Patliputra is one of the important constituencies of the state of Bihar due to the reason that the RJD supremo and cabinet minister Lalu Prasad Yadav contested from here. His main rival was R P Yadav of the JD (U) and in total there were 16 candidates in the fray.
Lalu Prasad Yadav lost the election from Patliputra, although he won from Saran (the other seat he contested).
| 1 (winner) |
RANJAN PRASAD YADAV |
Janata Dal (United) |
269298 |
| 2 |
LALU PRASAD |
Rashtriya Janata Dal |
245757 |
| 3 |
RAMESHWAR PRASAD |
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
36837 |
| 4 |
VIJAY SINGH YADAV |
Indian National Congress |
18504 |
| 5 |
HARENDRA KUMAR PATEL |
Bahujan Samaj Party |
14269 |
| 6 |
SUNIL KUMAR SINGH |
Independent |
10882 |
| 7 |
DURGESH NANDAN SINGH |
Independent |
6465 |
| 8 |
MOHAMMAD AFTAB ALAM |
Loktantrik Samata Dal |
6312 |
| 9 |
HASAN MANZOOR HASHMI |
Ambedkar National Congress |
5580 |
| 10 |
AWADHESH SHARMA |
Independent |
3259 |
| 11 |
KUNDAN KUMAR |
Rashtrawadi Sena |
2476 |
| 12 |
KIRAN DEVI |
Rashtriya Krantikari Janata Party |
2426 |
| 13 |
MOHAMMAD SADRUDDIN |
All India Forward Bloc |
1950 |
| 14 |
PRABHUNATH YADAV |
Indian Justice Party |
1803 |
| 15 |
DR. KRISHNADHAR SINGH |
Bharatiya Jan Kranti Dal (Democratic) |
1245 |
| 16 |
PANCHA DEVI |
Jago Party |
1220 |
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