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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 80 · 2020
Benipur
Winner — 2020
Binay Kumar Choudhary
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 37.6%INC 33.5%13 others 28.9%
Votes
61,416
37.6% share
Winning margin
6,590
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
56.5%
of 2,89,224
A closely fought contest. Binay Kumar Choudhary won with a 4.0% margin.
Seat history
5 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.36 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Binay Kumar Choudhary | NDA (NDA) | 61,416 | 37.6% |
| 2 | Mithilesh Kumar Choudhary | 54,826 | 33.5% | |
| 3 | Kamal Ram Vinod Jha | Lok Janshakti Party | 17,616 | 10.8% |
| 4 | Ram Kumar Jha | IND | 6,221 | 3.8% |
| 5 | Rajeev Kumar | 4,641 | 2.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,621 | 2.8% |
| 7 | Sanjeet Kumar | IND | 3,741 | 2.3% |
| 8 | Saguni Ray | IND | 3,082 | 1.9% |
| 9 | Nathuni Ram | WAP | 1,929 | 1.2% |
| 10 | Rajesh Kumar Mishra | JAPL | 1,576 | 1.0% |
| 11 | Ranjeet Kumar Jha | IND | 967 | 0.6% |
| 12 | Manoj Kumar | IND | 889 | 0.5% |
| 13 | Sanjeev Jha | 757 | 0.5% | |
| 14 | Mithlesh Yadav | IND | 608 | 0.4% |
| 15 | Md. Quamrul Hoda | IND | 538 | 0.3% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (194th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.0% · min 1.2% · max 71.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
194th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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135th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 37.6%INC 33.5%LJP 10.8%OTH 15.3%NOTA 2.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.36 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.