| Patna | |
|---|---|
| Former Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Established | 1957 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
Patna Lok Sabha constituency was a parliamentary constituency which existed from 1957 to 2008 in Bihar, India. Later in 2008 it was split into two seats: Pataliputra and Patna Sahib.
During the 1st Lok Sabha (1952-1957), Patna region had 4 Lok Sabha constituencies namely: Pataliputra, Patna Central, Patna East and Patna-cum-Shahabad (Arrah).
During the 2nd Lok Sabha in 1957, all 4 constituencies were renamed as follows:
| No. | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pataliputra | Patna Lok Sabha |
| 2. | Patna Central | Nalanda |
| 3. | Patna East | Barh |
| 4. | Patna-cum-Shahabad | Shahabad (Arrah) |
In the 1st Lok Sabha (1952-1957), Patna region had 4 Lok Sabha constituencies:[1]
As Patna Lok Sabha constituency from 2nd to 14th Lok Sabha.
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Sarangdhar Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Ram Dulari Sinha | ||
| 1967 | Ramavatar Shastri | Communist Party of India | |
| 1971 | |||
| 1977 | Mahamaya Prasad Sinha | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Ramavatar Shastri | Communist Party of India | |
| 1984 | C. P. Thakur | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Shailendra Nath Shrivastava | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1991 | Election countermanded due to violence[2] | ||
| 1993^ | Ram Kripal Yadav | Janata Dal | |
| 1996 | |||
| 1998 | Election countermanded due to violence[3] | ||
| 1998^ | C. P. Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Ram Kripal Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
From 2008 : See Patna Sahib & Pataliputra
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^By-Poll
From the 15th Lok Sabha (2009) onwards, the Patna Lok Sabha constituency has been bifurcated into 2 constituencies: Pataliputra and Patna Sahib.
The 1998 Lok Sabha election in Patna was countermanded due to reports of massive vote rigging.[3]
The 1991 Lok Sabha election in Patna was countermanded due to reports of massive vote rigging. Janata Dal fielded Inder Kumar Gujral from here, and Janata Party fielded Yashwant Sinha.[2]