Lok Sabha · BR-35

Patna

1971

RAMAVATAR SHASTRI

CPILeft

Margin77,42620.5%

Winner votes1,91,91150.8%

ReservationGEN

CPIBJSSHDBKDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	RAMAVATAR SHASTRI CPI	1,91,911	50.8%
2	KAILASH PATI MISHRA BJS	1,14,485	30.3%
3	RAM NAGINA SINGH SHD	34,230	9.1%
4	DASU SINGH BKD	16,509	4.4%
5	PADAMDEO NARAYAN SHARMA IND	8,676	2.3%
6	SHAKUNTLA DEVI IND	5,215	1.4%
7	SUNDARI DEVI IND	2,063	0.6%
8	RAJESHWARI PRASAD IND	1,348	0.4%
9	VIDYA SAGAR MISTRI IND	1,021	0.3%
10	SURESH DUTT SHARMA IND	926	0.2%
11	SHEO NANDAN PRASAD PBI	876	0.2%
12	BIMAL KUMAR SINHA RSM	848	0.2%

Turnout57.3%Votes cast3,84,186Electors6,70,979

1977

MAHA MAYA PRASAD SINHA

JNPJanata Party

Margin3,23,12564.7%

Winner votes3,82,36376.6%

ReservationGEN

JNPCPIINCINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	MAHA MAYA PRASAD SINHA JNP	3,82,363	76.6%
2	RAMAVATAR SHASTRI CPI	59,238	11.9%
3	RAJENDRA PRATAP SINHA INC	41,153	8.3%
4	GANPAT RAI IND	7,806	1.6%
5	BHOLA NATH CHAUDHARY IND	2,198	0.4%
6	RAM RAJ DUBEY 'RAJESH' IND	1,715	0.3%
7	VALDEO YADAV IND	1,335	0.3%
8	MANORAMA DEVI SSD	1,243	0.3%
9	KRISHNA KUMAR RAZAK IND	1,023	0.2%
10	SACHIDANAND SAHAY IND	1,005	0.2%

Turnout68.0%Votes cast5,06,567Electors7,44,724

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginwidening

Turnoutrising

Candidates12 → 10

Margin range77,426 – 3,23,125

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