Banka Lok Sabha constituency - Wikipedia
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| Banka | |
|---|---|
| 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]
Vidhan Sabha segments
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Presently, 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
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The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this constituency.[2][3]
^ by-poll
- Digvijay Singh (IND) : 185,762 votes
- Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav (RJD) : 157,046
- Giridhari Yadav (RJD) : 339,880 votes
- Digvijay Singh (JD(U)) : 335,211
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]
- ^ 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.