Benipur Bihar Election 2025 Polling Date: Candidates, Result Date; Know All About Benipur Vidhan Sabha Seat (Image: Google AI Studio)
Benipur Assembly Constituency: The Benipur Assembly constituency (No. 80) is an unreserved (General) seat situated in the eastern part of Darbhanga district in Bihar. It is one of the six assembly segments that fall under the broader Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency. The political dynamic in Benipur has often been a contest between major regional and national parties, particularly the Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)], Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), especially as part of the NDA alliance. The JD(U) currently holds the seat, reflecting the significant influence of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the region.
The polling for the Benipur Assembly constituency is expected to be held in Phase 1 of the Bihar Assembly Elections. Going by the officially released schedule, the tentative date for voting is November 6, 2025. Counting of votes and declaration of results for the constituency will also tentatively be held on November 14, 2025.
In the 2020 election, the seat was retained by the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) candidate Binay Kumar Choudhary. He secured 61,416 votes with a vote share of 37.58%. Choudhary defeated the runner-up, Mithilesh Kumar Chaudhary of the INC, by a margin of 6,590 votes. The INC candidate secured 54,826 votes, a share of 33.55% of the total votes polled. In this election, the total voter turnout was recorded at about 56.51% of the total electorate.
List of contesting candidates from Benipur constituency in Bihar includes:
In Benipur, like most constituencies in Bihar, the polling usually begins at 7:00 AM and ends at 5:00 PM.
The Benipur Assembly constituency (No. 80) includes the community development blocks of Benipur, Baheri and Biraul. It is a semi-urban area, combining small towns with rural areas and is considered to be an agricultural region. The population in the area was reported to be 5,08,040 in 2024.
Demographically, the constituency had 2,89,224 registered voters in the 2020 election. The significant social groups include: Scheduled Castes (SC) had about 15.24% of the electorate, numbering 44,078 voters. Muslims: Accounted for approximately 13.70% of the electorate with 39,623 voters.
Yadavs accounted for about 12% of the electorates, numbering 34,706. The seat is also considered to have a significant influence of the Brahmin community, one of the reasons that all five MLAs elected from the seat since its revival have belonged to the Brahmin community.
The Benipur constituency was formed in 1967 and took part in three subsequent Assembly elections. It then got abolished for some time. In the wake of the Delimitation Commission recommendations in 2008, the seat was revived and reconstituted and has remained a general seat thereafter.
