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Winner — 1967

J. PRASAD
SSP· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
SSP 57.3%INC 20.4%6 others 22.3%
Votes
25,142
57.3% share
Winning margin
16,201
36.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
47.0%
of 93,375

Kurtha is a safe seat — J. PRASAD won by 36.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
J. PRASAD
Samyukta Socialist Party
25,14257.3%
2
S. P. VERMA
INC
8,94120.4%
3
K. S. SHARMA
IND
5,41212.3%
4
N. P. SINHA
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1,4833.4%
5
R. PRASAD
IND
9592.2%
6
M. M. SINGH
Praja Socialist Party
8702.0%
7
B. CHOUDHARY
IND
8091.8%
8
S. M. HAQUE
Swatantra Party
2600.6%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (147th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
36.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.5% · max 36.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
147th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.78
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
79th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 57.3%INC 20.4%IND 12.3%OTH 10.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut
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Ancient mound in the hill known as Sobhnath

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound in the hill known as Sobhnath

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Ancient mound in the valley known as Hansra Kol

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound in the valley known as Hansra Kol

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The area generally known as garh

🏛️MonumentASI

The area generally known as garh

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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