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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 243 · 1985
Kurtha
Winner — 1985
NAGMANI
IND
IND 31.3%LKD 16.6%20 others 52.1%
Votes
34,705
31.3% share
Winning margin
16,329
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
72.3%
of 1,53,396
A clear win with a 14.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
22 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAGMANI | IND | 34,705 | 31.3% |
| 2 | SAHDEO PRASAD YADAV | Lok Dal | 18,376 | 16.6% |
| 3 | TILESHWAR YADAV | IND | 13,832 | 12.5% |
| 4 | AWADESH KUMAR | INC | 13,766 | 12.4% |
| 5 | MUNDRIKA SINGH YADAV | IND | 12,690 | 11.4% |
| 6 | SHUDHAKAR SHARMA | Left | 7,589 | 6.8% |
| 7 | AJAY KUMAR | IND | 3,981 | 3.6% |
| 8 | MOHAN SHARMA | BJP | 2,297 | 2.1% |
| 9 | RAJDEO BIND | IND | 1,601 | 1.4% |
| 10 | HAY LAL RAM | IND | 826 | 0.7% |
| 11 | KAILAS PANDIT | IND | 297 | 0.3% |
| 12 | SRI MOHAN SHARMA | IND | 178 | 0.2% |
| 13 | KHURSEED AHMAD | IND | 169 | 0.1% |
| 14 | MITHILESH YADAV | IND | 117 | 0.1% |
| 15 | MADAN MOHAN BHAGAT | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SURENDRA SHARMA | IND | 82 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SRI RAM SHARMA | IND | 55 | 0.1% |
| 18 | SHYAM SUNDER SHARMA | IND | 53 | 0.1% |
| 19 | RAM LAKHAN SINGH WARI | IND | 49 | 0.0% |
| 20 | SHYAM DEO SHARMA | IND | 45 | 0.0% |
| 21 | GOPAL SINGH | IND | 44 | 0.0% |
| 22 | RAM PRAVESH SHARMA | IND | 38 | 0.0% |
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.
High turnout (46th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.2% · max 43.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
46th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.00
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
96th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 31.3%LKD 16.6%IND 12.5%INC 12.4%IND 11.4%CPI 6.8%OTH 8.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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?
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