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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · PC 27 · 2009
Banka
Winner — Lok Sabha 2009
DIGVIJAY SINGH
IND· Independent
IND 28.5%RJD 24.1%14 others 47.4%
Votes
1,85,762
28.5% share
Winning margin
28,716
4.4% of votes
Total votes cast
6,52,208
Candidates
16
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIGVIJAY SINGH | IND Independent | 1,85,762 | 28.5% |
| 2 | JAI PRAKESH NARAIN YADAV | UPA | 1,57,046 | 24.1% |
| 3 | DAMODAR RAWAT | NDA | 1,11,933 | 17.2% |
| 4 | GIRIDHARI YADAV | UPA | 44,588 | 6.8% |
| 5 | SANJAY KUMAR | Left | 37,248 | 5.7% |
| 6 | MOHD. HUMAYUN | IND | 29,413 | 4.5% |
| 7 | RAJENDRA PANDIT NETAJEE | UPA | 26,182 | 4.0% |
| 8 | NARAYAN RAM | IND | 21,958 | 3.4% |
| 9 | MUKESH KUMAR SINGH | 12,250 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | C.P. SINHA | LTSD | 10,902 | 1.7% |
| 11 | VIVEKA NAND JHA | RDMP | 3,750 | 0.6% |
| 12 | ANIL KUMAR ALIAS ANIL GUPTA | JVM | 2,718 | 0.4% |
| 13 | ARVIND KUMAR SAH | RPP | 2,614 | 0.4% |
| 14 | KEDAR PRASAD SINGH | SJP(R) | 2,164 | 0.3% |
| 15 | MAHBOOB ALAM ANSARI | BMF | 1,994 | 0.3% |
| 16 | AMRESHWAR KUMAR | JGP | 1,686 | 0.3% |
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Average turnout (27th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.4%
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
IND 28.5%RJD 24.1%JD(U) 17.2%INC 6.8%CPI 5.7%OTH 17.7%
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.