Who won Banka in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election?

Ram Narayan Mandal of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Banka constituency in the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Sanjay Kumar of Communist Party of India by a margin of 23,764 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Banka?

Ram Narayan Mandal won Banka by 23,764 votes, which is 12.30% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Banka in 2025?

Voter turnout in Banka constituency was 74.19% in the 2025 election, with 1,93,126 votes cast out of 2,60,299 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 161

Banka (GEN) Election Result 2025

Winner

Ram Narayan Mandal

Bharatiya Janata Party

95,588

votes

Runner-Up

Sanjay Kumar

Communist Party of India

71,824

votes

Won by 23,764 votes

Margin: 12.30%

Total Valid Votes: 1,91,259

MLA Profile

RAM NARAYAN MANDAL (161)

Party

Bharatiya Janata Party

Constituency

Banka-Banka (Bihar)

Assembly

18th Assembly

Date of Birth

15 Jul 1953

Phone

9473192725

[email protected]

Address

AT-Jitarpur, PO-Maheshadih, PS-Banka, Banka

Candidate-Wise Results

15 candidates contested this seat

A total of 15 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Banka seat in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election: Ram Narayan Mandal (BJP), Sanjay Kumar (CPI), Kaushal Kumar Singh (JNSRJP), Jawahar Kumar Jha (IND), Vikram Anand (IND), Vinod Pandit (BSP), Dr. Firoz Ansari (IND), Avinash Kumar (IND), Kundan Kumar Roy (RASLJP), Rajnish Kumar Choudhary (AAAP), Manoj Singh (IND), Sajan Kumar (IND), Md. Zamiruddin (IND), Umakant Yadav (IND). 12 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Banka constituency, 2025 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	72	GENERAL	95,413	175	95,588	49.58%	36.72%	Won
2	161	Banka	Sanjay Kumar	CPI	Ears of corn and sickle	MALE	61	GENERAL	71,641	183	71,824	37.25%	27.59%	Runner-up
3	161	Banka	Kaushal Kumar Singh	JNSRJP	School bag	MALE	63	GENERAL	6,612	37	6,649	3.45%	2.55%	Forfeited
4	161	Banka	Jawahar Kumar Jha	IND	Gas cylinder	MALE	44	GENERAL	4,127	18	4,145	2.15%	1.59%	Forfeited
5	161	Banka	Vikram Anand	IND	Stethoscope	MALE	25	GENERAL	2,240	1	2,241	1.16%	0.86%	Forfeited
6	161	Banka	Vinod Pandit	BSP	Elephant	MALE	50	GENERAL	1,773	11	1,784	0.93%	0.69%	Forfeited
7	161	Banka	Dr. Firoz Ansari	IND	Almirah	MALE	59	GENERAL	1,590	1	1,591	0.83%	0.61%	Forfeited
8	161	Banka	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,547	5	1,552	0.80%	0.60%
9	161	Banka	Avinash Kumar	IND	Scissors	MALE	39	GENERAL	1,374	1	1,375	0.71%	0.53%	Forfeited
10	161	Banka	Kundan Kumar Roy	RASLJP	Sewing machine	MALE	47	GENERAL	1,276	7	1,283	0.67%	0.49%	Forfeited
11	161	Banka	Rajnish Kumar Choudhary	AAAP	Broom	MALE	41	GENERAL	1,167	3	1,170	0.61%	0.45%	Forfeited
12	161	Banka	Manoj Singh	IND	Camera	MALE	45	GENERAL	1,103	0	1,103	0.57%	0.42%	Forfeited
13	161	Banka	Sajan Kumar	IND	Apple	MALE	31	GENERAL	990	0	990	0.51%	0.38%	Forfeited
14	161	Banka	Md. Zamiruddin	IND	Balloon	MALE	56	GENERAL	816	26	842	0.44%	0.32%	Forfeited
15	161	Banka	Umakant Yadav	IND	Chimney	MALE	74	GENERAL	672	2	674	0.35%	0.26%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Ram Narayan Mandal

BJP

Won

Total Votes95,588

% of Valid + NOTA49.58%

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SymbolLotusGenderMALEAge72CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes95,413Postal Votes175% of Electors36.72%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Sanjay Kumar

CPI

Runner-up

Total Votes71,824

% of Valid + NOTA37.25%

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SymbolEars of corn and sickleGenderMALEAge61CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes71,641Postal Votes183% of Electors27.59%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Kaushal Kumar Singh

JNSRJP

Forfeited

Total Votes6,649

% of Valid + NOTA3.45%

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SymbolSchool bagGenderMALEAge63CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes6,612Postal Votes37% of Electors2.55%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Jawahar Kumar Jha

