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Kurhani Assembly constituency

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Kurhani Assembly constituency
Constituency No. 93 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
DistrictMuzaffarpur
LS constituency15. Muzaffarpur
Established1951
ReservationNone
Elected year2020

Kurhani Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Overview

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As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 93 Kurhani Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Kurhani community development block.[1]

Kurhani Assembly constituency is part of No. 15 Muzaffarpur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year Name[2] 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

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1977-2015

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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.[3][4]

2022 by-election

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Bihar Assembly by election, 2022
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

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Bihar Assembly election, 2020: Kurhani
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

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ "Kurhani Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
  3. ^ "Bihar – Kurhani". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  4. ^ "57 – Kurhani Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
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