

### 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Patna Sahib :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Shatrughan Sinha | 3,16,549 | 57.30 | |
| | RJD | Vijay Kumar | 1,49,779 | 27.11 | |
| | INC | Shekhar Suman | 61,308 | 11.10 | |
| | CPI(ML)L | Ram Narayan Rai | 5,483 | 0.99 | |
| | IND. | Hemant Kumar Singh | 4,588 | 0.83 | |
| | IND. | Sanjay Verma | 2,463 | 0.45 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,66,770 | 30.19 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,52,416 | 33.64 | |
| | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) |