Benipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Benipur | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Benipur Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 26°02′44″N 86°06′33″E / 26.04556°N 86.10917°ECoordinates: 26°02′44″N 86°06′33″E / 26.04556°N 86.10917°E | |
| Country |
 |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Darbhanga |
| Constituency No. | 80 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 14. Darbhanga |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Benipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: बेनीपुर विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Darbhanga district of Bihar, India. It is 30 KM east from Darbhanga city. NH 56 connecting Benipur to Darbhanga City. Neighbor Villages are Balha, Benipur, Karhari, Nandapatti,Ashapur. There is a railway station name "Benipur Balha" which is in Balha Village. Ashapur Tower chowk is heart of benipur.
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 80 Benipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Benipur community development block;Baheri CD Block;Biraul CD Block.[1]
Benipur (Nagar Parisad (Navtoliya Chairman Surendra Kumar Jha) & Deputy Chairman’s Mohd Zafiruddin khan ward-9(Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 14 Darbhanga (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
In the 2010 state assembly elections, Gopal Jee Thakur of BJP won the newly created Benipur seat defeating his nearest rival Hare Krishna Yadav of RJD.He became the 1st MLA of Benipur.[2]2015 and now currently state assembly elections]], Sunil Kumar Choudhary of JDU
References
- 1 2 "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ↑ "Bihar - Benipur". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-02-01.