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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 89 · 1967
Benipur
Winner — 1967
B.N. JHA
INC· INC
INC 65.2%SSP 25.9%2 others 8.9%
Votes
37,232
65.2% share
Winning margin
22,415
39.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
61.5%
of 92,919
Benipur is a safe seat — B.N. JHA won by 39.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.N. JHA | INC | 37,232 | 65.2% |
| 2 | G.P. YADAV | Samyukta Socialist Party | 14,817 | 25.9% |
| 3 | K.M. MISHRA | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 3,801 | 6.7% |
| 4 | K. MISHRA` | Praja Socialist Party | 1,265 | 2.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (144th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe39.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.7% · min 0.6% · max 45.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
144th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.04
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
134th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 65.2%SSP 25.9%BJS 6.7%OTH 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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