| Benipur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Darbhanga |
| Established | 1967 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Janata Dal (United) |
| Elected year | 2020 |
26°02′44″N 86°06′33″E / 26.04556°N 86.10917°E
Benipur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Darbhanga district of Bihar, India. It is 30 km east from Darbhanga city. SH 56 connecting Benipur to Darbhanga City. Neighboring villages are Mahinam, Balha, Benipur, Karhari, Nandapatti, phohddi, Ashapur. There is a railway station named "Benipur Balha" which is in Balha Village. Benipur Block is heart of benipur because of its popularity for its market. This block is second most big market in 20 square km area. Bahera market is one of the big market areas very adjacent to Benipur. The current mayor is Surendra Kumar Jha, and the current deputy mayor is Zafiruddn Khan.
Overview[edit]
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 80 Benipur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Benipur community development block;Baheri CD Block;Biraul CD Block.[1]
Benipur (Nagar Parisad (Navtoliya Chairman Surendra Kumar Jha) & Deputy Chairman's Mohd Zafiruddin khan ward-9(Assembly constituency) is part of No. 14 Darbhanga (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]
| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Bhup Narayan Jha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Hari Nath Mishra | Lok Tantrik Congress | |
| 1972 | Indian National Congress | ||
1977-2008: Constituency did not exist
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| 2010 | Gopal Jee Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2015 | Sunil Choudhary | Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | Binay Kumar Choudhary | ||
Election results[edit]
2020[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Binay Kumar Choudhary | 61,416 | 37.58 | {{{change}}} | |
| INC | Mithilesh Kumar Chaudhary | 54,826 | 33.55 | ||
| LJP | Kamal Ram Vinod Jha | 17,616 | 10.78 | ||
| Independent | Ram Kumar Jha | 6,221 | 3.81 | ||
| Majority | 6,590 | ||||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2015[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Sunil Chaudhary | 69,511 | 46.86 | ||
| BJP | Gopal Jee Thakur | 43,068 | 29.04 | ||
| Turnout | 148,328 | 55.64 | |||
| Registered electors | 266,586 | ||||
2010[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Gopal Jee Thakur | 43,222 | 40.33 | ||
| RJD | Hare Krishna Yadav | 29,265 | 27.31 | ||
| Majority | 13,957 | ||||
| Turnout | 107,175 | 47.27 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "Benipur Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs".
- ^ Bihar Assembly Election 2015
- ^ "Constituencywise Results Status". Archived from the original on 27 November 2010.
External links[edit]
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.