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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 93 · 2020
Kurhani
Winner — 2020
Anil Kumar Sahni
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 40.2%BJP 39.9%18 others 19.9%
Votes
78,549
40.2% share
Winning margin
712
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
64.2%
of 3,04,244
Kurhani was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 712 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
6 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.98 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anil Kumar Sahni | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 78,549 | 40.2% |
| 2 | Kedar Prasad Gupta | NDA | 77,837 | 39.9% |
| 3 | Ram Babu Singh | 10,041 | 5.1% | |
| 4 | Sanjay Kumar | IND | 4,802 | 2.5% |
| 5 | Harindra Choudhary | BJKVP | 4,355 | 2.2% |
| 6 | Sukhdeo Prasad | VPI | 3,636 | 1.9% |
| 7 | Deepak Kumar Chanchal | IND | 3,154 | 1.6% |
| 8 | Mukesh Kumar Sharma | JAPL | 2,785 | 1.4% |
| 9 | Ashok Kumar Gupta | IND | 2,425 | 1.2% |
| 10 | Salvi Saloni | TPLRSP | 1,699 | 0.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,141 | 0.6% |
| 12 | Alok Kumar Sinh | JDR | 784 | 0.4% |
| 13 | Kali Kant Jha | 767 | 0.4% | |
| 14 | Laxmi Devi | RJBP | 689 | 0.3% |
| 15 | Virendra Kumar | LJD | 638 | 0.3% |
| 16 | Jitesh Kumar | RJnJnP | 513 | 0.3% |
| 17 | Renu Devi | PBLBRP | 501 | 0.3% |
| 18 | Manish Kumar | APKSP | 336 | 0.2% |
| 19 | Rupchandra Kumar | BPL | 336 | 0.2% |
| 20 | Balram Kumar | JKM | 269 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (17th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.4% · max 40.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
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17th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
130th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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243rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 40.2%BJP 39.9%RLSP 5.1%OTH 14.2%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
6/19
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.98 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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