Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Ram Narayan Mandal of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Banka Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 69,762 votes (44.10% vote share). The runner-up was Javed Iqbal Ansari (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 52,934 votes.
A total of 19 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 | 69762 | 44.10% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Javed Iqbal Ansari | 52934 | 33.50% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Kaushal Kumar Singh | 10996 | 7.00% | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 4 | Shridhar Mandal | 5107 | 3.20% | Independent |
| 5 | Naresh Kumar Priyadarshi | 2748 | 1.70% | Independent |
| 6 | Pramod Singh Weldone | 2155 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 7 | Pawan Kumar Thakur | 2072 | 1.30% | Independent |
| 8 | Patric Murmu | 2042 | 1.30% | Independent |
| 9 | Manoj Singh S/0-Janardan Singh | 2040 | 1.30% | Independent |
| 10 | Chandra Prakash | 1792 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 11 | Rahul Roushan | 1579 | 1.00% | Rashtriya Manav Sewa Party |
| 12 | Manoj Singh S/0-Tekan Singh | 1328 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 13 | Umakant Yadav | 892 | 0.60% | Bhartiya Dalit Party |
| 14 | Kashinath Singh | 667 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 15 | Prakash Thakur | 564 | 0.40% | Janata Party |
| 16 | Kundan Kumar Ray | 462 | 0.30% | Bhartiya Party (Loktantrik) |
| 17 | Roshan Kumar Singh | 456 | 0.30% | Bhartiya Sablog Party |
| 18 | Rajesh Yadav | 298 | 0.20% | Aam Janta Party Rashtriya |
| 19 | Mohmmad Abrar Muslim | 293 | 0.20% | Azad Samaj Party |
The Banka constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 19 candidates contested for this seat. Ram Narayan Mandal (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 69,762 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.