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Banka (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Banka Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This comprises the Banka district.[1]
Vidhan Sabha segments[edit]
Presently, Banka Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | MLA | Party | Party Leading (in 2019) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 157 | Sultanganj | None | Bhagalpur | Lalit Narayan Mandal | JD(U) | JD(U) |
| 159 | Amarpur | None | Banka | Jayant Raj | JD(U) | JD(U) |
| 160 | Dhoraiya | SC | Banka | Manish Kumar | JD(U) | JD(U) |
| 161 | Bagaha | None | Banka | Ramnarayan Mandal | BJP | JD(U) |
| 162 | Katoria | ST | Banka | Nikki Hembrom | BJP | JD(U) |
| 163 | Belhar | None | Banka | Manoj Yadav | JD(U) | JD(U) |
Members of Lok Sabha[edit]
The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this constituency[2][3]
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Shakuntala Devi | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Shakuntala Devi | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | B. S. Sharma | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1971 | Shiv Chandrika Prasad | Indian National Congress |
| 1973^ | Madhu Limaye, in bypoll | Socialist Party |
| 1977 | Madhu Limaye | Janata Party, with Bharatiya Lok Dal's symbol |
| 1980 | Chandrashekhar Singh | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Manorama Singh | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1985^ | Chandrashekhar Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1986^ | Manorama Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Pratap Singh | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Pratap Singh | Janata Dal |
| 1996 | Giridhari Yadav | Janata Dal |
| 1998 | Digvijay Singh | Samata Party |
| 1999 | Digvijay Singh | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2004 | Giridhari Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Digvijay Singh (Died in 2010) | Independent |
| 2010^ | Putul Kumari Singh (bye-poll) | Independent |
| 2014 | Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Giridhari Yadav | Janata Dal (United) |
Election results[edit]
2019 Lok Sabha[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Giridhari Yadav | 4,77,788 | 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 | 2,85,150 | 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 | ||||
2009 Lok Sabha[edit]
- Digvijay Singh (IND) : 185,762 votes
- Jai Prakash Narayan (RJD) : 157,046
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 gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2004 Lok Sabha[edit]
- Giridhari Yadav (RJD) : 339,880 votes
- Digvijay Singh (JD-U) : 335,211
References[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
- ↑ "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.