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, Nov 2005
RAM NARAYAN MANDAL
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
BJP
won 6 of 16
Margin, Nov 2005
9,270
9.78% of valid votes
Result, Nov 2005
Runner-up
RJDJAWED IQBAL ANSARI
- Votes
- 35,200
- Vote share
- 37.13%
- Behind by
- 9,270
Electors
2,00,897
Total votes polled
94,808
Valid votes
94,808
NOTA votes
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Turnout
47.2%
Full result, Nov 2005
7 candidates · 94,808 valid votes
RAM NARAYAN MANDALBJPwon
44,470
46.9%
JAWED IQBAL ANSARIRJD
35,200
37.1%
RAVI KUMAR SINGHLJP
6,363
6.7%
OM PRAKASH GUPTASAP
2,862
3.0%
LAL MOHAN SHARMAIND
2,512
2.6%
NAVAL KISHORE PRASAD SINGHBSP
2,470
2.6%
RAM CHANDRA RAJAKIND
931
1.0%
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.
