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Winner — 1986 by-elections

J.YADAV
BJP 33.5%INC 31.5%10 others 34.9%
Votes
20,934
33.5% share
Winning margin
1,262
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
12

Banka was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 1,262 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
J.YADAV
20,9340.0%
2
T.ANSARI
19,6720.0%
3
B.SINGH
IND
6,6320.0%
4
D.C.SINGH
5,5160.0%
5
S.SINGH
IND
4,7110.0%
6
M.M.YADAV
3,1240.0%
7
L.DEVI(W)
IND
8090.0%
8
S.K.LOKHPURIA
IND
3060.0%
9
B.RAM
IND
2350.0%
10
GAFFAR
IND
2030.0%
11
U.N.YADAV
IND
1830.0%
12
P.C.SAH
IND
890.0%

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
safe
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 0.8% · max 44.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
201st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
51st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
4 seats · 3 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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