BENIGANJ
Assembly seat no. 67 in Uttar Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 1991
RAM PAL
INC
Elections held
11
1967–2007
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 11
Margin, 1991
1,328
1.64% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
BJPBUDDHA LAL
- Votes
- 29,118
- Vote share
- 35.95%
- Behind by
- 1,328
Electors
1,60,532
Total votes polled
80,993
Valid votes
80,993
NOTA votes
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Turnout
50.5%
Full result, 1991
9 candidates · 80,993 valid votes
RAM PALINCwon
30,446
37.6%
BUDDHA LALBJP
29,118
36.0%
SUSHILAJP
12,439
15.4%
RAM SANEHI VARMABSP
5,749
7.1%
SHUKUROO LALJD
1,874
2.3%
NAND LAL RAWATIND
491
0.6%
DEVI DININD
363
0.5%
DAYA RAMIND
258
0.3%
SHIV PAL ZAHIDIND
255
0.3%
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.
