Banka Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This comprises the Banka district.[1]
| Banka | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State |  Bihar |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Janata Dal (United) |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Vidhan Sabha segments
editPresently, Banka Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
Members of Lok Sabha
editThe following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this constituency[2][3]
^ by-poll
Election results
edit2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
2019
edit| 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 | ||||
2014
edit| 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 | ||||
2010 Bye-poll
edit| 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 | ||||
2009 Lok Sabha
edit- Digvijay Singh (IND) : 185,762 votes
- Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav (RJD) : 157,046
2004 Lok Sabha
edit- Giridhari Yadav (RJD) : 339,880 votes
- Digvijay Singh (JD(U)) : 335,211
1986 by-election
editThe 1986 bye-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]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Ahmed, Soroor (30 September 1999). "Voters want the return of the native". Rediff.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Election Commission of India" Archived January 31, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Lok Sabha Former Members" Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Banka". Archived from the original on 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "General Election of India 2014, Constituencywise detail result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 71. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014". ECI New Delhi. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995". ECI, New Delhi. Retrieved 13 September 2017.