Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Ram Narayan Mandal of Bharatiya Janta Party won the Banka Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 52,379 votes (38.40% vote share). The runner-up was Zafrul Hoda (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 48,649 votes.
A total of 11 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ram Narayan Mandal | 52379 | 38.40% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 2 | Zafrul Hoda | 48649 | 35.60% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Ajit Kumar Singh | 16548 | 12.10% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Manoj Singh | 5191 | 3.80% | Independent |
| 5 | Digambar Mandal | 4071 | 3.00% | Independent |
| 6 | Makhan Yadav | 2018 | 1.50% | Independent |
| 7 | Rajendra Ray | 1579 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 8 | Umakant Yadav | 1240 | 0.90% | Bhartiya Dalit Party |
| 9 | Renu Kumari | 679 | 0.50% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 10 | Abdul Kadir | 594 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 11 | Rakesh Ranjan | 577 | 0.40% | Garib Janta Dal (Secular) |
The Banka constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 11 candidates contested for this seat. Ram Narayan Mandal (Bharatiya Janta Party) emerged as the winner securing 52,379 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.