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 name "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 area very adjacent to Benipur. Mayor: Surendra kumar jha Deputy mayor: Zafiruddn Khan
Benipur | |
|---|---|
Assembly constituency | |
  Benipur Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 26°02′44″N 86°06′33″E / 26.04556°N 86.10917°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Darbhanga |
| Constituency No. | 80 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 14. Darbhanga |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Overview
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]
Election results
2015
| 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 | ||||
Assembly Elections 2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Binay Kumar Choudhary | 61,416 | 37.58 | ||
| 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 | ||||
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bihar Assembly Election 2015