Pataliputra, Bihar — Lok Sabha Election Results
Pataliputra (Bihar) was won by Ram Kripal Yadav (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 39,321 votes over Misha Bharti. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Pataliputra, Bihar, from 1951 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1951–2019
| Election | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote Share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Sarangdhar Singh | Indian National Congress | 64,992 | 48.6% | Gyan Chand (Samajwadi Party) | 26,698 (20.0 pts) |
| 2009 | Ranjan Prasad Yadav | Janata Dal (United) | 269,298 | 42.9% | Lalu Prasad (Rashtriya Janata Dal) | 23,541 (3.8 pts) |
| 2014 | Ram Kripal Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | 383,262 | 39.2% | Misha Bharti (Rashtriya Janata Dal) | 40,322 (4.1 pts) |
| 2019 | Ram Kripal Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | 509,557 | 47.6% | Misha Bharti (Rashtriya Janata Dal) | 39,321 (3.7 pts) |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1951
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarangdhar Singh | Indian National Congress | 64,992 | 48.6% |
| Gyan Chand | Samajwadi Party | 38,294 | 28.7% |
| Navadip Chandra Ghosh | Independent | 23,650 | 17.7% |
| Prafulla Ranjan Das | KMPP | 6,709 | 5.0% |
2009
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranjan Prasad Yadav | Janata Dal (United) | 269,298 | 42.9% |
| Lalu Prasad | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 245,757 | 39.1% |
| Rameshwar Prasad | CPI (ML) Liberation | 36,837 | 5.9% |
| Vijay Singh Yadav | Indian National Congress | 18,504 | 2.9% |
| Harendra Kumar Patel | Bahujan Samaj Party | 14,269 | 2.3% |
| Sunil Kumar Singh | Independent | 10,882 | 1.7% |
| Durgesh Nandan Singh | Independent | 6,465 | 1.0% |
| Mohammad Aftab Alam | LTSD | 6,312 | 1.0% |
| Hasan Manzoor Hashmi | ANC | 5,580 | 0.9% |
| Awadhesh Sharma | Independent | 3,259 | 0.5% |
| Kundan Kumar | RWS | 2,476 | 0.4% |
| Kiran Devi | RKJP | 2,426 | 0.4% |
| Mohammad Sadruddin | AIFB | 1,950 | 0.3% |
| Prabhunath Yadav | IJP | 1,803 | 0.3% |
| Dr. Krishnadhar Singh | BJKD | 1,245 | 0.2% |
| Pancha Devi | JGP | 1,220 | 0.2% |
2014
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ram Kripal Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | 383,262 | 39.2% |
| Misha Bharti | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 342,940 | 35.0% |
| Ranjan Prasad Yadav | Janata Dal (United) | 97,228 | 9.9% |
| Rameshwar Prasad | CPI (ML) Liberation | 51,623 | 5.3% |
| Raj Kumar Ram | Bahujan Samaj Party | 17,188 | 1.8% |
| Durgesh Nandan Singh Alias Durgesh Nandan | Independent | 16,645 | 1.7% |
| Shatrudhan Saw | BED | 8,184 | 0.8% |
| Niraj Kumar | Independent | 8,084 | 0.8% |
| Sunil Kumar | SJP(R) | 6,269 | 0.6% |
| Abinash Kumar | BJKD(D) | 5,854 | 0.6% |
| Kundan Prasad Singh | Aam Aadmi Party | 5,637 | 0.6% |
| Kumar Indra Bhushan | Independent | 5,412 | 0.6% |
| Jai Prakash Yadav | Independent | 4,804 | 0.5% |
| None Of The Above | Independent | 4,678 | 0.5% |
| Sunil Kumar Singh | Independent | 4,555 | 0.5% |
| Nagendra Kumar | BVM | 4,302 | 0.4% |
| Mukul Kumar Sharma | SBP | 3,015 | 0.3% |
| Pancham Lal | Independent | 2,520 | 0.3% |
| Deo Kumar Verma | RPI(A) | 2,484 | 0.3% |
| Chandra Dev Prasad | BMP | 2,268 | 0.2% |
| Minendra Kumar Singh | Independent | 1,697 | 0.2% |
2019
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ram Kripal Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | 509,557 | 47.6% |
| Misha Bharti | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 470,236 | 43.9% |
| Md. Kalimullah | Bahujan Samaj Party | 14,045 | 1.3% |
| Shailesh Kumar | BAAP | 9,628 | 0.9% |
| Shiv Kumar Singh | AKP | 8,354 | 0.8% |
| Wakil Ahmad | Janata Party | 7,646 | 0.7% |
| Indu Devi Mishra | BJKD(D) | 6,295 | 0.6% |
| Sohan Ray | YKP | 5,810 | 0.5% |
| Jitendra Bind | Independent | 4,870 | 0.5% |
| Md. Taufique Ahmad | VPI | 3,857 | 0.4% |
| Lalita Ray | BND | 3,556 | 0.3% |
| Satish Kumar | BMF | 3,145 | 0.3% |
| Rajesh Kumar | Independent | 2,986 | 0.3% |
| Bindu Devi | RJP | 2,795 | 0.3% |
| Suresh Paswan | Independent | 2,793 | 0.3% |
| Ram Pravesh Rajak | PPI(D) | 2,129 | 0.2% |
| Ram Niranjan Roy | RCP | 1,975 | 0.2% |
| Ram Narayan Manjhi | SBP | 1,945 | 0.2% |
| Nagmani | Shiv Sena | 1,790 | 0.2% |
| Vinod Das | BBC | 1,785 | 0.2% |
| Ramesh Kumar Sharma | Independent | 1,558 | 0.1% |
| Durgesh Nandan Singh Alias Durgesh Yadav | RJP(D) | 1,414 | 0.1% |
| Pupul Kumar Sharma | Independent | 1,283 | 0.1% |
| Brajeshwar Prasad Singh | Independent | 951 | 0.1% |
| Mantu Kumar | Independent | 770 | 0.1% |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Pataliputra has been contested at 4 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1951. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Janata Dal (United), Bharatiya Janata Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Pataliputra in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Ram Kripal Yadav (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Pataliputra, Bihar, in 2019 with 509,557 votes (47.6%), a margin of 39,321 votes over Misha Bharti.
Which parties have won Pataliputra since 1951?
Since 1951, Pataliputra has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress, Janata Dal (United).
What was the closest result in Pataliputra?
The closest result on record for Pataliputra was 2019, when Bharatiya Janata Party beat Rashtriya Janata Dal by just 39,321 votes (3.7 percentage points).