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Patna Sahib
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Bihar
Assembly constituencies	Bakhtiarpur Digha Bankipur Kumhrar Patna Sahib Fatuha
Established	2009
Total electors	21,42,842
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent Dr. Ravi Shankar Prasad
Party	BJP
Alliance	NDA
Elected year	2024
Preceded by	Shatrughan Sinha

Patna Sahib 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. 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.

Most Successful parties from Patna Sahib Lok Sabha

Vidhan Sabha segments

Members of Parliament

Election results

2024

2024 Indian general elections: Patna Sahib

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ravi Shankar Prasad	588,270	54.7	7.15
	INC	Anshul Avijit Kushwaha	4,34,424	40.4	7.53
	NOTA	None of the above	5,559	0.5
Majority			1,53,846	14.3
Turnout
	BJP hold		Swing

2019

2019 Indian general elections: Patna Sahib

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ravi Shankar Prasad	607,506	61.85	6.78
	INC	Shatrughan Sinha	3,22,849	32.87	7.92
Majority			2,84,657	28.98	1.14
Turnout			9,82,939	45.80	0.47
	BJP hold		Swing	6.78

2014

2014 Indian general elections: Patna Sahib

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Shatrughan Sinha	4,85,905	55.07	−2.23
	INC	Kunal Singh	2,20,100	24.95	+13.85
	JD(U)	Dr. Gopal Prasad Sinha	91,024	10.32	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			2,65,805	30.12	−0.07
Turnout			8,82,262	45.33	+11.69
	BJP hold		Swing	-2.23

2009

See also

• List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
• Patna (Lok Sabha constituency)
• Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)

References

1. "PATNA-SAHIB LOK SABHA CONSTITUENCY".
2. "PAPER TRAIL ON TEST". 15 April 2014.
3. "Patna Sahib electorate can see who they voted for - Times of India".
4. "General Election of India 2014, Constituencywise detail result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 74. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
5. "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014". ECI New Delhi. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2015.

External links

• Patna Sahib lok sabha constituency election 2019 result details

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• Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar
• Politics of Patna district
• 2009 establishments in Bihar
• Constituencies established in 2009