BANKA
Constituency no. 27 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called BANKA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2004
GIRIDHARI YADAV
RJD
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 3 of 16
Margin, 2004
4,669
0.65% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
JD(U)DIGVIJAY SINGH
- Votes
- 3,35,211
- Vote share
- 46.96%
- Behind by
- 4,669
Electors
12,13,614
Total votes polled
7,13,888
Valid votes
7,13,888
NOTA votes
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Turnout
58.8%
Full result, 2004
11 candidates · 7,13,888 valid votes
GIRIDHARI YADAVRJDwon
3,39,880
47.6%
DIGVIJAY SINGHJD(U)
3,35,211
47.0%
RAJENDRA PANDIT NETAJEEBSP
14,506
2.0%
MITHAN YADAVIND
8,929
1.3%
FANI LAL SAHIND
3,447
0.5%
MAHBOOB ALAM ANSARIIND
3,143
0.4%
RANVIR YADAVSP
3,081
0.4%
UMAKANT YADAVIND
2,016
0.3%
PRAVIN KUMAR JHAIND
1,332
0.2%
UDAY KUMAR SINGHIND
1,196
0.2%
AMP YADAVIND
1,147
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | GIRIDHARI YADAV | JD(U) | 5,06,678 | 49.96% | JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV | 1,03,844 |
| 2019 | GIRIDHARI YADAV | JD(U) | 4,77,788 | 47.98% | JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV | 2,00,532 |
| 2014 | JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV | RJD | 2,85,150 | 31.71% | PUTUL KUMARI | 10,144 |
| 2009 | DIGVIJAY SINGH | IND | 1,85,762 | 28.48% | JAI PRAKESH NARAIN YADAV | 28,716 |
| 2004 | GIRIDHARI YADAV | RJD | 3,39,880 | 47.61% | DIGVIJAY SINGH | 4,669 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
