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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 57 · 1980

Kurhani

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Winner — 1980

RAM PRAIKSHAN SAH
JNP(SC)
JNP(SC) 38.7%JNP(JP) 36.4%6 others 24.9%
Votes
32,184
38.7% share
Winning margin
1,888
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
68.5%
of 1,21,415

A closely fought contest. RAM PRAIKSHAN SAH won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM PRAIKSHAN SAH
JNP(SC)
32,18438.7%
2
SADHU SHARAN SAHI
JNP(JP)
30,29636.4%
3
SHEONANDAN RAI
INC(I)
Congress (I)
15,00618.1%
4
PRAMOD KUMAR VERMA
IND
3,9354.7%
5
MAHENDRA SAHANI
JNP(SR)
1,1121.3%
6
FATINGA PASWAN
IND
3430.4%
7
D.K. VIDYARTHI
IND
2210.3%
8
DIGVIJAY PANDEY
IND
610.1%

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 (10th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 1.2% · max 56.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
10th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
165th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(SC) 38.7%JNP(JP) 36.4%INC(I) 18.1%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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🏺Bamboo Art🏺Jute🏺Makhana (Foxnut)

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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