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, 2015
RAM NARAYAN MANDAL
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
BJP
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2015
3,730
2.73% of valid votes
Result, 2015
Runner-up
RJDZAFRUL HODA
- Votes
- 48,649
- Vote share
- 35.63%
- Behind by
- 3,730
Electors
2,35,691
Total votes polled
1,36,529
Valid votes
1,36,529
NOTA votes
3,004
2.20% of votes polled
Turnout
57.9%
Full result, 2015
11 candidates · 1,36,529 valid votes
RAM NARAYAN MANDALBJPwon
52,379
38.4%
ZAFRUL HODARJD
48,649
35.6%
AJIT KUMAR SINGHBSP
16,548
12.1%
MANOJ SINGHIND
5,191
3.8%
DIGAMBAR MANDALIND
4,071
3.0%
MAKHAN YADAVIND
2,018
1.5%
RAJENDRA RAYIND
1,579
1.2%
UMAKANT YADAVBDLP
1,240
0.9%
RENU KUMARICPI(ML)(L)
679
0.5%
ABDUL KADIRIND
594
0.4%
RAKESH RANJANGJDS
577
0.4%
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
