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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 80 · 2010
Benipur
Winner — 2010
GOPAL JEE THAKUR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 40.3%RJD 27.3%9 others 32.4%
Votes
43,222
40.3% share
Winning margin
13,957
13.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
47.3%
of 2,26,713
A clear win with a 13.0% margin.
Seat history
4 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.39 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOPAL JEE THAKUR | NDA (NDA) | 43,222 | 40.3% |
| 2 | HARE KRISHNA YADAV | 29,265 | 27.3% | |
| 3 | GAJENDRA JHA | INC | 10,184 | 9.5% |
| 4 | S.M. ZAFAR IMAM | IND | 9,239 | 8.6% |
| 5 | SUNIL KUMAR JHA | IND | 3,039 | 2.8% |
| 6 | VIJAY KUMAR MISHRA | BVM | 2,814 | 2.6% |
| 7 | CHIRANJEEV SINGH | BSP | 2,235 | 2.1% |
| 8 | GANESH PD RAY | 2,200 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | MD. QUAMRUL HODA | IND | 1,975 | 1.8% |
| 10 | VINOD JHA | IND | 1,903 | 1.8% |
| 11 | NAWAL KISHOR SINGH | 1,099 | 1.0% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (194th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.0% · min 1.2% · max 71.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
194th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
135th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.3%RJD 27.3%INC 9.5%IND 8.6%OTH 14.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.39 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.