Banka | |
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Lok Sabha constituency | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | Bihar |
Established | 1957 |
Reservation | None |
Member of Parliament | |
18th Lok Sabha | |
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Incumbent | |
Party | Janata Dal (United) |
Elected year | 2024 |
Banka Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This comprises the Banka district. [1]
Presently, Banka Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
# | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 lead | ||
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157 | Sultanganj | Bhagalpur | Lalit Narayan Mandal | JDU | JDU | ||
159 | Amarpur | Banka | Jayant Raj Kushwaha | JDU | JDU | ||
160 | Dhoraiya (SC) | Bhudeo Choudhary | RJD | JDU | |||
161 | Banka | Ramnarayan Mandal | BJP | JDU | |||
162 | Katoria (ST) | Nikki Hembrom | BJP | RJD | |||
163 | Belhar | Manoj Yadav | JDU | JDU | |||
The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this constituency. [2] [3]
^ by-poll
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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JD(U) | Giridhari Yadav | 506,678 | 49.96 | ||
RJD | Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav | 4,02,834 | 39.72 | ||
NOTA | None of the Above | 34,889 | 3.44 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 54.48 | ||||
JD(U) hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
JD(U) | Giridhari Yadav | 477,788 | 47.98 | ||
RJD | Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav | 2,77,256 | 27.84 | ||
Independent | Putul Kumari | 1,03,729 | 10.42 | ||
Independent | Manoj Kumar Sah | 44,398 | 4.46 | ||
Majority | 2,00,532 | 20.14 | |||
Turnout | 9,95,860 | 58.60 | +0.56 | ||
JD(U) gain from RJD | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
RJD | Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav | 285,150 | 31.71 | ||
BJP | Putul Kumari | 2,75,006 | 30.58 | ||
CPI | Sanjay Kumar | 2,20,708 | 24.54 | ||
IND. | Naresh Kumar Priyadarshi | 30,814 | 3.43 | ||
IND. | Alimuddin Ansari | 12,871 | 1.43 | ||
Majority | 10,144 | 1.13 | |||
Turnout | 8,99,360 | 58.04 | +9.21 | ||
RJD gain from BJP | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Putul Kumari | 2,88,958 | 43.48 | ||
RJD | Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav | 2,19,839 | 33.08 | ||
BSP | I. R. S. Saini | 57,702 | 8.68 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 6,64,572 | 48.83 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
The 1986 by-election was held for the Banka seat. The election was won by the INC candidate Manorama Singh with 186237 votes, against George Fernandes of Janata Party with 156853 votes. [7]