Benipatti Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Benipatti is an assembly constituency in Madhubani district in the Indian state of Bihar.
| Benipatti | |
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| Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Madhubani |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 290,195 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
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] There is a dominance of Brahmin voters in Benipatti assembly, that is why mostly MLAs from Brahmin community are elected here.
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 | |
| 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 (I) | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | Shaligram Yadav | Independent | |
| 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 | |
| 2025 | |||
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vinod Narayan Jha | 87,153 | 49.74 | −0.89 | |
| INC | Nalini Ranjan Jha | 63,221 | 36.08 | +6.41 | |
| Independent | Dr. B Jha Mrinal | 10,643 | 6.07 | ||
| JSP | Parvez Alam | 4,220 | 2.41 | ||
| Independent | Pankaj Kumar Ram | 1,964 | 1.12 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,113 | 1.21 | +0.15 | |
| Majority | 23,932 | 13.66 | −7.3 | ||
| Turnout | 175,220 | 60.38 | +8.4 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | NDA | |||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vinod Narayan Jha | 78,862 | 50.63 | +12.62 | |
| INC | Bhawana Jha | 46,210 | 29.67 | −11.85 | |
| Independent | Rajesh Kumar Yadav | 9,572 | 6.14 | ||
| Independent | Niraj Kumar Jha | 3,878 | 2.49 | ||
| Independent | Vinod Shankar Jha | 3,559 | 2.28 | ||
| Independent | Lalan Kishor Jha | 2,299 | 1.48 | −0.43 | |
| Independent | Vinodanand Kamat | 2,128 | 1.37 | ||
| BSP | Nagendra Prasad Yadav | 1,857 | 1.19 | −0.3 | |
| The Plurals Party | Anuradha Singh | 1,841 | 1.18 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,648 | 1.06 | −0.05 | |
| Majority | 32,652 | 20.96 | +17.45 | ||
| Turnout | 155,770 | 51.98 | +2.35 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Bhawana Jha | 55,978 | 41.52 | ||
| BJP | Vinod Narayan Jha | 51,244 | 38.01 | ||
| CPI | Kripanand Jha | 9,758 | 7.24 | ||
| Independent | Vinodanad Kamat | 2,825 | 2.1 | ||
| Independent | Lalan Kishor Jha | 2,580 | 1.91 | ||
| BSP | Mishri Lal Yadav | 2,011 | 1.49 | ||
| Independent | Rakesh Singh | 1,878 | 1.39 | ||
| SP | Md. Akhtar Hussain | 1,387 | 1.03 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,492 | 1.11 | ||
| Majority | 4,734 | 3.51 | |||
| Turnout | 134,834 | 49.63 | |||