Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency

{{Short description|Lok Sabha Constituency in Bihar}}

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Patna Sahib

| type = LS

| established = 2009

| incumbent_image = The Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology and Law & Justice, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad briefing the media on the importance of the Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS 2017), in New Delhi.jpg

| mp = Dr. Ravi Shankar Prasad

| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

| alliance = NDA

| latest_election_year = 2024

| preceded_by = Shatrughan Sinha

| state = Bihar

| electors = 21,42,842

| assembly_cons = Bakhtiarpur
Digha
Bankipur
Kumhrar
Patna Sahib
Fatuha

}}

Patna Sahib is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-constituencies/bihar/patna-sahib|title=PATNA-SAHIB LOK SABHA CONSTITUENCY}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/safe-distance/|title=PAPER TRAIL ON TEST|date=15 April 2014}}

{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Patna-Sahib-electorate-can-see-who-they-voted-for/articleshow/33303027.cms|title=Patna Sahib electorate can see who they voted for|work=Times of India}}

{{Pie chart

| value1 = 100

| label1 = BJP (4 Times)

| color1 = orange

| caption = Most Successful parties from Patna Sahib Lok Sabha

}}

Vidhan Sabha segments

class="wikitable"

!#

!Name

!District

!Member

!colspan="2"| Party

!colspan="2"| 2024 lead

180

|Bakhtiarpur

|rowspan="6"| Patna

|Aniruddh Yadav

|style="background-color: {{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}" |

|RJD

|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|INC

181

|Digha

|Sanjeev Chaurasiya

|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |

|BJP

|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |

|BJP

182

|Bankipur

|Nitin Nabin

|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |

|BJP

|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |

|BJP

183

|Kumhrar

|Arun Sinha

|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party

}" |

|BJP

|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |

|BJP

|-

|184

|Patna Sahib

|Nand Kishore Yadav

|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |

|BJP

|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |

|BJP

|-

|185

|Fatuha

|Rama Nand Yadav

|style="background-color: {{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}" |

|RJD

|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|INC

|-

|}

{{noteslist}}

Members of Parliament

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Name

! colspan="2" |Party

colspan="4" |{{center|1957-2009 : See Patna Lok Sabha constituency}}
2009

| rowspan="2" |Shatrughan Sinha

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=4}}

2014
2019

| rowspan="2" |Ravi Shankar Prasad

2024

Election results

=2024=

{{Election box begin | title=2024 Indian general elections: Patna Sahib}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Ravi Shankar Prasad

|votes = 5,88,270

|percentage = 54.7

|change = {{decrease}}7.15}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Anshul Avijit Kushwaha

|votes = 4,34,424

|percentage = 40.4

|change ={{increase}}7.53}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = None of the above

|candidate = None of the above

|votes = 5,559

|percentage = 0.5

|change = }}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,53,846

|percentage = 14.3

|change = }}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 10,75,992

|percentage = 46.87

|change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|swing = }}

{{Election box end}}

=2019=

{{Election box begin | title=2019 Indian general elections: Patna Sahib}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Ravi Shankar Prasad

|votes = 6,07,506

|percentage = 61.85

|change = {{increase}}6.78

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Shatrughan Sinha

|votes = 3,22,849

|percentage = 32.87

|change ={{increase}}7.92

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,84,657

|percentage = 28.98

|change = 1.14

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 9,82,939

|percentage = 45.80

|change = {{increase}}0.47

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|swing = {{increase}}6.78

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2014=

{{Election box begin | title=2014 Indian general elections: Patna Sahib{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2014/33%20-%20Constituency%20wise%20detailed%20result.pdf | title=General Election of India 2014, Constituencywise detail result|publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=2015-09-23 |page=74}}{{cite web|title=Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm |publisher=ECI New Delhi |access-date=2015-09-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606003137/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm |archive-date=June 6, 2014 }} }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Shatrughan Sinha

|votes = 4,85,905

|percentage = 55.07

|change = {{decrease}}2.23

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Kunal Singh

|party = Indian National Congress

|votes = 2,20,100

|percentage = 24.95

|change = {{increase}}13.85

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Dr. Gopal Prasad Sinha

|party = Janata Dal (United)

|votes = 91,024

|percentage = 10.32

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Parveen Amanullah

|party = Aam Aadmi Party

|votes = 16,381

|percentage = 1.86

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Umesh Kumar

|party = Samajwadi Party

|votes = 10,836

|percentage = 1.23

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = NOTA

|candidate = None of the Above

|votes = 7,727

|percentage = 0.88

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,65,805

|percentage = 30.12

|change = {{decrease}}0.07

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 8,82,262

|percentage = 45.33

|change = {{increase}}11.69

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|swing = {{decrease}}2.23

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2009=

{{Election box begin | title=2009 Indian general elections: Patna Sahib}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Shatrughan Sinha

|votes = 3,16,549

|percentage = 57.30

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Vijay Kumar

|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal

|votes = 1,49,779

|percentage = 27.11

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Shekhar Suman

|party = Indian National Congress

|votes = 61,308

|percentage = 11.10

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Ram Narayan Rai

|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation

|votes = 5,483

|percentage = 0.99

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|candidate = Hemant Kumar Singh

|party = IND.

|votes = 4,588

|percentage = 0.83

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|candidate = Sanjay Verma

|party = IND.

|votes = 2,463

|percentage = 0.45

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,66,770

|percentage = 30.19

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 5,52,416

|percentage = 33.64

|change =

}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

See also

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