India, Nov. 14 -- As per latest election trends in Bihar, the Bharatiya Janata Party's trusted candidate Krishna Kumar Rishi is leading from Purnia district's Banmankhi assembly constituency with 54,169 votes, holding a significant margin of 18,141 votes over his nearest rival. Deo Narayan Rajak of the Indian National Congress trailed with 36,028 votes, while Manoj Kumar Rishi of the Jan Suraaj Party lagged far behind with 3,039 votes.

The seat was expected to witness a fierce triangular contest between the three candidates, however, data from the Election Commission of India indicated Rishi might emerge as a clear winner.

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