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, 2009
DIGVIJAY SINGH
IND
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 3 of 16
Margin, 2009
28,716
4.40% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
RJDJAI PRAKESH NARAIN YADAV
- Votes
- 1,57,046
- Vote share
- 24.08%
- Behind by
- 28,716
Electors
13,38,025
Total votes polled
6,52,208
Valid votes
6,52,208
NOTA votes
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Turnout
48.7%
Full result, 2009
16 candidates · 6,52,208 valid votes
DIGVIJAY SINGHINDwon
1,85,762
28.5%
JAI PRAKESH NARAIN YADAVRJD
1,57,046
24.1%
DAMODAR RAWATJD(U)
1,11,933
17.2%
GIRIDHARI YADAVINC
44,588
6.8%
SANJAY KUMARCPI
37,248
5.7%
MOHD. HUMAYUNIND
29,413
4.5%
RAJENDRA PANDIT NETAJEEJMM
26,182
4.0%
NARAYAN RAMIND
21,958
3.4%
MUKESH KUMAR SINGHBSP
12,250
1.9%
C.P. SINHALTSD
10,902
1.7%
VIVEKA NAND JHARDMP
3,750
0.6%
ANIL KUMAR ALIAS ANIL GUPTAJVM
2,718
0.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
