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Winner — 1951

RAGHWENDRA NARAIN SINGH
INC 51.5%IND 15.7%6 others 32.8%
Votes
11,619
51.5% share
Winning margin
8,064
35.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
54.3%
of 41,606

Banka is a safe seat — RAGHWENDRA NARAIN SINGH won by 35.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAGHWENDRA NARAIN SINGH
11,61951.5%
2
JOGENDRA PRASAD SINGH
IND
3,55515.7%
3
ANIRUDH PRASAD SINGH
3,39815.1%
4
CHHEDI DEO
IND
1,3446.0%
5
GANGA SINGH
1,0634.7%
6
JAYANTI JHA
UKS
6703.0%
7
SURENDRA PRASAD CHOUDHARY
IND
4712.1%
8
BINDA LAL THAKUR
KMPP
4592.0%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (125th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
35.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.6% · max 35.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
125th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
151st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
65th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
330 seats · 166 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.5%IND 15.7%SP 15.1%IND 6.0%OTH 11.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

5 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
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Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot…

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Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot no. 608 & 611

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Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot…

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Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot no. 399

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The Tank

The Tank

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The Tank

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Tomb of Shah Makhdum Daulah Maneri and Ibrahim Khan

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Shah Makhdum Daulah Maneri and Ibrahim Khan

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