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes4,145

% of Valid + NOTA2.15%

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SymbolGas cylinderGenderMALEAge44CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes4,127Postal Votes18% of Electors1.59%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Vikram Anand

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,241

% of Valid + NOTA1.16%

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SymbolStethoscopeGenderMALEAge25CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,240Postal Votes1% of Electors0.86%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Vinod Pandit

BSP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,784

% of Valid + NOTA0.93%

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SymbolElephantGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,773Postal Votes11% of Electors0.69%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Dr. Firoz Ansari

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,591

% of Valid + NOTA0.83%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderMALEAge59CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,590Postal Votes1% of Electors0.61%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

NOTA

Total Votes1,552

% of Valid + NOTA0.80%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,547Postal Votes5% of Electors0.60%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Avinash Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,375

% of Valid + NOTA0.71%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge39CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,374Postal Votes1% of Electors0.53%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Kundan Kumar Roy

RASLJP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,283

% of Valid + NOTA0.67%

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SymbolSewing machineGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,276Postal Votes7% of Electors0.49%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Rajnish Kumar Choudhary

AAAP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,170

% of Valid + NOTA0.61%

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SymbolBroomGenderMALEAge41CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,167Postal Votes3% of Electors0.45%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Manoj Singh

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,103

% of Valid + NOTA0.57%

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SymbolCameraGenderMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,103Postal Votes0% of Electors0.42%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Sajan Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes990

% of Valid + NOTA0.51%

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SymbolAppleGenderMALEAge31CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes990Postal Votes0% of Electors0.38%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Md. Zamiruddin

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes842

% of Valid + NOTA0.44%

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SymbolBalloonGenderMALEAge56CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes816Postal Votes26% of Electors0.32%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 161 · Banka

Umakant Yadav

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes674

% of Valid + NOTA0.35%

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SymbolChimneyGenderMALEAge74CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes672Postal Votes2% of Electors0.26%

Vote Share

BJP49.58%

CPI37.25%

JNSRJP3.45%

IND2.15%

IND1.16%

BSP0.93%

IND0.83%

NOTA0.80%

IND0.71%

RASLJP0.67%

AAAP0.61%

IND0.57%

IND0.51%

IND0.44%

IND0.35%

In the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election, Ram Narayan Mandal of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Banka seat by a margin of 23,764 votes (12.30% of total votes), defeating Sanjay Kumar of Communist Party of India. Voter turnout was 74.19%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

2,60,299

Total Voters

1,93,126

Turnout

74.19%

Gender-wise Breakdown

5 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,38,109 / 1,22,190 / 0

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

95,306 / 97,035 / 0

Postal Votes

785

Overseas Electors

Service Electors

420

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	15	1	16
Nomination Rejected	1	1	2
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	14	0	14
Forfeited Deposit	12	0	12

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,91,259

NOTA:1,552

Rejected / Test:315

EVM Votes

1,92,341

Postal Votes

785

Valid Postal

465

NOTA % of Valid

0.81%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

334

Avg. Electors / Station

~779

Key Dates

Polling Date

11 Nov 2025

Counting Date

14 Nov 2025

Result Declared

14 Nov 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

QWho won Banka in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election?: Ram Narayan Mandal of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Banka constituency in the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Sanjay Kumar of Communist Party of India by a margin of 23,764 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Banka?: Ram Narayan Mandal won Banka by 23,764 votes, which is 12.30% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Banka in 2025?: Voter turnout in Banka constituency was 74.19% in the 2025 election, with 1,93,126 votes cast out of 2,60,299 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Banka in 2025?: A total of 15 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Banka seat in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election: Ram Narayan Mandal (BJP), Sanjay Kumar (CPI), Kaushal Kumar Singh (JNSRJP), Jawahar Kumar Jha (IND), Vikram Anand (IND), Vinod Pandit (BSP), Dr. Firoz Ansari (IND), Avinash Kumar (IND), Kundan Kumar Roy (RASLJP), Rajnish Kumar Choudhary (AAAP), Manoj Singh (IND), Sajan Kumar (IND), Md. Zamiruddin (IND), Umakant Yadav (IND). 12 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 (JNSRJP), Jawahar Kumar Jha (IND), Vikram Anand (IND), Vinod Pandit (BSP), Dr. Firoz Ansari (IND), Avinash Kumar (IND), Kundan Kumar Roy (RASLJP), Rajnish Kumar Choudhary (AAAP), Manoj Singh (IND), Sajan Kumar (IND), Md. Zamiruddin (IND), Umakant Yadav (IND) lost their security deposit in the 2025 Banka election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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