Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)

Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency) 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 reorganization effected that year, the city was awarded two seats, named Pataliputra (after the city's ancient name) and Patna Sahib.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2009 Ranjan Prasad Yadav Janata Dal (United)
2014 Ram Kripal Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party

Election Results

General election 2014

Indian general elections, 2014: Pataliputra[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ram Kripal Yadav 3,83,262 39.16 N/A
RJD Misa Bharti 3,42,940 35.04 -4.07
JD(U) Ranjan Prasad Yadav 97,228 9.93 -32.93
CPI(ML) Liberation Rameshwar Prasad 51,623 5.27 -0.59
NOTA None of the above 4,678 0.47 N/A
Majority 40,322 4.12 +0.37
Turnout 9,78,649 64.12
BJP gain from JD(U) Swing

General election 2009

General Election, 2009: Pataliputra [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Ranjan Prasad Yadav 2,69,298 42.86
RJD Lalu Prasad Yadav 2,45,757 39.11
CPI(ML) Liberation Rameshwar Prasad 36,837 5.86
INC Vijay Singh Yadav 18,504 2.94
BSP Harendra Kumar Patel 14,269 2.27
Independent Sunil Kumar Singh 10,882 1.73
Independent Durgesh Nandan Singh 6,465 1.02
LTSD Mohammad Aftab Alam 6,312 1.00
ANC Hasan Manzoor Hashmi 5,580 0.88
Independent Awadhesh Sharma 3,289 0.52
RWS Kundan Kumar 2,476 0.39
RKJP Kiran Devi 2,426 0.38
Forward Bloc Mohammad Sadruddin 1,950 0.31
IJP Prabhunath Yadav 1,803 0.28
BJKD Dr. Krishnadhar Singh 1,245 0.19
JGP Pancha Devi 1,220 0.19
Majority 23,541 3.75
Turnout 6,28,313
JD(U) win (new seat)

Assembly constituencies

Assembly constituencies in Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency):[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Eciresults.nic.in. 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  2. ↑ "General Election 2009". Pataliputra. India elections.co.in. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  3. ↑ "General Election 2009 Assembly constituencies". Pataliputra. India elections.co.in. Retrieved 2009-05-20.