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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · PC 27 · 2019
Banka
Winner — Lok Sabha 2019
GIRIDHARI YADAV
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 48.0%RJD 27.8%19 others 24.2%
Votes
4,77,788
48.0% share
Winning margin
2,00,532
20.1% of votes
Total votes cast
9,95,806
Candidates
21
Seat history
7 of 21 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.39 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIRIDHARI YADAV | NDA (NDA) | 4,77,788 | 48.0% |
| 2 | JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV | 2,77,256 | 27.8% | |
| 3 | PUTUL KUMARI | IND | 1,03,729 | 10.4% |
| 4 | MANOJ KUMAR SAH | IND | 44,398 | 4.5% |
| 5 | PRAVIN KUMAR JHA | IND | 17,025 | 1.7% |
| 6 | MRITUNJAY ROY | IND | 14,229 | 1.4% |
| 7 | MD RAFIQUE ALAM | 11,960 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | PRAMOD SINGH WELDONE | IND | 7,362 | 0.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,625 | 0.7% |
| 10 | MOHAMMAD MUKHTAR ALAM | IND | 5,786 | 0.6% |
| 11 | PAWAN THAKUR | IND | 4,084 | 0.4% |
| 12 | RAJKISHORE PRASAD ALIAS PAPPU YADAV | 3,938 | 0.4% | |
| 13 | AMARJEET KUMAR | IND | 3,673 | 0.4% |
| 14 | NARESH YADAV | IND | 2,761 | 0.3% |
| 15 | KAILASH PRASAD SINGH | PSPL | 2,582 | 0.3% |
| 16 | SANJIV KUMAR KUNAL | IND | 2,382 | 0.2% |
| 17 | NEELU DEVI | BDlP | 2,331 | 0.2% |
| 18 | PHESAL ANSARI | BMF | 2,131 | 0.2% |
| 19 | SYED ALAMDAR HUSSAIN | IND | 1,999 | 0.2% |
| 20 | UMAKANT YADAV | IND | 1,889 | 0.2% |
| 21 | MP YADAV | IND | 1,878 | 0.2% |
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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
lean20.1%
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
JD(U) 48.0%RJD 27.8%IND 10.4%OTH 13.1%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
7/20
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.39 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.