Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Sunil Choudhary of Janata Dal (United) won the Benipur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 69,511 votes (46.90% vote share). The runner-up was Gopal Jee Thakur (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 43,068 votes.
A total of 14 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunil Choudhary | 69511 | 46.90% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2 | Gopal Jee Thakur | 43068 | 29.00% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 3 | Kamalramvinod Jha "kamal Seth" | 10154 | 6.90% | Independent |
| 4 | Vinod Kumar Jha | 6061 | 4.10% | Independent |
| 5 | Siyalakhan Yadav | 2459 | 1.70% | Independent |
| 6 | Sunil Kumar Jha "moti Babu" | 2340 | 1.60% | Independent |
| 7 | Ram Naresh Roy | 2299 | 1.60% | Communist Party Of India |
| 8 | Laxman Ram | 1685 | 1.10% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 9 | Vinoda Nand Jha | 1385 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 10 | Krishna Kant Jha | 1350 | 0.90% | Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party |
| 11 | Jitendra Paswan | 1284 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 12 | Tara Kant Jha | 796 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 13 | Baidyanath Yadav | 778 | 0.50% | Garib Janta Dal (Secular) |
| 14 | Naval Kishor Singh | 499 | 0.30% | Samajwadi Party |
The Benipur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 14 candidates contested for this seat. Sunil Choudhary (Janata Dal (United)) emerged as the winner securing 69,511 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.