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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 156 · 2005 (Oct)
Banka
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
RAM NARAYAN MANDAL
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 46.9%RJD 37.1%5 others 16.0%
Votes
44,470
46.9% share
Winning margin
9,270
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
47.2%
of 2,00,897
A clear win with a 9.8% margin.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM NARAYAN MANDAL | NDA (NDA) | 44,470 | 46.9% |
| 2 | JAWED IQBAL ANSARI | 35,200 | 37.1% | |
| 3 | RAVI KUMAR SINGH | 6,363 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | OM PRAKASH GUPTA | 2,862 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | LAL MOHAN SHARMA | IND | 2,512 | 2.6% |
| 6 | NAVAL KISHORE PRASAD SINGH | BSP | 2,470 | 2.6% |
| 7 | RAM CHANDRA RAJAK | IND | 931 | 1.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (234th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.0% · min 0.7% · max 18.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
234th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
238th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
213th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.9%RJD 37.1%LJP 6.7%OTH 9.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.16 Cr
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 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bhagalpur SilkGI🏺Jardalu Mango🏺Manjusha Painting
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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.