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Winner — 1991 by-elections

R.P.SAHU
JD 59.7%INC 30.7%12 others 9.7%
Votes
52,085
59.6% share
Winning margin
25,301
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
14

Kurhani was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 25,301 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R.P.SAHU
52,0850.0%
2
M.GIRANAL
26,7840.0%
3
S.CHAUDHARY
4,2750.0%
4
L.PD.SINGH
JP
2,3180.0%
5
B.PD.SINGH
IND
5910.0%
6
B.PASWAN
IND
4560.0%
7
J.PD.VERMA
SOP(L)
2190.0%
8
CHITRANJAN.PD
IND
1250.0%
9
R.PASWAN
IND
1240.0%
10
L.PD.SINGH
IND
1000.0%
11
B.RAI
IND
780.0%
12
N.K.RAI
IND
670.0%
13
S.RAI
IND
580.0%
14
S.KUMAR
IND
330.0%

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
safe
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 1.2% · max 56.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
10th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
165th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
12 seats · 7 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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