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Benipatti (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)

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

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.

Benipatti Assembly constituency is part of No. 6. Madhubani (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

  • In 1957 Benipatti East and Benipatti West elected as Subhchandra Mishra and Chhote Prasad Singh respectively.
  • In 1962 Benipatti East and Benipatti West elected as Rajkumar Purbey and Tej Narayan Jha respectively.
Year Name 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
2005 Yogeshwar Jha Indian National Congress
2005 Shaligram Yadav Janata Dal
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
gain from Swing