BENIGANJ
Assembly seat no. 67 in Uttar Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 1989
RAM PAL
INC
Elections held
11
1967–2007
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 11
Margin, 1989
11,252
15.70% of valid votes
Result, 1989
Runner-up
INDBUDDHA
- Votes
- 21,816
- Vote share
- 30.44%
- Behind by
- 11,252
Electors
1,60,031
Total votes polled
71,672
Valid votes
71,672
NOTA votes
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Turnout
44.8%
Full result, 1989
7 candidates · 71,672 valid votes
RAM PALINCwon
33,068
46.1%
BUDDHAIND
21,816
30.4%
ANGNEY LALBJP
10,640
14.8%
SHIVPAL ZAHIDIND
2,098
2.9%
SHIV PALBSP
1,813
2.5%
JAWALADDP
1,629
2.3%
NAND LALIND
608
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | RAM PAL VERMA | BSP | 33,769 | 39.27% | RAMESH S/O SHRI CHHOTE LAL | 10,680 |
| 2002 | SANTU ALIAS SATYA NARAIN | BSP | 37,530 | 35.13% | RAM PAL VERMA | 3,900 |
| 1996 | RAM PAL VERMA | SP | 51,835 | 42.85% | SUSHILA SAROJ | 14,122 |
| 1993 | SUSHILA SAROJ | SP | 40,064 | 38.85% | PREM CHANDRA URF PREM KUMAR | 8,926 |
| 1991 | RAM PAL | INC | 30,446 | 37.59% | BUDDHA LAL | 1,328 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BENIGANJ assembly constituency in 2007?
RAM PAL VERMA (BSP) won BENIGANJ in 2007, by a margin of 10,680 votes.
Which party has won BENIGANJ the most times?
INC, with 3 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has BENIGANJ gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1967 to 2007.
Who has won BENIGANJ the most times?
RAM PAL, with 3 wins between 1985 and 1991.
