Patna (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Patna (Lok Sabha constituency) was a Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.
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Members of Parliament
- 1952: Sarangdhar Sinha, Indian National Congress
- 1957: Sarangdhar Sinha, Indian National Congress
- 1962: Ram Dulari Sinha, Indian National Congress
- 1967: Ramavatar Shastri, Communist Party of India
- 1971: Ramavatar Shastri, Communist Party of India
- 1977: Mahamaya Prasad Sinha, Janata Party
- 1980: Ram Avatar Shastri, Communist Party of India
- 1984: Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur, Indian National Congress
- 1989: Prof. Shailendra Nath Shrivastava, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1991: Ram Kripal Yadav, Janata Dal
- 1996: Ram Kripal Yadav, Janata Dal
- 1998: Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1999: Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2004: Ram Kripal Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal
- In 2008, this constitiency was split into two Lok Sabha seats: Pataliputra and Patna Sahib.
Election Results
6th Lok Sabha: 1977 General Elections
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLD | Mahamaya Prasad Sinha | 3,82,363 | 76.61 | ||
CPI | Ramavatar Shastri | 59,238 | 11.87 | ||
INC | Rajendra Pratap Sinha | 41,153 | 8.25 | ||
Independent | Ganpat Rai | 7,806 | 1.56 | ||
Independent | Bhola Nath Chaudhary | 2,198 | 0.44 | ||
Independent | Ram Raj Dubey | 1,715 | 0.34 | ||
Majority | 3,23,125 | 64.74 | |||
Turnout | 4,99,079 | 67.02 | |||
BLD gain from CPI | Swing |
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