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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 243 · 1995
Kurtha
Winner — 1995
SAHDEV PRASAD YADAV
JD· Janata Dal
JD 47.1%INC 19.5%27 others 33.4%
Votes
58,013
47.1% share
Winning margin
33,952
27.5% of votes
Total candidates
29
Turnout
71.2%
of 1,73,259
Kurtha is a safe seat — SAHDEV PRASAD YADAV won by 27.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
29 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAHDEV PRASAD YADAV | Janata Dal | 58,013 | 47.1% |
| 2 | NAUSHAD AHMAD | INC | 24,061 | 19.5% |
| 3 | AJAY SINGH | 12,148 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | RAJESHWAR YADAV | CPI(ML)(L) | 8,135 | 6.6% |
| 5 | JAIRAM PRASAD SINGH | SSD | 6,084 | 4.9% |
| 6 | SARDAR GIRIJESH SINGH | BJP | 5,154 | 4.2% |
| 7 | AKHILESH KUMAR | IND | 1,790 | 1.4% |
| 8 | NAWAL KISHORE SINGH | 1,778 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | RAJENDER YADAV | Samajwadi Party | 1,166 | 0.9% |
| 10 | ANJANI KUMAR RAJU | SJP(R) | 1,102 | 0.9% |
| 11 | ACHCHUTANAND DIWAKAR | IND | 1,073 | 0.9% |
| 12 | MA. RASID | IND | 404 | 0.3% |
| 13 | RAMNARAYAN RAM | 387 | 0.3% | |
| 14 | SATYENDER PRAKASH | IND | 237 | 0.2% |
| 15 | UMESH PRASAD | IND | 234 | 0.2% |
| 16 | KRISHAN KUMAR | IND | 209 | 0.2% |
| 17 | GOPAL PRASAD SINGH | IND | 186 | 0.1% |
| 18 | UMESH YADAV | IND | 146 | 0.1% |
| 19 | SURENDER KUMAR SHARMA | BPP | 139 | 0.1% |
| 20 | VRANDA CHAUDHARY | IND | 119 | 0.1% |
| 21 | JUBAIR AHMAD | IND | 100 | 0.1% |
| 22 | RAMASHISH SINGH | IND | 100 | 0.1% |
| 23 | VIMLESH KUMAR | IND | 97 | 0.1% |
| 24 | SHALIGRAM SINGH | IND | 96 | 0.1% |
| 25 | RANJIT KUMAR SINGH | IND | 81 | 0.1% |
| 26 | UMESH DUBE | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
| 27 | MAMTA SINGH | IND | 72 | 0.1% |
| 28 | RAMANUJ KUMAR | IND | 49 | 0.0% |
| 29 | NARENDER KUMAR | IND | 45 | 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
lean27.5%
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
JD 47.1%INC 19.5%SAP 9.8%CPI(ML)(L) 6.6%OTH 17.0%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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