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Winner — 2010

MANOJ KUMAR SINGH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 28.3%LJP 27.1%19 others 44.6%
Votes
36,757
28.3% share
Winning margin
1,570
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
60.9%
of 2,13,417

Kurhani was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,570 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

6 of 21 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANOJ KUMAR SINGH
NDA (NDA)
36,75728.3%
2
BIJENDRA CHAUDHARY
35,18727.1%
3
SHAH ALAM SHABBOO
IND
12,0839.3%
4
BINOD CHAUDHARY
INC
9,8967.6%
5
BASAWAN PRASAD BHAGAT
IND
6,8125.2%
6
RAM PUKAR SAHNI
5,5064.2%
7
DINA NATH PRASAD SINGH
IND
2,6342.0%
8
SAROJ KUMAR
JPS
2,6172.0%
9
LAL BABU MAHTO
2,4191.9%
10
KALAMUDIN
BSP
2,0081.6%
11
KUMAR VIJAY
1,7211.3%
12
MOHAMMAD BASIR
IND
1,5001.1%
13
GAURI SHANKAR PRASAD GUPTA
IND
1,4671.1%
14
SHIVCHANDRA PANDIT
IND
1,4031.1%
15
ANANT SAHANI
IND
1,4021.1%
16
PRAMOD KUMAR SHARMA
BJKVP
1,3781.1%
17
RAM BRIKSH PD. SINGH
BJKD
1,3381.0%
18
SANTOSH KUMAR
IND
1,2631.0%
19
SATISH KUMAR SINGH
8640.7%
20
BHUPENDRA KUMAR
SJP(R)
8610.7%
21
NAGENDRA SAH
RPP
8490.7%

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

High turnout (17th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.4% · max 40.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
17th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
130th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
243rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 28.3%LJP 27.1%IND 9.3%INC 7.6%IND 5.2%OTH 22.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/21

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.08 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

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