Benipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Benipur
—  Vidhan Sabha constituency  —
Benipur
Location in Bihar
Coordinates:
Country  India
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 in the Indian state of Bihar.

Extent

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; Baghauni, Baheri East, Baheri West, Dohat Narayan, Hawidih North, Hawidih South, Hawidih Middle,Samadhpura and Inai gram panchayats of Baheri CD Block; Manaur Bhauram, Arga Usri, Dekuli Jagarnathpur, Kamarkala and Bairampur gram panchayats of Biraul CD Block.[1]

Benipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 14 Darbhanga (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

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.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India". Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf. Retrieved 2011-02-01. 
  2. ^ "Bihar - Benipur". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS0480.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-01.