Lok Sabha Constituency

Banka

Constituency No. 27· BiharGeneral

Banka is Lok Sabha constituency No. 27 in Bihar, reserved category: General. It covers the district of Banka. The seat is made up of 6 assembly segments. At the 2024 general election it had 18,12,400 electors, of whom 54.34% voted.

State
Bihar
Constituency No.
27
Category
General
Assembly Segments
6
Districts Covered
Banka
Last Election
2024

Current Member of Parliament

Giridhari Yadav

Giridhari Yadav

Janata Dal (United)
Member of Parliament · Banka (Lok Sabha)
First Elected
2019
Re-elected
2024
Terms at this seat
2
2024 result
5,06,450
Votes
51.42%
Vote share
1,03,844
Victory margin

Ahead of Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav (Rashtriya Janata Dal) on 4,02,606 votes.

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Quick Facts

(2024)
Constituency No.
27
State
Bihar
Category
General
Districts covered
Banka
Assembly segments
6
Total electors
18,12,400
Male electors
9,51,200
Female electors
8,61,110
Third gender electors
90
Polling stations
1,810
Last election
2024

Election History

(3 on record)

Results for Banka Lok Sabha constituency, back to 2014.

2024 Lok Sabha Election
(18th Lok Sabha)
Winner
Giridhari Yadav
Giridhari Yadav
Janata Dal (United)
5,06,450
Votes
51.42%
Vote Share
1,03,844
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Giridhari YadavJD(U)5,06,450 · 51.42%
  2. 2.Jai Prakash Narayan YadavRJD4,02,606 · 40.88%
  3. 3.Sanjay KumarIndependent18,210 · 1.85%
2019 Lok Sabha Election
(17th Lok Sabha)
Winner
Giridhari Yadav
Giridhari Yadav
Janata Dal (United)
4,77,788
Votes
48.02%
Vote Share
2,00,532
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Giridhari YadavJD(U)4,77,788 · 48.02%
  2. 2.Jai Prakash Narayan YadavRJD2,77,256 · 27.86%
  3. 3.Putul KumariIndependent1,03,729 · 10.42%
2014 Lok Sabha Election
(16th Lok Sabha)
Winner
JY
Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav
Rashtriya Janata Dal
2,55,112
Votes
31.78%
Vote Share
10,110
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Jai Prakash Narayan YadavRJD2,55,112 · 31.78%
  2. 2.Putul KumariBJP2,45,002 · 30.52%
  3. 3.Sanjay KumarCPI1,50,250 · 18.72%

Assembly Segments in Banka

(6)

These assembly constituencies are the segments of Banka Lok Sabha constituency. Sitting members are on file for 5 of them.

  • Sultanganj
    AC No. 157 · Bhagalpur

    Sitting member not on file.

  • Amarpur
    AC No. 159 · Banka
    JR
    Jayant Raj
    Janata Dal (United)
    MLA
  • Dhoraiya
    AC No. 160 · Banka
    Scheduled Caste
    BC
    Bhudeo Choudhary
    Rashtriya Janata Dal
    MLA
  • Banka
    AC No. 161 · Banka
    RM
    Ramnarayan Mandal
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Katoria
    AC No. 162 · Banka
    Scheduled Tribe
    NH
    Nikki Hembrom
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Belhar
    AC No. 163 · Banka
    MY
    Manoj Yadav
    Janata Dal (United)
    MLA

Electorate

General election 2024
18.12 Lakh
Total Electors
9.51 Lakh
Male Electors
8.61 Lakh
Female Electors
1,810
Polling Stations
9.85 Lakh
Votes Polled
54.34%
Turnout
Voter turnout54.34%
EVM votes 9,80,500Postal votes 4,400

About Banka Lok Sabha Constituency

State
Bihar
Constituency number
27
Category
General
Districts covered
Banka
Assembly segments
6
Sitting member
Giridhari Yadav
Party
Janata Dal (United)
Elections on record
2024, 2019, 2014
District profiles
Sources & references
  • Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha Election 2024
  • Government of Bihar
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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