Who won Banka in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Ram Narayan Mandal of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Banka constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Javed Iqbal Ansari of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a margin of 16,828 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Banka?

Ram Narayan Mandal won Banka by 16,828 votes, which is 10.63% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Banka in 2020?

Voter turnout in Banka constituency was 62.62% in the 2020 election, with 1,59,345 votes cast out of 2,54,480 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 161

Banka (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Ram Narayan Mandal

Bharatiya Janata Party

69,762

votes

Runner-Up

Javed Iqbal Ansari

Rashtriya Janata Dal

52,934

votes

Won by 16,828 votes

Margin: 10.63%

Total Valid Votes: 1,58,187

Candidate-Wise Results

20 candidates contested this seat

A total of 20 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Banka seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Ram Narayan Mandal (BJP), Javed Iqbal Ansari (RJD), Kaushal Kumar Singh (RLSP), Shridhar Mandal (IND), Naresh Kumar Priyadarshi (IND), Pramod Singh Weldone (IND), Pawan Kumar Thakur (IND), Patric Murmu (IND), Manoj Singh, S/0-Janardan Singh (IND), Chandra Prakash (IND), Rahul Roushan (RTMNSWP), Manoj Singh, S/0-Tekan Singh (IND), Umakant Yadav (BDLP), Kashinath Singh (IND), Prakash Thakur (JP), Kundan Kumar Ray (BPL), Roshan Kumar Singh (BHRTSBLP), Rajesh Yadav (AJPR), Mohmmad Abrar Muslim (AZSP). 17 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Banka constituency, 2020 Bihar Assembly Election
Rank	Constituency No.	Constituency Name	Candidate	Party	Symbol	Gender	Age	Category	General Votes	Postal Votes	Total Votes	% Valid+NOTA	% Electors	Status
1	161	Banka	Ram Narayan Mandal	BJP	Lotus	MALE	67	GENERAL	69,410	352	69,762	43.80%	0.00%	Won
2	161	Banka	Javed Iqbal Ansari	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	56	GENERAL	52,317	617	52,934	33.24%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	161	Banka	Kaushal Kumar Singh	RLSP	Ceiling Fan	MALE	58	GENERAL	10,946	50	10,996	6.90%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	161	Banka	Shridhar Mandal	IND	Diesel Pump	MALE	69	GENERAL	5,094	13	5,107	3.21%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	161	Banka	Naresh Kumar Priyadarshi	IND	Gas Cylinder	MALE	44	GENERAL	2,728	20	2,748	1.73%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	161	Banka	Pramod Singh Weldone	IND	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	51	GENERAL	2,154	1	2,155	1.35%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	161	Banka	Pawan Kumar Thakur	IND	Apple	MALE	45	GENERAL	2,072	0	2,072	1.30%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	161	Banka	Patric Murmu	IND	Balloon	MALE	36	ST	2,039	3	2,042	1.28%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	161	Banka	Manoj Singh, S/0-Janardan Singh	IND	Basket containing Fruits	MALE	53	GENERAL	2,037	3	2,040	1.28%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	161	Banka	Chandra Prakash	IND	Helicopter	MALE	25	GENERAL	1,776	16	1,792	1.13%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	161	Banka	Rahul Roushan	RTMNSWP	Sewing Machine	MALE	27	GENERAL	1,573	6	1,579	0.99%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	161	Banka	Manoj Singh, S/0-Tekan Singh	IND	Baby Walker	MALE	40	GENERAL	1,327	1	1,328	0.83%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	161	Banka	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,075	9	1,084	0.68%	0.00%
14	161	Banka	Umakant Yadav	BDLP	Shoe	MALE	69	GENERAL	889	3	892	0.56%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	161	Banka	Kashinath Singh	IND	CHESS BOARD	MALE	33	GENERAL	662	5	667	0.42%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	161	Banka	Prakash Thakur	JP	Haldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)	MALE	58	GENERAL	563	1	564	0.35%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	161	Banka	Kundan Kumar Ray	BPL	FLUTE	MALE	42	GENERAL	455	7	462	0.29%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	161	Banka	Roshan Kumar Singh	BHRTSBLP	Trumpet	MALE	42	GENERAL	453	3	456	0.29%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	161	Banka	Rajesh Yadav	AJPR	Chappals	MALE	30	GENERAL	298	0	298	0.19%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	161	Banka	Mohmmad Abrar Muslim	AZSP	Almirah	MALE	31	GENERAL	287	6	293	0.18%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Ram Narayan Mandal

BJP

Won

Total Votes69,762

% of Valid + NOTA43.80%

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SymbolLotusGenderMALEAge67CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes69,410Postal Votes352% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Javed Iqbal Ansari

RJD

Runner-up

Total Votes52,934

% of Valid + NOTA33.24%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge56CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes52,317Postal Votes617% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Kaushal Kumar Singh

RLSP

Forfeited

Total Votes10,996

% of Valid + NOTA6.90%

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SymbolCeiling FanGenderMALEAge58CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes10,946Postal Votes50% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Shridhar Mandal

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes5,107

% of Valid + NOTA3.21%

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SymbolDiesel PumpGenderMALEAge69CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes5,094Postal Votes13% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Naresh Kumar Priyadarshi

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,748

% of Valid + NOTA1.73%

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SymbolGas CylinderGenderMALEAge44CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,728Postal Votes20% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Pramod Singh Weldone

