Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency

Patna Sahib
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Bihar
Assembly constituencies	Bakhtiarpur Digha Bankipur Kumhrar Patna Sahib Fatuha
Established	2009
Total electors	21,42,842
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent Dr. Ravi Shankar Prasad
Party	BJP
Alliance	NDA
Elected year	2024
Preceded by	Shatrughan Sinha

Patna Sahib is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India.^[1] The constituency is located in Patna district in Bihar. Until 2008, there was only one Lok Sabha seat for Patna, capital of Bihar. In the reorganisation effected that year, the city was awarded two seats, named Pataliputra (after the city's ancient name) and Patna Sahib. It also shares border with Munger Lok Sabha constituency. This Loksabha Constituency and this seat is dominated by Kayastha Caste. The Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) system with EVMs was used for the first time in this Lok Sabha constituency in 2014 elections.^{[2] [3]}