Banka_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)
Banka Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha Constituency in Bihar
Banka Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This comprises the Banka district.[1]
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| Banka | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 17th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Janata Dal (United) |
| Elected year | 2019 |
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Presently, Banka Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
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| # | Name | District | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 157 | Sultanganj | Bhagalpur | Lalit Narayan Mandal | JDU | |
| 159 | Amarpur | Banka | Jayant Raj Kushwaha | JDU | |
| 160 | Dhoraiya (SC) | Bhudeo Choudhary | RJD | ||
| 161 | Banka | Ramnarayan Mandal | BJP | ||
| 162 | Katoria (ST) | Nikki Hembrom | BJP | ||
| 163 | Belhar | Manoj Yadav | JDU | ||
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The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this constituency[2][3]
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^ by-poll
2024
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Giridhari Yadav | ||||
| RJD | Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
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2019
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| 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 | ||||
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2014
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| 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 Independent | Swing | ||||
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2010 Bye-poll
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| 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 | ||||
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2009 Lok Sabha
- Digvijay Singh (IND) : 185,762 votes
- Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav (RJD) : 157,046
2004 Lok Sabha
- Giridhari Yadav (RJD) : 339,880 votes
- Digvijay Singh (JD(U)) : 335,211
1986 by-election
The 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.[6]
- 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
- "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.