# Banka Lok Sabha constituency

Banka Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This comprises the Banka district.

## Vidhan Sabha segments

Presently, Banka Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 lead |
| 157 | Sultanganj | Bhagalpur | Lalit Narayan Mandal | JDU | JDU |
| 159 | Amarpur | Banka | Jayant Raj Kushwaha | JDU | JDU |
| 160 | Dhoraiya (SC) | Banka | Bhudeo Choudhary | RJD | JDU |
| 161 | Banka | Banka | Ramnarayan Mandal | BJP | JDU |
| 162 | Katoria (ST) | Banka | Nikki Hembrom | BJP | RJD |
| 163 | Belhar | Banka | Manoj Yadav | JDU | JDU |

## Members of Lok Sabha

The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this constituency.
| Year | Name | Party |
| 1957 | Shakuntala Devi | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Shakuntala Devi | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Beni Shanker Sharma | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1971 | Shiv Chandrika Prasad | Indian National Congress |
| 1973^ | Madhu Limaye | Socialist Party |
| 1977 | Madhu Limaye | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Chandrashekhar Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Manorama Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1985^ | Chandrashekhar Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1986^ | Manorama Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Pratap Singh | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Pratap Singh | Janata Dal |
| 1996 | Giridhari Yadav | Janata Dal |
| 1998 | Digvijay Singh | Samata Party |
| 1999 | Digvijay Singh | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2004 | Giridhari Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Digvijay Singh | Independent |
| 2010^ | Putul Kumari | Independent |
| 2014 | Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Giridhari Yadav | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2024 | Giridhari Yadav | Janata Dal (United) |
^ by-poll

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Banka :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JD(U) | Giridhari Yadav | 506,678 | 49.96 |
| | RJD | Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav | 4,02,834 | 39.72 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 34,889 | 3.44 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.48 |
| | JD(U) hold | JD(U) hold | Swing | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Banka :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JD(U) | Giridhari Yadav | 477,788 | 47.98 | |
| | RJD | Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav | 2,77,256 | 27.84 | |
| | Independent | Putul Kumari | 1,03,729 | 10.42 | |
| | Independent | Manoj Kumar Sah | 44,398 | 4.46 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,00,532 | 20.14 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,95,860 | 58.60 | +0.56 |
| | JD(U) gain from RJD | JD(U) gain from RJD | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Banka :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RJD | Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav | 285,150 | 31.71 | |
| | BJP | Putul Kumari | 2,75,006 | 30.58 | |
| | CPI | Sanjay Kumar | 2,20,708 | 24.54 | |
| | IND. | Naresh Kumar Priyadarshi | 30,814 | 3.43 | |
| | IND. | Alimuddin Ansari | 12,871 | 1.43 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,144 | 1.13 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,99,360 | 58.04 | +9.21 |
| | RJD gain from BJP | RJD gain from BJP | Swing | | |

#### 2010 By-poll

By-elections, 2010: Banka :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Putul Kumari | 2,88,958 | 43.48 |
| | RJD | Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav | 2,19,839 | 33.08 |
| | BSP | I. R. S. Saini | 57,702 | 8.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,64,572 | 48.83 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### 2009 Lok Sabha

* Digvijay Singh (IND) : 185,762 votes
* Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav (RJD) : 157,046

### 2004 Lok Sabha

* Giridhari Yadav (RJD) : 339,880 votes
* Digvijay Singh (JD(U)) : 335,211

### 1986 by-election

The 1986 by-election was held for the Banka seat. The election was won by the INC candidate Manorama Singh with 186237 votes, against George Fernandes of Janata Party with 156853 votes.