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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 243 · 2000
Kurtha
Winner — 2000
SHIV BACHAN YADAV
RJD· RJD
RJD 39.2%JD(U) 38.7%17 others 22.2%
Votes
50,888
39.2% share
Winning margin
656
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
70.5%
of 1,84,268
Kurtha was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 656 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIV BACHAN YADAV | RJD | 50,888 | 39.2% |
| 2 | MUNDRIKA SINGH YADAV | NDA | 50,232 | 38.7% |
| 3 | MD. AKBER IMAM | IND | 6,634 | 5.1% |
| 4 | RAMADHAR SINGH | CPI(ML)(L) | 6,198 | 4.8% |
| 5 | TILESHWAR SINGH KAUSHIK | Samajwadi Party | 5,528 | 4.3% |
| 6 | RANDHIR KUMAR GAUTAM | BSP | 2,499 | 1.9% |
| 7 | AJAY KUMAR SINHA | NCP | 1,793 | 1.4% |
| 8 | RAMOTAR SINGH | IND | 1,751 | 1.4% |
| 9 | CHITRANJAN PRASAD VERMA | 1,153 | 0.9% | |
| 10 | PROF. JAI RAM PD. SINGH | SSD | 892 | 0.7% |
| 11 | ASHOK KUMAR | AJBP | 628 | 0.5% |
| 12 | RAM SINGHASAN SINGH | NDA | 364 | 0.3% |
| 13 | NARENDRA KUMAR | 323 | 0.3% | |
| 14 | UMESH PASWAN | BMF | 312 | 0.2% |
| 15 | SHYAM DEO PRASAD YADAV | INC | 281 | 0.2% |
| 16 | RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | BJC(R) | 185 | 0.1% |
| 17 | UPENDRA SINGH | IND | 142 | 0.1% |
| 18 | SHAYMNANDAN SINGH | IND | 55 | 0.0% |
| 19 | JAIDEEP KUMAR | IND | 42 | 0.0% |
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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
lean0.5%
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
RJD 39.2%JD(U) 38.7%IND 5.1%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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