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{{Short description|Assembly constituency in Bihar, India}}
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{{Infobox Indian state legislative assembly constituency
{{Infobox Indian constituency
|name                   = Bankipur Assembly constituency<!-- The name of the constituency -->
| name = Bankipur
|parl_name              = [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]<!-- name of the law making body -->
| type = SLA
|image                  =  
| map_image = 182-Bankipur constituency.svg
|image_size            =
| map_caption =  
|caption                =
| map_alt =  
|alt                    =
| region =  
|mla                    = <!--Name of the current MLA. Leave blank for former constituencies-->
| state = [[Bihar]]
|party                  = <!--Name of the current MLA's party. Leave blank for former constituencies-->
| district = [[Patna district|Patna]]
|alliance              = <!--Name of the current MLA's party alliance. Leave blank for former constituencies-->
| division =  
|year                  =[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]] <!--Year of the last election. Leave blank for former constituencies-->
| loksabha_cons = [[Patna Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)|Patna Sahib]]
|region                 =  
| constituency_no = [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|182]]
|state                 = [[Bihar]]
| established = 2008
|district               = [[Patna district|Patna]]
| reservation = None
|division               =  
| incumbent_image =
|constituency          = [[Patna Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)|Patna Sahib]]
| abolished = <!-- year abolished -->
|constituency_no       = 182
| electors = 379,402
|established           = <!-- year of establishment -->
| mla = Vacant<ref name="ETResign2026">{{cite web |title=Nitin Nabin resigns as Bihar MLA, set for bigger role in Rajya Sabha |url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/nitin-nabin-resigns-as-bihar-mla-set-for-bigger-role-in-rajya-sabha/articleshow/129891597.cms |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=[[The Economic Times]] |date=2026-03-30}}</ref>
|electors               =  
| party =
|reservation            = None
| alliance =
|abolished              = <!-- year abolished -->
| latest_election_year =
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Bankipur Assembly constituency is one of 243 constituencies of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|legislative assembly of Bihar]]. It is a segment of [[Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency|Patna Sahib]] Lok Sabha constituency. In [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]], Bankipur was one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.<ref name="election1993">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/EC-move-to-allay-fears-about-errors-in-EVMs/articleshow/49199345.cms|title=EC move to allay fears about errors in EVMs}}</ref><ref name="election2015">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/Current/ImpIns_24092015.pdf|title=General Election to the State Legislative Assembly of Bihar, 2015- Use of EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail System(VVPAT)-reg.}}</ref> This Constituency and seat is dominated by [[Kayastha]] Caste.
'''Bankipore''' Assembly constituency is one of 243 legislative assembly of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|legislative assembly of Bihar]]. It is a segment of [[Patna Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)|Patna Sahib]] lok sabha constituency. In [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]], Bankipur will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/EC-move-to-allay-fears-about-errors-in-EVMs/articleshow/49199345.cms|title=EC move to allay fears about errors in EVMs}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/Current/ImpIns_24092015.pdf|title=General Election to the State Legislative Assembly of Bihar, 2015- Use of EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail System(VVPAT)-reg.}}</ref>


==Overview==
==Overview==
Bankipore comprises Ward Nos. 4, 5, 7 to 13 & 15 in [[Patna Municipal Corporation]] of Patna Rural CD Block.<ref name=commission>{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf  |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|work= Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies  |access-date = 2013-12-20 }}</ref>
Bankipore comprises Ward Nos. 4, 5, 7 to 13 & 15 in [[Patna Municipal Corporation]] of Patna Rural CD Block.
The constituency has a preponderance of voters belonging to [[Kayastha]] in population, in this constituency.
<ref name=commission>{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf  |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|work= Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies  |access-date = 2013-12-20 }}</ref>


==Members of Legislative Assembly==
== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Election
!Year
!Name<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bankipur Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/bankipur.html|access-date=|website=Elections in India}}</ref>
!Name<ref name="election2018">{{Cite web|title=Bankipur Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/bankipur.html|access-date=|website=Elections in India}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Party
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|-
|Before 2008
| colspan="4" |{{center|''Before 2008: See [[Patna West Assembly constituency|Patna West]]''}}
| colspan="3" |[[Patna West (Assembly constituency)]]
|-
|-
|[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]]
|[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Nitin Nabin]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Nitin Nabin]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=4}}
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|-
|-
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]]
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]]
|-
|-
|[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]
|[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]
|-
|[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]]
|-
|2026^
|
|
|
|}
|}


