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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

SUCHITRA SINHA
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 38.4%RJD 22.7%12 others 38.9%
Votes
31,372
38.4% share
Winning margin
12,792
15.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
40.1%
of 2,03,847

Kurtha is a safe seat — SUCHITRA SINHA won by 15.7%.

Seat history

0 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUCHITRA SINHA
NDA (NDA)
31,37238.4%
2
SAHDEO PRASAD YADAV
18,58022.7%
3
ANJJANI KUMAR
11,44514.0%
4
MAHESH PRASAD YADAV
IND
6,6728.2%
5
ASHOK KUMAR
BSP
3,0723.8%
6
UPENDRA NATH
CPI(ML)(L)
2,7973.4%
7
KRISHNA MURARI SINGH
1,9382.4%
8
SHIV KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,3441.6%
9
AKHALAQUR RAHAMAN
IJP
1,2501.5%
10
ANUJ SINGH
IND
7290.9%
11
BIJENDRA SINGH
IND
7080.9%
12
PRO. JAI RAM PRASAD SINGH
SSD
6640.8%
13
DEW CHAND CHOUDHARI
IND
6590.8%
14
VIKRANT PRATAP SINGH
IND
5020.6%

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

Average turnout (68th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 3.7% · max 42.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
68th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
102nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
97th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 38.4%RJD 22.7%LJP 14.0%IND 8.2%OTH 16.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.03 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut
🏛️

Ancient Buddhistic images and other images and sculptures colected underneath a shed

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Buddhistic images and other images and sculptures colected underneath a shed

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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