Patna Sahib Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the 543

parliamentary A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democracy, democratic government, governance of a sovereign state, state (or subordinate entity) where the Executive (government), executive derives its democratic legitimacy ...

constituencies in

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. The constituency is located in

Patna district Patna district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in eastern India. Patna, the capital of Bihar, is the district headquarters. The Patna district is a part of Patna division. The Patna district is divided into 6 Sub-divisions ( ...

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

. Until 2008, there was only one Lok Sabha seat for

Patna Patna ( ), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...

, capital of

. In the reorganisation effected that year, the city was awarded two seats, named

Pataliputra Pataliputra (IAST: ), adjacent to modern-day Patna, was a city in ancient India, originally built by Magadha ruler Ajatashatru in 490 BCE as a small fort () near the Ganges river.. Udayin laid the foundation of the city of Pataliputra at the ...

(after the city's ancient name) and

Patna Sahib Patna City, popularly known as Patna Saheb or Patna Sahib, is a city and one of the 6 Sub-divisions (Tehsil) in Patna district, Bihar, India. Patna City is an old area of Patna. Patna City history belongs to Patliputra. It is regarded as ver ...

. The

Voter-verified paper audit trail Voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) or verified paper record (VPR) is a method of providing feedback to voters using a ballotless voting system. A VVPAT is intended as an independent verification system for voting machines designed to allow ...

(VVPAT) system with EVMs was used for the first time in this Lok Sabha constituency in

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elections.

Vidhan Sabha Segments

Members of Parliament

1957-2008

See

Lok Sabha constituency.

2008-Present

In 2008, the

Lok Sabha constituency was divided into Patna Sahib Lok Sabha and

Lok Sabha.

Election Results

2019 Lok Sabha

2014

2009

References

External links

Patna Sahib lok sabha constituency election 2019 result details
{{DEFAULTSORT:Patna Sahib (Lok Sabha Constituency) Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar Politics of Patna district 2009 establishments in Bihar Constituencies established in 2009