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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · PC 27 · 1967
Banka
Winner — Lok Sabha 1967
B. S. SHARMA
BJS· Jan Sangh-led
BJS 31.0%INC 24.3%4 others 44.7%
Votes
81,297
32.5% share
Winning margin
17,567
7.0% of votes
Total votes cast
2,62,446
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. S. SHARMA | 81,297 | 32.5% | |
| 2 | S. DEVI | 63,730 | 25.5% | |
| 3 | L. R. LAKSHMI | IND | 45,702 | 18.3% |
| 4 | R. S. RAI | 23,433 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | RAHMAN | IND | 22,252 | 8.9% |
| 6 | B. SINGH | IND | 13,708 | 5.5% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (27th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.8% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
27th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.4%
lowerhigher
2nd of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 32.5%INC 25.5%IND 18.3%SWA 9.4%IND 8.9%IND 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
Figures are for Banka, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banka Silk🏷️Katarni RiceGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.