Patna Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Patna Sahib (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 reorganisation effected that year, the city was awarded two seats, named Pataliputra (after the city's ancient name) and Patna Sahib. The Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) system with EVMs was used for the first time in this Lok Sabha constituency in 2014 elections.[1] [2]
Contents
Assembly constituencies
Assembly constituencies in Patna Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency):[3]
- Bakhtiarpur
- Digha
- Bankipur
- Kumhrar (earlier known as Patna Central Assembly)
- Patna Sahib
- Fatuha
Member of Parliament
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Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
2009 | Shatrughan Sinha | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2014 | Shatrughan Sinha | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Election Results
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Shatrughana Sinha | 485,905 | 55.04 | -2.26 | |
INC | Kunal Singh | 220,100 | 24.93 | +13.83 | |
JD(U) | Dr. Gopal Prasad Sinha | 91,024 | 10.31 | 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 | 265,805 | 30.11 | -0.08 | ||
Turnout | 882,262 | 45.33 | +11.69 | ||
BJP hold | Swing | -2.26 |
2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Shatrughan Sinha | 316,549 | 57.30 | ||
RJD | Vijay Kumar | 149,779 | 27.11 | ||
INC | Shekhar Suman | 61,308 | 11.10 | ||
CPI(ML) Liberation | Ram Narayan Rai | 5,483 | 0.99 | ||
Independent | Hemant Kumar Singh | 4,588 | 0.83 | ||
Independent | Sanjay Verma | 2,463 | 0.45 | ||
Majority | 166,770 | 30.19 | |||
Turnout | 552,416 | 33.64 | |||
BJP win (new seat) |
References
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See also