Patna Sahib is one of the 243 assembly constituencies in Bihar which will go to polls in the first phase on November 6.
It is the birthplace of the 10th Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, and one of the five Takhts of the Sikh community. The Patna Sahib assembly constituency was established in 2008 following a delimitation exercise.
It is a general seat and one of the six assembly segments under the Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency. Earlier, it was known as the Patna East assembly constituency, which existed from 1957 until its abolition in 2008. It also serves as the home constituency of Bihar’s capital, Patna. The Patna Sahib Assembly constituency is part of the Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Bakhtiarpur, Digha, Bankipur, Kumhrar, Fatuha.
Muslims cover 17 percent of the electorate. There are a total of 3,88,369 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2025 Assembly election in Patna Sahib Assembly constituency. Of these voters, there are 2,02,170 males, 1,86,175 and 24 of the third gender.
According to data released by the Election Commission, in 2020, this seat registered a turnout of 52.22%, while it was 55.29% in 2015, and 45.86% in 2010.
Who are key contenders?
The BJP dropped current Bihar Assembly Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav, replacing him with Ratnesh Kushwaha for the Patna Sahib seat. Kushwaha is a government lawyer who fought the AI video of PM Modi's mother case in Patna High court. He will be up against Congress leader Shashant Shekhar.
Past assembly elections
Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav (72) is a seven-term MLA from Patna Sahib. In 2020, Nand Kishore Yadav won by defeating Pravin Singh of Congress by a margin of 18,300 votes. In 2015, Nand Kishore Yadav again won by beating Santosh Mehta of RJD by a margin of 2,792 votes. In the 2010 Assembly elections, Nand Kishore Yadav of BJP won this seat defeating Parvej Ahmad of INC by a margin of 65337 votes which was 48.65% of the total votes polled for the seat.
2025 Patna Sahib election result date
The Election Commission has set November 14 as the date of results for the Patna Sahib constituency.
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