BENIPUR
Assembly seat no. 80 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1967.
Winner, 1972
HARI NATH MISHRA
INC
Elections held
7
1967–2025
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 3 of 7
Margin, 1972
28,417
39.61% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
SOPCHOUDHARY RAMKISHORE ROY
- Votes
- 14,241
- Vote share
- 19.85%
- Behind by
- 28,417
Electors
1,09,713
Total votes polled
71,745
Valid votes
71,745
NOTA votes
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Turnout
65.4%
Full result, 1972
5 candidates · 71,745 valid votes
HARI NATH MISHRAINCwon
42,658
59.5%
CHOUDHARY RAMKISHORE ROYSOP
14,241
19.9%
SHYAM CHANDRA JHABJS
7,715
10.8%
ALAM GIRKHANNSWA
5,267
7.3%
MOHAMMAD SALIMNCO
1,864
2.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 7 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Binay Kumar Choudhary | JD(U) | 84,207 | 44.70% | Mithilesh Kumar Choudhary | 13,603 |
| 2020 | Binay Kumar Choudhary | JD(U) | 61,416 | 37.58% | Mithilesh Kumar Choudhary | 6,590 |
| 2015 | SUNIL CHOUDHARY | JD(U) | 69,511 | 46.88% | GOPAL JEE THAKUR | 26,443 |
| 2010 | GOPAL JEE THAKUR | BJP | 43,222 | 40.33% | HARE KRISHNA YADAV | 13,957 |
| 1972 | HARI NATH MISHRA | INC | 42,658 | 59.46% | CHOUDHARY RAMKISHORE ROY | 28,417 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
