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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · PC 27 · 2014
Banka
Winner — Lok Sabha 2014
JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 31.7%BJP 30.6%16 others 37.7%
Votes
2,85,150
31.7% share
Winning margin
10,144
1.1% of votes
Total votes cast
8,99,353
Candidates
18
Seat history
4 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV | UPA (UPA) | 2,85,150 | 31.7% |
| 2 | PUTUL KUMARI | NDA | 2,75,006 | 30.6% |
| 3 | SANJAY KUMAR -I | Left | 2,20,708 | 24.5% |
| 4 | NARESH KUMAR PRIYADARSHI | IND | 30,814 | 3.4% |
| 5 | ALIMUDDIN ANSARI | IND | 12,871 | 1.4% |
| 6 | INDRARAJ SINGH SAINI | IND | 11,520 | 1.3% |
| 7 | SARGUN SAH | IND | 11,056 | 1.2% |
| 8 | SANJAY KUMAR-II | 10,558 | 1.2% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 9,753 | 1.1% |
| 10 | NIRAJ KUMAR | 6,058 | 0.7% | |
| 11 | AKHIL BHARTIYA SHARMA | IND | 4,721 | 0.5% |
| 12 | SUBODH NARAYAN JHA |  AITC | 4,412 | 0.5% |
| 13 | VIJAY BHARTI | ravp | 4,317 | 0.5% |
| 14 | MITHLESH KUMAR SINGH | NLP | 2,977 | 0.3% |
| 15 | DEEPAK KUMAR | 2,481 | 0.3% | |
| 16 | MUKESH KUMAR SINHA | BEMP | 2,405 | 0.3% |
| 17 | MAHBOOB ALAM ANSARI | BMF | 2,280 | 0.3% |
| 18 | UMAKANT YADAV | BMUP | 2,266 | 0.3% |
Average turnout (27th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.1%
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
RJD 31.7%BJP 30.6%CPI 24.5%OTH 12.1%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/17
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.30 Cr
A 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.