Assembly constituency 161, Bihar

Banka

Ram Narayan Mandal (BJP) won the 2025 election by 23,764 votes, taking 49.60% of the vote to Sanjay Kumar (CPI)'s 37.30%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerBJPRam Narayan Mandal, 2025
Winner's vote share, 202549.60%runner-up 37.30%
Winning margin, 202523,76412.43% of votes cast
Elections on record4BJP 3, RJD 1

Result by result

2010 RJD 29,047 27.2% vs 25.0%2015 BJP 52,379 38.4% vs 35.6%2020 BJP 69,762 43.8% vs 33.5%2025 BJP 95,588 49.6% vs 37.3%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMarginTurnout
2025AssemblyBanka
Seat 161
Ram Narayan Mandal
BJP
95,588
49.6%
Sanjay Kumar
CPI
71,824
37.3%
23,764 votes
12.43%
73.9%
2020AssemblyBanka
Seat 161
Ram Narayan Mandal
BJP
69,762
43.8%
Javed Iqbal Ansari
RJD
52,934
33.5%
16,828 votes
10.57%
62.6%
2015AssemblyBanka
Seat 161
Ram Narayan Mandal
BJP
52,379
38.4%
Zafrul Hoda
RJD
48,649
35.6%
3,730 votes
2.73%
57.9%
2010AssemblyBanka
Seat 161
Javed Iqbal Ansari
RJD
29,047
27.2%
Ram Narayan Mandal
BJP
26,637
25.0%
2,410 votes
2.26%
52.3%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.