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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 243 · 1977

Kurtha

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Winner — 1977

NAGNANI
SSD
SSD 37.0%JNP 35.3%10 others 27.7%
Votes
28,972
37.0% share
Winning margin
1,280
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
62.7%
of 1,24,993

Kurtha was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 1,280 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAGNANI
SSD
28,97237.0%
2
S.M. ZAHIRUDDIN
JNP
Janata
27,69235.3%
3
RAMDEO SINGH
IND
11,66114.9%
4
MD. MANNAN MALLICK
INC
INC
7,86310.0%
5
JASIMUL HAQUE
IND
6200.8%
6
DOMAN YADAV
IND
5340.7%
7
BIPIN BIHARI SHARMA
IND
2920.4%
8
RAM PYARE SINGH
IND
2300.3%
9
MAHENDRA PD. SINGH
IND
2210.3%
10
AKALOO SAW
IND
1190.1%
11
SAHADEO PD. YADAV
IND
910.1%
12
RAJKUMARI KUMUD
IND
860.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (46th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.2% · max 43.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
46th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.00
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
96th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSD 37.0%JNP 35.3%IND 14.9%INC 10.0%OTH 2.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,60,405
Density
568 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population4.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.4%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity10.6%
Sanitation14.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)37.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.2%
Women literate48.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance14.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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