==Election results==
==Election results==
=== 2020===
=== 2025 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, 2020]][[Bankipur]]}}
{{Election box begin|title=[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Bankipur<ref name="2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results:  Bankipur">{{cite news |title=2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results:  Bankipur |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04182.htm |accessdate=11 December 2025 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=14 November 2025 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251211101006/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04182.htm |archivedate=11 December 2025}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
  |candidate  = [[Nitin Nabin]]
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |candidate  = [[Nitin Nabin]]
  |votes      = {{formatnum:98299}}
   |votes      = 83,068
  |percentage = 62.66
   |percentage = 59.05
  |change    = +3.61
   |change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |candidate  = Rekha Kumari
  |party      = Rashtriya Janata Dal
  |votes      = {{formatnum:46363}}
  |percentage = 29.55
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |candidate  = Vandana Kumari
  |party      = Jan Suraaj Party
  |votes      = {{formatnum:7717}}
  |percentage = 4.92
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = None of the above
   |candidate  = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
   |votes      = {{formatnum:1464}}
   |percentage = 0.93
   |change     = +0.07
}}
{{Election box majority
  |votes      = {{formatnum:51936}}
  |percentage = 33.11
  |change    = +5.36
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box turnout
  |candidate  = [[Luv Sinha]]
   |votes      = {{formatnum:156885}}
  |party      = Indian National Congress
   |percentage = 41.35
   |votes      = 44,032
  |change     = +5.44
   |percentage = 31.30
|change=
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link
   |candidate  = Pushpam Priya Choudhary
   |  
   |party      = Plurals Party
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |votes     = 5,189
   |swing     =  
  |percentage = 3.69
|change=
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box end}}
  |candidate  = None of the Above
 
  |party      = None of the Above
 
  |votes      = 1,213
=== 2020 ===
  |percentage = 0.86
{{Election box begin | title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Bankipur<ref name="election2020">{{Cite web |date=2021-01-13 |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2020 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/12787-bihar-legislative-election-2020/ |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>
|change=
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
  |votes      = 39,036
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |percentage = 27.75
  |candidate  = [[Nitin Nabin]]
|change=
  |votes      = {{formatnum:83068}}
  |percentage = 59.05
  |change     = -1.14
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Luv Sinha]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes={{formatnum:44032}}|percentage=31.3|change=-1.3}}
  |votes     = 140,683
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Plurals Party|candidate=Pushpam Priya Choudhary|votes={{formatnum:5189}}|percentage=3.69|change=}}
  |percentage = 35.91
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above (India)|candidate=[[None of the above (India)|None]]|votes={{formatnum:1213}}|percentage=0.86|change=+0.15}}
|change=
{{Election box majority|votes={{formatnum:39036}}|percentage=27.75|change=+0.16}}
{{Election box turnout|votes={{formatnum:140683}}|percentage=35.91|change=-4.33}}
{{Election box hold with party link
  |  
  |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |swing      =  
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner  =  Bharatiya Janata Party
  |swing  =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== 2015 ===
=== 2015 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Assembly election, 2015]]: [[Bankipur]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Assembly election, 2015]]: Bankipur<ref name="election2015"/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |candidate  = Nitin Nabin
   |candidate  = [[Nitin Nabin]]
   |votes      = 86,759
   |votes      = {{formatnum:86759}}
   |percentage = 60.19
   |percentage = 60.19
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link
   |candidate  = Kumar Ashish
   |candidate  = Ashish Kumar
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |votes      = 46,992
   |votes      = {{formatnum:46992}}
   |percentage = 32.60
   |percentage = 32.6
   |change    =
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link
   |party      = Communist Party of India
   |party      = Communist Party of India
   |candidate  = Shaukat Ali
   |candidate  = Shaukat Ali
   |votes      = 1,542
   |votes      = {{formatnum:1542}}
   |percentage = 1.07
   |percentage = 1.07
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |candidate  = Abhishek Kumar Sinha
  |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
  |votes      = 863
  |percentage = 0.60
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Ajay Kumar
  |party      = Samajwadi Party
  |votes      = 708
  |percentage = 0.49
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = None of the Above
   |party      = None of the above
   |party      = None of the above
   |votes      = 1,021
  |candidate  = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
   |votes      = {{formatnum:1021}}
   |percentage = 0.71
   |percentage = 0.71
   |change    =
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box majority
  |votes      = {{formatnum:39767}}
  |percentage = 27.59
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box turnout
  |votes      = 39,767
  |votes      = {{formatnum:144152}}
  |percentage = 27.59
  |percentage = 40.24
  |change    =  
  |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box hold with party link
  |votes      = 1,44,152
  |  
  |percentage = 40.24
  |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |change    =  
  |swing      =  
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== 2010 ===
 
{{Election box begin | title=[[2010 Bihar state assembly election|Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, 2010]]: [[Bankipur]]}}
===2010===
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box begin | title=[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, 2010]]: Bankipur}}
   |candidate  = Nitin Nabin
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
  |  
   |candidate  = [[Nitin Nabin]]
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |votes      = 78,771
   |votes      = 78,771
   |percentage = 72.06
   |percentage = 72.06
   |change    =
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |  
   |candidate  = Binod Kumar Srivastava
   |candidate  = Binod Kumar Srivastava
   |party      = Rashtriya Janata Dal
   |party      = Rashtriya Janata Dal
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}}
}}


