Benipur
Assembly Constituency, Bihar
80. Benipur is one of the 70 Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies in Bihar. This constituency is located in the Mithila region. Bihar is located in the East region of India. This seat can be classified as: Rural and falls in the Darbhanga district of Bihar. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 80. Benipur Assembly constituency is part of the 14. Darbhanga (General) Lok Sabha constituency and can be classified as Rural. In the 2025 Bihar Assembly election, Benipur voted on Thursday, November 6, 2025 and the counting of votes is on Friday, November 14, 2025.
Location
The geographic coordinates of Benipur Assembly constituency are: 25°59'10.3"N 86°06'13.0"E. This constituency falls in Darbhanga district of Bihar and in the Mithila region. Benipur shares its borders with seven other Assembly constituencies. Other Bihar Assembly constituencies adjacent to Benipur are: Alinagar, Darbhanga Rural, Bahadurpur, Hayaghat, Warisnagar, Rosera, Gaura Bauram. This constituency shares an inter-state border with .
2025
Benipur Assembly election results
2020
Benipur Assembly election results
2015
Benipur Assembly election results
2010
Benipur Assembly election results
Demographic profile
There were a total of 299568 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2025 Assembly election in Benipur Assembly constituency, of which 156856 were male, 142705 female and 7 of the third gender. In the 2020 Assembly elections, there were a total of 289224 registered voters, of which 152811 were male, 136413 female and 0 from the third gender. In the 2015 Assembly elections, there were a total of 266586 registered voters, of which 140144 were male, 126442 female and 163 from the third gender. In 2010 elections, there were a total of 226713 registered voters in this constituency, of which 120460 were male and 106253 female and 123 from the third gender.
The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 253 in 2020, 0 in 2015, and 0 in 2010.
The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2025 was 910, in 2020 it was 893, 902 in 2015, and 882 in 2010.
Poll dates
Benipur Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections on Thursday, November 6, 2025. The counting of votes is on Friday, November 14, 2025.
In the 2020 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 2 on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 and the results were declared on Tuesday, November 10, 2020.
In the 2015 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 5 on Thursday, November 5, 2015 and the results were declared on Sunday, November 8, 2015.
In the 2010 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 2 on Sunday, October 24, 2010 and the results were declared on Wednesday, November 24, 2010.
Election Trivia
The Election Commission of India is undertaking a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) for electoral rolls in Bihar for the first time since 2003. This drive aims at cleaning up the voter list by removing ineligible, non-existent and duplicate registered voters in the state.
Extent
Assembly constituency no.80. Benipur comprises of the following areas of Darbhanga district in the Mithila region of Bihar: CD Block Benipur; Gram Panchayats Baghauni, Baheri East, Baheri West, Dohat Narayan, Hawidih North, Hawidih South, Hawidih Middle, Samadhpura & Inai of Baheri CD Block; Gram Panchayats Manaur Bhauram, Arga Usri, Dekuli Jagarnathpur, Kamarkala & Bairampur of Biraul CD Block.
This constituency covers an approximate area of 264.71 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Benipur is: 25°59'10.3"N 86°06'13.0"E.
A total of seven Assembly constituencies in the state of Bihar share borders with Benipur constituency, which are: Alinagar, Darbhanga Rural, Bahadurpur, Hayaghat, Warisnagar, Rosera, Gaura Bauram. This constituency shares an inter-state border with .
Voter turnout
According to data released by the Election Commission of India, in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in this Benipur constituency was 62.28%. In 2020, this seat registered a turnout of 56.51%, while it was 55.64% in 2015, and 47.27% in 2010.
Victory margin
In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Binay Kumar Choudhary of JDU won in this constituency beating Mithilesh Kumar Choudhary of INC by a margin of 6590 votes which was 4.03% of the total votes cast. In 2015, Sunil Choudhary of JDU was the winner in this seat beating Gopal Jee Thakur of BJP by a margin of 26443 votes which was 17.83% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2010 Assembly elections, Gopal Jee Thakur of BJP won this seat defeating Hare Krishna Yadav of RJD by a margin of 13957 votes which was 13.02% of the total votes polled for the seat.
Winner vote share (%)
In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Binay Kumar Choudhary of JDU had a vote share of 37.58% in this seat. In the 2015 Assembly elections, Sunil Choudhary of JDU got a vote share of 46.88% , In the 2010 Assembly elections, Gopal Jee Thakur of BJP got a vote share of 40.33% in Benipur.
- First Published: August 29, 2025, 05:40 IST
- Last Updated: November 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM IST