BENIPUR
Assembly seat no. 80 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1967.
Winner, 2015
SUNIL CHOUDHARY
JD(U)
Elections held
7
1967–2025
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 3 of 7
Margin, 2015
26,443
17.83% of valid votes
Result, 2015
Runner-up
BJPGOPAL JEE THAKUR
- Votes
- 43,068
- Vote share
- 29.04%
- Behind by
- 26,443
Electors
2,66,586
Total votes polled
1,48,283
Valid votes
1,48,283
NOTA votes
4,614
3.11% of votes polled
Turnout
55.6%
Full result, 2015
14 candidates · 1,48,283 valid votes
SUNIL CHOUDHARYJD(U)won
69,511
46.9%
GOPAL JEE THAKURBJP
43,068
29.0%
KAMALRAMVINOD JHA KAMAL SETHIND
10,154
6.8%
VINOD KUMAR JHAIND
6,061
4.1%
SIYALAKHAN YADAVIND
2,459
1.7%
SUNIL KUMAR JHA MOTI BABUIND
2,340
1.6%
RAM NARESH ROYCPI
2,299
1.6%
LAXMAN RAMBSP
1,685
1.1%
VINODA NAND JHAIND
1,385
0.9%
KRISHNA KANT JHASKLP
1,350
0.9%
JITENDRA PASWANIND
1,284
0.9%
TARA KANT JHAIND
796
0.5%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
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
