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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 57 · 1977
Kurhani
Winner — 1977
SABHU SARAN SHAHI
JNP· Janata
JNP 74.9%INC 18.9%5 others 6.2%
Votes
43,895
74.9% share
Winning margin
32,817
56.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
55.8%
of 1,05,008
Kurhani is a safe seat — SABHU SARAN SHAHI won by 56.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SABHU SARAN SHAHI | Janata | 43,895 | 74.9% |
| 2 | HIND KESHARI YADAV | INC | 11,078 | 18.9% |
| 3 | GANESH DUTT JHA | IND | 1,761 | 3.0% |
| 4 | RAM ASHISH RAI | IND | 677 | 1.1% |
| 5 | TRIBHUWAN THAKUR | IND | 553 | 0.9% |
| 6 | SUDIST NARAIN CHOWDHARY | IND | 497 | 0.8% |
| 7 | JANARDAN SINGH | IND | 160 | 0.3% |
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 (10th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe56.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 1.2% · max 56.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
10th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
165th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 74.9%INC 18.9%OTH 6.2%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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