Banka (Lok Sabha constituency)

Updated on Oct 07, 2024

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Member of parliament Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav State Bihar Female electors 724,446		Party Rashtriya Janata Dal Male electors 825,010
Last election Indian general election, 2014 Assembly segments Banka, Sultanganj, Katoria, Amarpur, Dhoraiya, Belhar

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

Assembly segments

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

The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this constituency

1957: Chandrashekhar Singh, Indian National Congress

1962: Madhu Limaye

1967: Chandrashekhar Singh, Indian National Congress

1971: Chandrashekhar Singh, Indian National Congress

1977: Madhu Limaye, Janata Party

1980: Chandrashekhar Singh, Indian National Congress

1984: Manorama Singh, Indian National Congress

1989: Pratap Singh, Janata Dal

1991: Pratap Singh, Janata Dal

1996: Giridhari Yadav, Janata Dal

1998: Digvijay Singh, Samata Party

1999: Digvijay Singh, Janata Dal (United)

2004: Giridhari Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal

2009: Digvijay Singh, Independent

2010 (Bye Election): Putul Kumari, Independent

2014: Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal

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