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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 32 · 2020

Benipatti

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Winner — 2020

VINOD NARAYAN JHA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 50.6%INC 29.7%14 others 19.7%
Votes
78,862
50.6% share
Winning margin
32,652
21.0% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
52.0%
of 2,99,650

Benipatti is a safe seat — VINOD NARAYAN JHA won by 21.0%.

Seat history

5 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.61 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VINOD NARAYAN JHA
BJP
NDA (NDA)
78,86250.6%
2
BHAWANA JHA
INC
46,21029.7%
3
RAJESH KUMAR YADAV
IND
9,5726.1%
4
NIRAJ KUMAR JHA
IND
3,8782.5%
5
VINOD SHANKAR JHA
IND
3,5592.3%
6
LALAN KISHOR JHA
IND
2,2991.5%
7
VINODANAND KAMAT
IND
2,1281.4%
8
NAGENDRA PRASAD YADAV
BSP
BSP
1,8571.2%
9
ANURADHA SINGH
TPLRSP
1,8411.2%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,6481.1%
11
RUPESH KUMAR
IND
9100.6%
12
ABUBAKAR RAHMANI
IND
7520.5%
13
NUTAN DEVI
RPPRINAT
6060.4%
14
CHANDAN KUMAR
IND
5690.4%
15
MITHILESH CHANDRA JHA
IND
5570.4%
16
AMAR NATH
IND
5220.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (213th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.1% · max 47.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
213th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
188th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.6%INC 29.7%IND 6.1%OTH 12.5%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.61 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting

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