Banka Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:LS
Banka
State:Bihar
Established:1957
Reservation:None
Incumbent Image:File:Giridhari Yadav.jpg
Mp:Giridhari Yadav
Party:Janata Dal (United)
Latest Election Year:2024

Banka Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This comprises the Banka district.[1]

Vidhan Sabha segments

Presently, Banka Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:

NameDistrictMemberParty
157SultanganjBhagalpurLalit Narayan MandalJDU
159AmarpurBankaJayant Raj KushwahaJDU
160Dhoraiya (SC)Bhudeo ChoudharyRJD
161BankaRamnarayan MandalBJP
162Katoria (ST)Nikki HembromBJP
163BelharManoj YadavJDU

Members of Lok Sabha

The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this constituency[2] [3]

YearNameParty
1957Shakuntala Devi
1962
1967Beni Shanker Sharma
1971Shiv Chandrika Prasad
1973^Madhu Limaye
1977
1980Chandrashekhar Singh
1984Manorama Singh
1985^Chandrashekhar Singh
1986^Manorama Singh
1989Pratap Singh
1991
1996Giridhari Yadav
1998
1999Janata Dal (United)
2004Giridhari Yadav
2009
2010^Putul Kumari
2014Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav
2019Giridhari YadavJanata Dal (United)
2024
^ by-poll

Election results

2014

2010 Bye-poll

2009 Lok Sabha

2004 Lok Sabha

1986 by-election

The 1986 bye-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.[4]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ahmed. Soroor. Voters want the return of the native. Rediff.com. 5 October 2017. 30 September 1999.
  2. http://archive.eci.gov.in/GE2004/States/index_fs.htm "Election Commission of India"
  3. http://164.100.47.134/newls/lokprev.aspx "Lok Sabha Former Members"
  4. Web site: Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995 . ECI, New Delhi . 13 September 2017.