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Banka

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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

JAWED IQBAL ANSARI
RJD· RJD
RJD 29.5%BJP 27.7%14 others 42.8%
Votes
30,886
29.5% share
Winning margin
1,904
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
52.1%
of 2,00,897

Banka was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 1,904 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAWED IQBAL ANSARI
RJD
RJD
30,88629.5%
2
RAM NARAYAN MANDAL
BJP
NDA
28,98227.7%
3
RAJENDRA YADAV
BSP
BSP
14,65814.0%
4
AVINASH YADAV
LJP
5,8125.5%
5
RANVIR YADAV
SP
4,6494.4%
6
ASHOK KUMAR SINGH
JMM
3,9593.8%
7
MANOJ SINGH
IND
3,0592.9%
8
LAXMI DEVI
IND
2,6292.5%
9
BINDESHWARI YADAV
IND
2,5762.5%
10
GHANSHYAM MANDAL
IND
2,0592.0%
11
UPENDRA PD. CHAU.
IND
1,6631.6%
12
BHARAT DAS
IND
1,2071.2%
13
MANOJ KUMAR SHARMA
SHS
7350.7%
14
KUNDAN KUMAR RAO
IND
6350.6%
15
ASHOK KUMAR KHETAN
IND
6070.6%
16
PRAMOD PASWAN
IND
6040.6%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (234th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.0% · min 0.7% · max 18.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
234th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
238th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
213th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 29.5%BJP 27.7%BSP 14.0%LJP 5.5%OTH 23.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bhagalpur SilkGI🏺Jardalu Mango🏺Manjusha Painting
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Bhagalpur Museum

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