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Bihar · PC 29 · 1996

Banka

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

GIRIDHARI YADAV
JD· United Front
JD 43.1%SAP 40.8%29 others 16.1%
Votes
2,76,214
43.9% share
Winning margin
14,715
2.3% of votes
Total votes cast
6,40,950
Candidates
31
Seat history

All Candidates

31 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GIRIDHARI YADAV
2,76,21443.9%
2
DIGVIJAY SINGH
2,61,49941.5%
3
MANORMA SINGH
42,0456.7%
4
RADHE SHYAM PRASAD
10,7681.7%
5
KUMAR SANJAY
8,9311.4%
6
MAT UR RAHMAN
IND
3,9980.6%
7
PRAKASH PARIHAT
IND
3,6890.6%
8
UMA KANT YADAV
IND
2,8170.5%
9
MANOJ KUMAR SINGH
IND
2,7040.4%
10
GANESH SHARMA
IND
2,5300.4%
11
BAL KRISHNA YADAV
IND
1,8760.3%
12
GOPAL SHARMA
IND
1,4680.2%
13
ARJUN TURI
IND
1,3430.2%
14
YOGENDRA PRASAD
IND
1,3230.2%
15
TRIBHUWAN PANDIT
IND
1,1040.2%
16
HIRA MAN MANDAL
IND
8910.1%
17
AMBUJ KISHOR JHA
AIIC(T)
8000.1%
18
HARI KISHOR YADAV
IND
8000.1%
19
YUDHIRSHTIR PD. PANDE
IND
7760.1%
20
VRAHAMDEO YADAV
IND
7710.1%
21
RAJENDER SINGH
IND
4650.1%
22
UMA THAKUR
IND
4610.1%
23
GOPI KRISHNA RAUT
IND
4580.1%
24
RAMESHWAR CHOUHAN
IND
3510.1%
25
SAMIM AKHTAR
IND
3410.1%
26
VIVEKA NAND SINGH
IND
3300.1%
27
RAM DEO YADAV
IND
2910.1%
28
SHASHI BHUSHAN PRASAD
1980.0%
29
AMULYA KUMAR SINGH
IND
1750.0%
30
GOVIND MANDAL
IND
1430.0%
31
HEM CHANDRA YADAV
IND
560.0%

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.

Low turnout (38th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 0.8% · max 47.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
50%
lowerhigher
38th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
28th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 43.9%SAP 41.5%INC 6.7%OTH 7.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%

What's nearby?

31 locations
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All ancient structures and all artificial caves and mounds containing ancient remains which are situated within a distance of half a mile of said ancient cities known as old and new Rajgriha (Bhim Baithaka)

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All ancient structures and all artificial caves and mounds containing ancient remains which are situated within a distance of half a mile of said ancient cities known as old and new Rajgriha (Saptparni Caves)

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All ancient structures and all artificial caves and mounds containing ancient remains which are situated within a distance of half a mile of said ancient cities known as old and new Rajgriha (Ajatshatru Stupa)

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All ancient structures and all artificial caves and mounds containing ancient remains which are…

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All ancient structures and all artificial caves and mounds containing ancient remains which are situated within a distance of half a mile of said ancient cities known as old and new Rajgriha (Ashoka stupa)

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