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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 215 · 2020

Kurtha

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Winner — 2020

BAGI KUMAR VERMA
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 39.5%JD(U) 19.3%18 others 41.2%
Votes
54,227
39.5% share
Winning margin
27,810
20.3% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
55.1%
of 2,48,759

Kurtha is a safe seat — BAGI KUMAR VERMA won by 20.3%.

Seat history

5 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.68 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BAGI KUMAR VERMA
RJD
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
54,22739.5%
2
SATYADEO SINGH
JD(U)
NDA
26,41719.3%
3
BHUWNESHWAR PATHAK
LJP
Lok Janshakti Party
20,50914.9%
4
PAPPU KUMAR VERMA
RLSP
16,15811.8%
5
SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH
IND
2,8022.0%
6
JAMALUDIN ANSARI
JAPL
2,0791.5%
7
RAMPRAVESH YADAV
IND
1,6771.2%
8
AJAY KUMAR
IND
1,6161.2%
9
SUCHITRA SINHA
BHRTSBLP
1,5741.1%
10
MD ABDULLAH JAMAL MALIK
IND
1,4991.1%
11
RAJENDRA YADAV
LJD
1,3921.0%
12
DEEPAK KUMAR
IND
1,2910.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,2000.9%
14
SUBHASH SAW
RTSHD
1,0820.8%
15
VINOD SHARMA
IND
7710.6%
16
SHAFIQUL RAHMAN
NCP
7520.6%
17
SUBASH SINGH
IND
7090.5%
18
RUPESH KUMAR
SUCI
4780.3%
19
SUNIL KUMAR
PPID
4770.3%
20
ALOK KUMAR
JRJP
4340.3%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (175th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.5% · max 31.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
175th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
94th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
205th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 39.5%JD(U) 19.3%LJP 14.9%RLSP 11.8%OTH 13.6%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/19

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.68 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,00,843
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
638 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.5%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.4%
Electricity1.9%
Sanitation23.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.2%
Children fully vaccinated84.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Children underweight (under 5)52.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.9%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Clean cooking fuel29.3%
Health insurance15.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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