Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency
| Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Assembly constituencies | Bakhtiarpur Digha Bankipur Kumhrar Patna Sahib Fatuha |
| Established | 2009 |
| Total electors | 21,42,842 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 17th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Patna Sahib Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India.[1] 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. The Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) system with EVMs was used for the first time in this Lok Sabha constituency in 2014 elections.[2] [3]
Vidhan Sabha segments[edit]
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2019 lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180 | Bakhtiarpur | Patna | Aniruddh Yadav | RJD | BJP | ||
| 181 | Digha | Sanjeev Chaurasiya | BJP | BJP | |||
| 182 | Bankipur | Nitin Nabin | BJP | BJP | |||
| 183 | Kumhrar | Arun Sinha | BJP | BJP | |||
| 184 | Patna Sahib | Nand Kishore Yadav | BJP | BJP | |||
| 185 | Fatuha | Rama Nand Yadav | RJD | BJP | |||
Members of Parliament[edit]
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
1957-2009 : See Patna Lok Sabha constituency
| |||
| 2009 | Shatrughan Sinha | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | Ravi Shankar Prasad | ||
Election results[edit]
2019[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ravi Shankar Prasad | 607,506 | 61.85 | +6.78 | |
| INC | Shatrughan Sinha | 3,22,849 | 32.87 | +7.92 | |
| Majority | 2,84,657 | 28.98 | +1.14 | ||
| Turnout | 9,82,939 | 45.80 | +0.47 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | +6.78 | |||
2014[edit]
| 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 | 2,65,805 | 30.12 | -0.07 | ||
| Turnout | 8,82,262 | 45.33 | +11.69 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | -2.23 | |||
2009[edit]
| 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 | 1,66,770 | 30.19 | |||
| Turnout | 5,52,416 | 33.64 | |||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit]
- List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
- Patna (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)
References[edit]
- ^ "PATNA-SAHIB LOK SABHA CONSTITUENCY".
- ^ "PAPER TRAIL ON TEST". 15 April 2014.
- ^ "Patna Sahib electorate can see who they voted for - Times of India".
- ^ "General Election of India 2014, Constituencywise detail result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 74. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014". ECI New Delhi. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2015.