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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1972
Kurhani
Winner — 1972
SADHU SARAN SAHI
SOP 50.1%INC 19.8%7 others 30.2%
Votes
31,318
50.1% share
Winning margin
18,948
30.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
63.9%
of 97,943
Kurhani is a safe seat — SADHU SARAN SAHI won by 30.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SADHU SARAN SAHI | 31,318 | 50.1% | |
| 2 | MAHENDRA MOHAN MISHRA | Congress (R) | 12,370 | 19.8% |
| 3 | HIND KESHARI YADAV | IND | 10,427 | 16.7% |
| 4 | RAM NANDAN SINGH | HSD | 5,848 | 9.3% |
| 5 | MOHAMMAD ALI JAHAN | IND | 902 | 1.4% |
| 6 | SHASHI BHUSHAN PD. SINGH | IND | 588 | 0.9% |
| 7 | KISHORI RAI | Grand Alliance | 483 | 0.8% |
| 8 | RAMASIS RAI | IND | 337 | 0.5% |
| 9 | NAVAL KISHORE SINHA | 279 | 0.5% |
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.
Average turnout (74th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe30.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.5% · min 0.4% · max 67.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
74th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
237th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
90th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOP 50.1%INC 19.8%IND 16.7%HSD 9.3%OTH 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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?
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