| Kurhani Assembly constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 93 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Muzaffarpur |
| LS constituency | 15. Muzaffarpur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Kurhani Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 93 Kurhani Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Kurhani community development block.
Kurhani Assembly constituency is part of No. 15 Muzaffarpur (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Kapil Deo Narayan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Ramgulam Choudhary | ||
| 1967 | Krishna Nandan Sahay | ||
| 1969 | Sadhu Sharan Shahi | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1972 | Samyukta Socialist Party | ||
| 1977 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | Ram Parikshan Sah | Janata Party | |
| 1985 | Sheonandan Rai | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Sadhu Sharan Shahi | Independent politician | |
| 1991^ | R. P. Sahu | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Basawan Prasad Bhagat | ||
| 2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
| 2005 | Manoj Singh Kushwaha | Janata Dal | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 2015 | Kedar Prasad Gupta | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2020 | Anil Sahani | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2022^ | Kedar Prasad Gupta | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
^by-election
Election results
1977-2015
In the 2015 state assembly election, Kedar Prasad Gupta of BJP defeated Manoj Kumar Singh of JDU. In the 2010, October 2005 and February 2005 state assembly elections, Manoj Singh Kushwaha of JDU won the Kurhani assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Bijendra Chaudhary of LJP, Ajay Nishad of RJD and Basawan Bhagat Kushwaha of RJD respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Basawan Bhagat Kushwaha of RJD defeated Brajesh Kumar of BPSP in 2000. Basawan Bhagat Kushwaha of JD defeated Ashok Sharma, Independent, in 1995. Sadhu Sharan Shahi, Independent, defeated Sheonandan Rai of Congress in 1990. Sheonandan Rai of Congress defeated Sadhu Sharan Shahi of JP in 1985. Ram Praikshan Sah of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) defeated Sadhu Sharan Shahi of Janata Party (JP) in 1980. Sadhu Sharan Shahi of JP defeated Hind Keshri Yadav of Congress in 1977.
2022 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kedar Prasad Gupta | 76,722 | 42.38 | +2.25 | |
| JD(U) | Manoj Singh Kushwaha | 73,073 | 40.37 | New | |
| VIP | Nilabh Kumar | 10,000 | 5.53 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | 3,649 | 2.01 | |||
| Turnout | 1,81,024 | 58.07 | |||
| BJP gain from RJD | Swing | 2.01 | |||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Anil Kumar Sahni | 78,549 | 40.23% | ||
| BJP | Kedar Prasad Gupta | 77,837 | 39.86% | ||
| BLSP | Ram Babu Singh | 10,041 | 5.14% | ||
| Independent | Sanjay Kumar | 4,802 | 2.46% | ||
| BJKVP | Harindra Choudhary | 4,355 | 2.23% | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,141 | 0.58% | ||
| Rest of the candidates | ~17,000 | 9.00% | |||
| Majority | 712 | ||||
| RJD gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- "Kurhani Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- "Bihar – Kurhani". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- "57 – Kurhani Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
External links
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.