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,155

% of Valid + NOTA1.35%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge51CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,154Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Pawan Kumar Thakur

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,072

% of Valid + NOTA1.30%

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SymbolAppleGenderMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,072Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Patric Murmu

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,042

% of Valid + NOTA1.28%

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SymbolBalloonGenderMALEAge36CategorySTGeneral Votes2,039Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Manoj Singh, S/0-Janardan Singh

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,040

% of Valid + NOTA1.28%

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SymbolBasket containing FruitsGenderMALEAge53CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,037Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Chandra Prakash

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,792

% of Valid + NOTA1.13%

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SymbolHelicopterGenderMALEAge25CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,776Postal Votes16% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Rahul Roushan

RTMNSWP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,579

% of Valid + NOTA0.99%

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SymbolSewing MachineGenderMALEAge27CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,573Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Manoj Singh, S/0-Tekan Singh

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,328

% of Valid + NOTA0.83%

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SymbolBaby WalkerGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,327Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

NOTA

Total Votes1,084

% of Valid + NOTA0.68%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,075Postal Votes9% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Umakant Yadav

BDLP

Forfeited

Total Votes892

% of Valid + NOTA0.56%

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SymbolShoeGenderMALEAge69CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes889Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Kashinath Singh

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes667

% of Valid + NOTA0.42%

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SymbolCHESS BOARDGenderMALEAge33CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes662Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Prakash Thakur

Forfeited

Total Votes564

% of Valid + NOTA0.35%

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SymbolHaldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)GenderMALEAge58CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes563Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Kundan Kumar Ray

BPL

Forfeited

Total Votes462

% of Valid + NOTA0.29%

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SymbolFLUTEGenderMALEAge42CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes455Postal Votes7% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Roshan Kumar Singh

BHRTSBLP

Forfeited

Total Votes456

% of Valid + NOTA0.29%

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SymbolTrumpetGenderMALEAge42CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes453Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Rajesh Yadav

AJPR

Forfeited

Total Votes298

% of Valid + NOTA0.19%

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SymbolChappalsGenderMALEAge30CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes298Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Mohmmad Abrar Muslim

AZSP

Forfeited

Total Votes293

% of Valid + NOTA0.18%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderMALEAge31CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes287Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

BJP43.80%

RJD33.24%

RLSP6.90%

IND3.21%

IND1.73%

IND1.35%

IND1.30%

IND1.28%

IND1.13%

RTMNSWP0.99%

IND0.83%

NOTA0.68%

BDLP0.56%

IND0.42%

JP0.35%

BPL0.29%

BHRTSBLP0.29%

AJPR0.19%

AZSP0.18%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Ram Narayan Mandal of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Banka seat by a margin of 16,828 votes (10.63% of total votes), defeating Javed Iqbal Ansari of Rashtriya Janata Dal. Voter turnout was 62.62%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

2,54,480

Total Voters

1,59,345

Turnout

62.62%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,34,427 / 1,20,053 / 0

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

81,806 / 76,349 / 0

Postal Votes

1,190

Service Electors

360

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Total
Nomination Filed	28	28
Nomination Rejected	9	9
Withdrawn	0	0
Contested	19	19
Forfeited Deposit	17	17

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,58,187

NOTA:1,084

Rejected / Test:74

EVM Votes

1,58,155

Postal Votes

1,190

Valid Postal

1,107

NOTA % of Valid

0.69%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

367

Avg. Electors / Station

~693

Key Dates

Polling Date

28 Oct 2020

Counting Date

10 Nov 2020

Result Declared

10 Nov 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

QWho won Banka in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Ram Narayan Mandal of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Banka constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Javed Iqbal Ansari of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a margin of 16,828 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Banka?: Ram Narayan Mandal won Banka by 16,828 votes, which is 10.63% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Banka in 2020?: Voter turnout in Banka constituency was 62.62% in the 2020 election, with 1,59,345 votes cast out of 2,54,480 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Banka in 2020?: A total of 20 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Banka seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Ram Narayan Mandal (BJP), Javed Iqbal Ansari (RJD), Kaushal Kumar Singh (RLSP), Shridhar Mandal (IND), Naresh Kumar Priyadarshi (IND), Pramod Singh Weldone (IND), Pawan Kumar Thakur (IND), Patric Murmu (IND), Manoj Singh, S/0-Janardan Singh (IND), Chandra Prakash (IND), Rahul Roushan (RTMNSWP), Manoj Singh, S/0-Tekan Singh (IND), Umakant Yadav (BDLP), Kashinath Singh (IND), Prakash Thakur (JP), Kundan Kumar Ray (BPL), Roshan Kumar Singh (BHRTSBLP), Rajesh Yadav (AJPR), Mohmmad Abrar Muslim (AZSP). 17 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Banka?: Kaushal Kumar Singh (RLSP), Shridhar Mandal (IND), Naresh Kumar Priyadarshi (IND), Pramod Singh Weldone (IND), Pawan Kumar Thakur (IND), Patric Murmu (IND), Manoj Singh, S/0-Janardan Singh (IND), Chandra Prakash (IND), Rahul Roushan (RTMNSWP), Manoj Singh, S/0-Tekan Singh (IND), Umakant Yadav (BDLP), Kashinath Singh (IND), Prakash Thakur (JP), Kundan Kumar Ray (BPL), Roshan Kumar Singh (BHRTSBLP), Rajesh Yadav (AJPR), Mohmmad Abrar Muslim (AZSP) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Banka election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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