BANKA
Assembly seat no. 161 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called BANKA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, Feb 2005
JAWED IQBAL ANSARI
RJD
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
BJP
won 6 of 16
Margin, Feb 2005
1,904
1.82% of valid votes
Result, Feb 2005
Runner-up
BJPRAM NARAYAN MANDAL
- Votes
- 28,982
- Vote share
- 27.68%
- Behind by
- 1,904
Electors
2,03,192
Total votes polled
1,04,720
Valid votes
1,04,720
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
51.5%
Full result, Feb 2005
16 candidates · 1,04,720 valid votes
JAWED IQBAL ANSARIRJDwon
30,886
29.5%
RAM NARAYAN MANDALBJP
28,982
27.7%
RAJENDRA YADAVBSP
14,658
14.0%
AVINASH YADAVLJP
5,812
5.5%
RANVIR YADAVSP
4,649
4.4%
ASHOK KUMAR SINGHJMM
3,959
3.8%
MANOJ SINGHIND
3,059
2.9%
LAXMI DEVIIND
2,629
2.5%
BINDESHWARI YADAVIND
2,576
2.5%
GHANSHYAM MANDALIND
2,059
2.0%
UPENDRA PD. CHAU.IND
1,663
1.6%
BHARAT DASIND
1,207
1.1%
Showing the top 12 of 16. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ram Narayan Mandal | BJP | 95,588 | 49.58% | Sanjay Kumar | 23,764 |
| 2020 | Ram Narayan Mandal | BJP | 69,762 | 43.80% | Javed Iqbal Ansari | 16,828 |
| 2015 | RAM NARAYAN MANDAL | BJP | 52,379 | 38.36% | ZAFRUL HODA | 3,730 |
| 2010 | JAVED IQBAL ANSARI | RJD | 29,047 | 27.23% | RAM NARAYAN MANDAL | 2,410 |
| Nov 2005 | RAM NARAYAN MANDAL | BJP | 44,470 | 46.91% | JAWED IQBAL ANSARI | 9,270 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BANKA assembly constituency in 2025?
Ram Narayan Mandal (BJP) won BANKA in 2025, by a margin of 23,764 votes.
Which party has won BANKA the most times?
BJP, with 6 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BANKA gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2025.
Who has won BANKA the most times?
RAM NARAYAN MANDAL, with 4 wins between 1990 and 2015.
