Banda constituency is one of the eighty Lok Sabha constituencies in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The election here will be conducted on May 6, 2019 as per the Phase V schedule. Banda lies south of the Yamuna river in the Bundelkhand region. It is the administrative headquarters of Banda District. The town is well connected to major cities with railways and state highways. The town is near the right bank of the river Ken, 95 km south-west of Allahabad. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: Voting In 7 Phases From April 11 to May 19, Counting And Results On May 23; Check All Dates For General Elections.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, Bhairon Prasad Mishra of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won from this seat and is the sitting MP from this constituency. RK Singh Patel of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was at the second spot and Bal Kumar Patel alias Rajkumar of the Samajwadi Party (SP) ended up at the third place from this Lok Sabha constituency. Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: Constituency Wise Dates Of Voting And Results For UP General Elections.

The candidates who are contesting from Banda Lok Sabha constituency which goes to polls on Monday, May 6 are: Bal Kunwar Patel of the Congress party, RK Singh Patel of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party(SP)-Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) alliance candidate is Shyam Charan Gupta.

Lok Sabha Election 2019 Schedule for Banda Constituency:

Issue of Notification April 10
Last date for filing nomination April 18
Scrutiny of nomination April 20
Last date for withdrawal of candidature April 22
Date Of Poll May 6
Date of Result May 23

Watch: Details of Lok Sabha Polls Phase V

List of States And Constituencies That Will Vote On May 6 In Phase V

State (No. of seats voting in this phase) Constituencies
Bihar (5) Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Saran, Hajipur
Jammu and Kashmir (2) Anantnag, Ladakh
Jharkhand (4) Kodarma, Ranchi, Khunti, Hazaribagh
Madhya Pradesh (7) Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad, Betul
Rajasthan (12) Ganganagar, Bikaner, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Jaipur Rural, Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Karauli-Dholpur, Dausa, Nagaur
Uttar Pradesh (14) Dhaurahra, Sitapur, Mohanlalganj, Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Amethi, Banda, Fatehpur, Kaushambi, Barabanki, Faizabad, Bahraich, Kaiserganj, Gonda
West Bengal (7) Bangaon, Barrackpur, Howrah, Uluberia, Sreerampur, Hooghly, Arambag

Lok Sabha Elections 2019 will take place across the country between April 11 and May 23. While voting will take place in seven phases between April 11 and May 19, the General Election results will be announced on May 23.

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