BankaLok Sabha by-election result, 2010
Putal Kumari (Independent) won Banka in the 2010 Lok Sabha by-election with 43.5% of the vote, beating J.P.N Yadav (RJD) by 69,119 votes.
Winner — 2010 by-election
All Candidates
7 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Putal Kumari IND | IND | 2,88,95843.5% |
| 2 | J.P.N Yadav | 2,19,83933.1% | |
| 3 | I.R.S. Saini | 57,7028.7% | |
| 4 | Niraj Kumar LSSP | LSSP | 35,5935.4% |
| 5 | C.P. Srivastava IND | IND | 26,5464.0% |
| 6 | P.K. Jha IND | IND | 18,5082.8% |
| 7 | Ghanshyam Das IND | IND | 17,3892.6% |
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.
A clear win, a fragmented field.
How safe is this seat?
winning margin, share of votes
How many people voted?
of registered voters
How many parties were really in the race?
The top three took 85% of the votes.
Effective number of parties: 3.21 — counts each party by its share of the vote.
How often does it back the winner?
How did the vote split?
Banka district · 20.3 lakh people · Census 2011
Known for Katarni Rice and Banka Silk.
This seat spans 2 districts; the figures below are for Banka, its main one.
this districtdashed line = India
Who lives here?
What faith is practised here?
- Hindu87.1%
- Muslim12.3%
- Christian0.3%
- Sikh<0.1%
- Buddhist<0.1%
- Other religions (incl. tribal faiths)0.1%
- Not stated0.2%
Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet (Census 2011)
Health and family (NFHS-5, 2019–21)
What's nearby?
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STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25Figures for the state as a whole, not for this seat.