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, 2010
JAVED IQBAL ANSARI
RJD
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
BJP
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2010
2,410
2.26% of valid votes
Result, 2010
Runner-up
BJPRAM NARAYAN MANDAL
- Votes
- 26,637
- Vote share
- 24.97%
- Behind by
- 2,410
Electors
2,04,097
Total votes polled
1,06,691
Valid votes
1,06,691
NOTA votes
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Turnout
52.3%
Full result, 2010
15 candidates · 1,06,691 valid votes
JAVED IQBAL ANSARIRJDwon
29,047
27.2%
RAM NARAYAN MANDALBJP
26,637
25.0%
AJIT KUMAR SINGHIND
17,902
16.8%
SIMPAL DEVIIND
8,610
8.1%
PRATIBHA PRAKASHIND
6,762
6.3%
MANOJ SINGHBSP
5,169
4.8%
NILUFAR NAHIDINC
2,827
2.6%
NARESH PRIYADARSHIIND
2,806
2.6%
SITA RAM PASWANIND
1,631
1.5%
GHANSHYAM MANDALJMM
1,520
1.4%
SATISH CHANDRA SINHAIND
921
0.9%
MAHESH RAUTJVM
882
0.8%
Showing the top 12 of 15. 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
