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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 80 · 2015
Benipur
Winner — 2015
SUNIL CHOUDHARY
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 46.9%BJP 29.0%13 others 24.1%
Votes
69,511
46.9% share
Winning margin
26,443
17.8% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
55.6%
of 2,66,586
Benipur is a safe seat — SUNIL CHOUDHARY won by 17.8%.
Seat history
3 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.52 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNIL CHOUDHARY | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 69,511 | 46.9% |
| 2 | GOPAL JEE THAKUR | NDA | 43,068 | 29.0% |
| 3 | KAMALRAMVINOD JHA KAMAL SETH | IND | 10,154 | 6.8% |
| 4 | VINOD KUMAR JHA | IND | 6,061 | 4.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,614 | 3.1% |
| 6 | SIYALAKHAN YADAV | IND | 2,459 | 1.7% |
| 7 | SUNIL KUMAR JHA MOTI BABU | IND | 2,340 | 1.6% |
| 8 | RAM NARESH ROY | 2,299 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | LAXMAN RAM | BSP | 1,685 | 1.1% |
| 10 | VINODA NAND JHA | IND | 1,385 | 0.9% |
| 11 | KRISHNA KANT JHA | SKLP | 1,350 | 0.9% |
| 12 | JITENDRA PASWAN | IND | 1,284 | 0.9% |
| 13 | TARA KANT JHA | IND | 796 | 0.5% |
| 14 | BAIDYANATH YADAV | GJDS | 778 | 0.5% |
| 15 | NAVAL KISHOR SINGH | 499 | 0.3% |
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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
safe17.8%
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
JD(U) 46.9%BJP 29.0%IND 6.8%OTH 14.1%NOTA 3.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.52 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.