Pataliputra Lok Sabha Election Result 2014

Bihar · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 2014 GEN

Ram Kripal Yadav of Bharatiya Janta Party won the Pataliputra Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar in the 2014 general election, with a winning margin of 40,322 votes (4.10%).

20 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 1,736,074 registered electors and 978,649 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 56.40%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.

Winner Bharatiya Janta Party

Ram Kripal Yadav

Bharatiya Janta Party

Victory Margin
40,322
Margin %
4.10%
Total Electors
1,736,074
Votes Polled
978,649
Turnout
56.40%
Valid Votes
973,971
NOTA Votes
4,678
Candidates
20
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Bihar
Constituency Number
72
Male Electors
934,086
Female Electors
801,988
Male Voters
553,915
Female Voters
424,734
NOTA Percentage
0.30%
Election Type
Lok Sabha (Parliament)
Election Year
2014
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Ram Kripal Yadav

Bharatiya Janata Party

383,262
39.20%
Male
#2
Misha Bharti

Rashtriya Janata Dal

342,940
35.00%
Male
#3
Ranjan Prasad Yadav

Janata Dal (United)

97,228
9.90%
Male
#4
Rameshwar Prasad

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION)

51,623
5.30%
Male
#5
Raj Kumar Ram

Bahujan Samaj Party

17,188
1.80%
Male
#6
Durgesh Nandan Singh Alias Durgesh Nandan

Independent

16,645
1.70%
Male
#7
Shatrudhan Saw

Bharatiya Ekta Dal

8,184
0.80%
Male
#8
Niraj Kumar

Independent

8,084
0.80%
Male
#9
Sunil Kumar

Samajwadi Janata Party (RASHTRIYA)

6,269
0.60%
Male
#10
Abinash Kumar

Bharatiya Jan Kranti Dal (Democratic)

5,854
0.60%
Male
#11
Kundan Prasad Singh

Aam Aadmi Party

5,637
0.60%
Male
#12
Kumar Indra Bhushan

Independent

5,412
0.60%
Male
#13
Jai Prakash Yadav

Independent

4,804
0.50%
Male
#14
Sunil Kumar Singh

Independent

4,555
0.50%
Male
#15
Nagendra Kumar

Bharat Vikas Morcha

4,302
0.40%
Male
#16
Mukul Kumar Sharma

Sankhyanupati Bhagidari Party

3,015
0.30%
Male
#17
Pancham Lal

Independent

2,520
0.30%
Male
#18
Deo Kumar Verma

Republican Party Of India (A)

2,484
0.30%
Male
#19
Chandra Dev Prasad

Bahujan Mukti Party

2,268
0.20%
Male
#20
Minendra Kumar Singh

Independent

1,697
0.20%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Ram Kripal Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party 383,262 39.20%
2 Misha Bharti Rashtriya Janata Dal 342,940 35.00%
3 Ranjan Prasad Yadav Janata Dal (United) 97,228 9.90%
4 Rameshwar Prasad Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) 51,623 5.30%
5 Raj Kumar Ram Bahujan Samaj Party 17,188 1.80%
6 Durgesh Nandan Singh Alias Durgesh Nandan Independent 16,645 1.70%
7 Shatrudhan Saw Bharatiya Ekta Dal 8,184 0.80%
8 Niraj Kumar Independent 8,084 0.80%
9 Sunil Kumar Samajwadi Janata Party (RASHTRIYA) 6,269 0.60%
10 Abinash Kumar Bharatiya Jan Kranti Dal (Democratic) 5,854 0.60%
11 Kundan Prasad Singh Aam Aadmi Party 5,637 0.60%
12 Kumar Indra Bhushan Independent 5,412 0.60%
13 Jai Prakash Yadav Independent 4,804 0.50%
14 Sunil Kumar Singh Independent 4,555 0.50%
15 Nagendra Kumar Bharat Vikas Morcha 4,302 0.40%
16 Mukul Kumar Sharma Sankhyanupati Bhagidari Party 3,015 0.30%
17 Pancham Lal Independent 2,520 0.30%
18 Deo Kumar Verma Republican Party Of India (A) 2,484 0.30%
19 Chandra Dev Prasad Bahujan Mukti Party 2,268 0.20%
20 Minendra Kumar Singh Independent 1,697 0.20%

Pataliputra — 2014 Election Analysis

In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Ram Kripal Yadav of Bharatiya Janta Party secured victory in the Pataliputra constituency (Bihar) with a margin of 40,322 votes.

Out of 1,736,074 registered electors, 978,649 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 56.40%. A total of 20 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.

India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Ram Kripal Yadav (Bharatiya Janta Party) won the Pataliputra Lok Sabha seat in 2014.

The margin was 40,322 votes (4.10%%).

The voter turnout in Pataliputra for the 2014 Lok Sabha election was 56.40%%.

20 candidates contested from Pataliputra constituency in the 2014 Lok Sabha election.

Pataliputra is a Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.