Patna (Lok Sabha constituency)
Members of Parliament
- 1952: Patna was allotted 4 seats.
1) Pataliputra : Sarangdhar Sinha, Indian National Congress
2) Patna Central : Kailash Pati Sinha (INC)
3) Patna East : Tarkeshwari Sinha (Congress)
4) Patna Cum Shahabad : Bali Ram Bhagat Indian National Congress[3]
- 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: Ram Avatar Shastri, Communist Party of India
- 1984: Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur, Indian National Congress
- 1989: Prof. Shailendra Nath Shrivastava, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1991: Ram Kripal Yadav, Janata Dal
- 1996: Ram Kripal Yadav, Janata Dal
- 1998: 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
9th Lok Sabha: 1989 General Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Prof. Shailendra Nath Shrivastava | 1,87,666 | 30.20 | ||
| INC | Dr. Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur | 1,66,073 | 26.73 | ||
| CPI | Ram Nath Yadav | 1,55,224 | 24.98 | ||
| IPF | Yogeshwar Gope | 52,934 | 8.52 | ||
| JD | Ganesh Prasad Singh | 45,120 | 7.26 | ||
| Majority | 21,593 | 3.47 | |||
| Turnout | 6,21,326 | 54.83 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
6th Lok Sabha: 1977 General Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLD | Mahamaya Prasad Sinha | 3,82,363 | 76.61 | ||
| CPI | Ramavatar Shastri | 59,238 | 11.87 | ||
| INC | Rajendra Pratap Sinha | 41,153 | 8.25 | ||
| Independent | Ganpat Rai | 7,806 | 1.56 | ||
| Independent | Bhola Nath Chaudhary | 2,198 | 0.44 | ||
| Independent | Ram Raj Dubey | 1,715 | 0.34 | ||
| Majority | 3,23,125 | 64.74 | |||
| Turnout | 4,99,079 | 67.02 | |||
| BLD gain from CPI | Swing | ||||
1971 Lok Sabha Elections
- Ramavatar Shastri (CPI, perhaps w Cong support) : 191,911 votes [4]
- Kailashpati Mishra (Jana Sangh) : 114,485
See also
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
- Patna Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)
References
- "Election Commission of India" Archived 31 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- "Lok Sabha Former Members" Archived 16 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1951-election-results.html
- https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1971-election-results.html
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