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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · PC 27 · 1971
Banka
Winner — Lok Sabha 1971
SHIV CHANDIKA PRASAD
INC· INC
INC 29.1%CPI 25.1%7 others 45.8%
Votes
80,017
29.8% share
Winning margin
11,075
4.1% of votes
Total votes cast
2,75,068
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIV CHANDIKA PRASAD | 80,017 | 29.8% | |
| 2 | VASUDEO YADAV | 68,942 | 25.7% | |
| 3 | VENI SHANKAR SHARMA | 66,085 | 24.6% | |
| 4 | GUNESHWAR SINGH | 29,333 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | BHUBNESHWAR PANDEY |  FBL | 7,465 | 2.8% |
| 6 | RADHEY SHYAM RAI | 5,388 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | SHYAM NARAYAN SINGH | HSD | 4,897 | 1.8% |
| 8 | MUNSHI MANJHI | PHJ | 3,924 | 1.5% |
| 9 | KAMPA MURMU | JKP | 2,478 | 0.9% |
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
lean4.1%
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
INC 29.8%CPI 25.7%BJS 24.6%SSP 10.9%OTH 9.0%
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.