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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 174 · 1977
Banka
Winner — 1977
SINDHESHWAR PRASAD SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 44.2%INC 29.1%4 others 26.7%
Votes
20,552
44.2% share
Winning margin
7,017
15.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
47.5%
of 97,838
Banka is a safe seat — SINDHESHWAR PRASAD SINGH won by 15.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINDHESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | Janata | 20,552 | 44.2% |
| 2 | THAKUR KAMAKHYA PRASAD SINGH | INC | 13,535 | 29.1% |
| 3 | VEDA NAND SINGH | IND | 4,371 | 9.4% |
| 4 | MANAJER CHOUDHARY | IND | 3,454 | 7.4% |
| 5 | MAHESHWARI PRASAD YADAV | IND | 2,444 | 5.3% |
| 6 | ABUL HASIM | IND | 2,138 | 4.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (201st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 0.8% · max 44.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
201st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
51st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 44.2%INC 29.1%IND 9.4%IND 7.4%IND 5.3%OTH 4.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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