Benipatti Assembly constituency

Benipatti is an assembly constituency in Madhubani district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Benipatti
Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Established	1951
Reservation	None
Elected year	2020

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 32. Benipatti Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Kaluahi community development block; Bishunpur, Basaitha, Behata, Bankata, Pali, Parsauna, Dhagjara, Barhampura, Akaur, Nagwas, Naokarhi, Chatra, Parkhauli Tikuli, Anrer South, Anrer North, Paraul, Parjuar Dih, Dhanga, Mureth, Nagdah Balain, Kapasia, Barri, Shahpur, Meghben, Benipatti, Ganguli and Kataia gram panchayats of Benipatti CD Block.^[1]

Benipatti Assembly constituency is part of No. 6. Madhubani (Lok Sabha constituency).^[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Benipatti Assembly constituency known as Benipatti East and Benipatti West from 1952 to 1967.

• In 1952 Benipatti East and Benipatti West elected as Subodh Narayan Yadav and Shafi respectively.^[2]

• In 1957 Benipatti East and Benipatti West elected as Subhchandra Mishra and Chhote Prasad Singh respectively.^[3]

• In 1962 Benipatti East and Benipatti West elected as Rajkumar Purbey and Tej Narayan Jha respectively.^[4]

Year	Name[5]	Party
1952	Subodh Narayan Yadav		Independent politician
1957	Chhote Prasad Singh		Indian National Congress
1962	Rajkumar Purbey		Communist Party of India
1967	Tej Narayan Jha
1969	Baidyanath Jha		Samyukta Socialist Party
1972	Tej Narayan Jha		Communist Party of India
1977
1980	Yogeshwar Jha		Indian National Congress
1985
1990
1995	Shaligram Yadav		Independent politician
2000	Ramashish Yadav		Janata Dal (United)
2005	Yogeshwar Jha		Indian National Congress
2005	Shaligram Yadav		Janata Dal (United)
2010	Vinod Narayan Jha		Bharatiya Janata Party
2015	Bhawana Jha		Indian National Congress
2020	Vinod Narayan Jha		Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2020

2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Benipatti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Vinod Narayan Jha
	INC	Bhawana Jha
	NOTA	None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors				[6]
	gain from		Swing

References

1. "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.
2. "1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
3. "1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2012.
4. "1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2012.
5. "Benipatti Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
6. "Bihar Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

External links

• "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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