{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |  
   |candidate  = Durga Prasad
   |candidate  = Durga Prasad
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |party      = Indian National Congress
   |votes      = 6,018
   |votes      = 6,018
   |percentage = 5.51
   |percentage = 5.51
   |change    =
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |  
   |candidate  = Jakir Hussain
   |candidate  = Jakir Hussain
   |party      = Nationalist Congress Party
   |party      = Nationalist Congress Party
   |votes      = 1,259
   |votes      = 1,259
   |percentage = 1.15
   |percentage = 1.15
   |change    =
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |  
   |candidate  = Sunita Preetam
   |candidate  = Sunita Preetam
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |party      = Independent (politician)
   |votes      = 940
   |votes      = 940
   |percentage = 0.86
   |percentage = 0.86
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 60,840
  |percentage = 55.66
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 1,09,309
  |percentage = 36.96
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
  |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}
==Old Segment Election Results==
{{Election box begin | title=By Election, 2006: [[Patna|Patna West]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Nitin Nabin
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |votes      = 76,025
  |percentage = 82.31
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Ajay Kumar Singh
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |votes      = 10,858
  |percentage = 11.76
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box majority
   |candidate  = Chandan Rai
   |  
  |party      = Samajwadi Party
   |votes      = 60,840
   |votes      = 1,484
   |percentage = 55.66
   |percentage = 1.61
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box turnout
   |candidate  = Surendra Kumar Upadhyay
   |  
  |party      = Independent (politician)
   |votes      = 1,09,309
   |votes      = 657
   |percentage = 36.96
   |percentage = 0.71
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box new seat win|
  |candidate  = Anjani Kumar
  |party      = Rashtriya Lok Dal
  |votes      = 580
  |percentage = 0.63
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 65,167
  |percentage = 70.55
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 92,364
  |percentage = 18.02
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |swing      =  
   |swing      =
  }}
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


===2005 Vidhan Sabha===
{{Election box begin | title=Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, 2005 (Oct.): Patna West}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Nabin Kishor Prasad Sinha
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |votes      = 1,17,915
  |percentage = 69.33
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Rajesh Kumar Sinha
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |votes      = 31,796
  |percentage = 18.69
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Satya Nand Sharma
  |party      = Lok Janshakti Party
  |votes      = 8,651
  |percentage = 5.08
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Kavi Kumar
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 2,606
  |percentage = 1.53
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Anita Kumari
  |party      = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)
  |votes      = 1,773
  |percentage = 1.04
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 86,119
  |percentage = 50.64
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 1,70,072
  |percentage = 33.18
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{cite web |title=Results of all Bihar Assembly elections |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/68-bihar/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}
* {{cite web |title=Results of all Bihar Assembly elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/68-bihar/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}


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Bankipur
Constituency No. 182 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
DistrictPatna
Lok Sabha constituencyPatna Sahib
Established2008
Total electors379,402
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
18th Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Vacant[1]

Bankipur Assembly constituency is one of 243 constituencies of legislative assembly of Bihar. It is a segment of Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency. In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Bankipur was one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[2][3] This Constituency and seat is dominated by Kayastha Caste.

Overview[edit | edit source]

Bankipore comprises Ward Nos. 4, 5, 7 to 13 & 15 in Patna Municipal Corporation of Patna Rural CD Block. The constituency has a preponderance of voters belonging to Kayastha in population, in this constituency. [4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Year Name[5] Party
Before 2008: See Patna West
2010 Nitin Nabin Bharatiya Janata Party
2015
2020
2025
2026^

Election results[edit | edit source]

2025[edit | edit source]

2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Bankipur[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Nitin Nabin 98,299 62.66 +3.61
RJD Rekha Kumari 46,363 29.55
Jan Suraaj Party Vandana Kumari 7,717 4.92
NOTA None of the above 1,464 0.93 +0.07
Majority 51,936 33.11 +5.36
Turnout 156,885 41.35 +5.44
BJP hold Swing


2020[edit | edit source]

2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Bankipur[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Nitin Nabin 83,068 59.05 −1.14
INC Luv Sinha 44,032 31.3 −1.3
PP Pushpam Priya Choudhary 5,189 3.69
None of the above (India) None 1,213 0.86 +0.15
Majority 39,036 27.75 +0.16
Turnout 140,683 35.91 −4.33
BJP hold Swing


2015[edit | edit source]

Bihar Assembly election, 2015: Bankipur[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Nitin Nabin 86,759 60.19
INC Ashish Kumar 46,992 32.6
CPI Shaukat Ali 1,542 1.07
NOTA None of the above 1,021 0.71
Majority 39,767 27.59
Turnout 144,152 40.24
BJP hold Swing


2010[edit | edit source]

Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, 2010: Bankipur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Nitin Nabin 78,771 72.06
RJD Binod Kumar Srivastava 17,931 16.40
INC Durga Prasad 6,018 5.51
NCP Jakir Hussain 1,259 1.15
Independent Sunita Preetam 940 0.86
Majority 60,840 55.66
Turnout 1,09,309 36.96
BJP win (new seat)


See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Nitin Nabin resigns as Bihar MLA, set for bigger role in Rajya Sabha". The Economic Times. 30 March 2026. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  2. "EC move to allay fears about errors in EVMs".
  3. 3.0 3.1 "General Election to the State Legislative Assembly of Bihar, 2015- Use of EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail System(VVPAT)-reg" (PDF).
  4. "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  5. "Bankipur Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
  6. "2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Bankipur". Election Commission of India. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  7. "Bihar General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. 13 January 2021.

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