Who won Kurhani in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Anil Kumar Sahni of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Kurhani constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Kedar Prasad Gupta of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 712 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Kurhani?

Anil Kumar Sahni won Kurhani by 712 votes, which is 0.37% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Kurhani in 2020?

Voter turnout in Kurhani constituency was 64.19% in the 2020 election, with 1,95,286 votes cast out of 3,04,244 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 93

Kurhani (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Anil Kumar Sahni

Rashtriya Janata Dal

78,549

votes

Runner-Up

Kedar Prasad Gupta

Bharatiya Janata Party

77,837

votes

Won by 712 votes

Margin: 0.37%

Total Valid Votes: 1,94,116

Candidate-Wise Results

20 candidates contested this seat

A total of 20 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Kurhani seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Anil Kumar Sahni (RJD), Kedar Prasad Gupta (BJP), Ram Babu Singh (RLSP), Sanjay Kumar (IND), Harindra Choudhary (BJKVP), Sukhdeo Prasad (VPI), Deepak Kumar Chanchal (IND), Mukesh Kumar Sharma (JAPL), Ashok Kumar Gupta (IND), Salvi Saloni (TPLRSP), Alok Kumar Sinh (JDR), Kali Kant Jha (SUCI), Laxmi Devi (RJBP), Virendra Kumar (LJD), Jitesh Kumar (RJNJNP), Renu Devi (PBLBRP), Manish Kumar (APKSP), Rupchandra Kumar (BPL), Balram Kumar (JKM). 17 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Kurhani constituency, 2020 Bihar Assembly Election
Rank	Constituency No.	Constituency Name	Candidate	Party	Symbol	Gender	Age	Category	General Votes	Postal Votes	Total Votes	% Valid+NOTA	% Electors	Status
1	93	Kurhani	Anil Kumar Sahni	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	58	GENERAL	78,065	484	78,549	40.23%	0.00%	Won
2	93	Kurhani	Kedar Prasad Gupta	BJP	Lotus	MALE	56	GENERAL	77,585	252	77,837	39.86%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	93	Kurhani	Ram Babu Singh	RLSP	Ceiling Fan	MALE	48	GENERAL	10,007	34	10,041	5.14%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	93	Kurhani	Sanjay Kumar	IND	Almirah	MALE	39	GENERAL	4,796	6	4,802	2.46%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	93	Kurhani	Harindra Choudhary	BJKVP	Grapes	MALE	63	GENERAL	4,354	1	4,355	2.23%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	93	Kurhani	Sukhdeo Prasad	VPI	Gas Cylinder	MALE	72	GENERAL	3,635	1	3,636	1.86%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	93	Kurhani	Deepak Kumar Chanchal	IND	Air Conditioner	MALE	50	GENERAL	3,148	6	3,154	1.62%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	93	Kurhani	Mukesh Kumar Sharma	JAPL	Scissors	MALE	44	ST	2,777	8	2,785	1.43%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	93	Kurhani	Ashok Kumar Gupta	IND	Table	MALE	50	GENERAL	2,425	0	2,425	1.24%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	93	Kurhani	Salvi Saloni	TPLRSP	CHESS BOARD	FEMALE	26	GENERAL	1,697	2	1,699	0.87%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	93	Kurhani	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,137	4	1,141	0.58%	0.00%
12	93	Kurhani	Alok Kumar Sinh	JDR	Dolli	MALE	33	GENERAL	783	1	784	0.40%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	93	Kurhani	Kali Kant Jha	SUCI	Battery Torch	MALE	44	GENERAL	766	1	767	0.39%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	93	Kurhani	Laxmi Devi	RJBP	Cauliflower	FEMALE	44	ST	685	4	689	0.35%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	93	Kurhani	Virendra Kumar	LJD	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	30	GENERAL	638	0	638	0.33%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	93	Kurhani	Jitesh Kumar	RJNJNP	Bat	MALE	32	GENERAL	508	5	513	0.26%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	93	Kurhani	Renu Devi	PBLBRP	Pressure Cooker	FEMALE	31	GENERAL	498	3	501	0.26%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	93	Kurhani	Manish Kumar	APKSP	Plate Containing Food	MALE	30	GENERAL	336	0	336	0.17%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	93	Kurhani	Rupchandra Kumar	BPL	FLUTE	MALE	28	GENERAL	335	1	336	0.17%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	93	Kurhani	Balram Kumar	JKM	Tractor Chalata Kisan	MALE	49	GENERAL	266	3	269	0.14%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 93 · Kurhani

Anil Kumar Sahni

RJD

Won

Total Votes78,549

% of Valid + NOTA40.23%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge58CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes78,065Postal Votes484% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 93 · Kurhani

Kedar Prasad Gupta

BJP

Runner-up

Total Votes77,837

% of Valid + NOTA39.86%

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SymbolLotusGenderMALEAge56CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes77,585Postal Votes252% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 93 · Kurhani

Ram Babu Singh

RLSP

Forfeited

Total Votes10,041

% of Valid + NOTA5.14%

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SymbolCeiling FanGenderMALEAge48CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes10,007Postal Votes34% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 93 · Kurhani

Sanjay Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes4,802

% of Valid + NOTA2.46%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderMALEAge39CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes4,796Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 93 · Kurhani

Harindra Choudhary

BJKVP

Forfeited

Total Votes4,355

% of Valid + NOTA2.23%

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SymbolGrapesGenderMALEAge63CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes4,354Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 93 · Kurhani

Sukhdeo Prasad

VPI

Forfeited

Total Votes3,636

% of Valid + NOTA1.86%

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SymbolGas CylinderGenderMALEAge72CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,635Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 93 · Kurhani

Deepak Kumar Chanchal

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes3,154

% of Valid + NOTA1.62%

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SymbolAir ConditionerGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,148Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 93 · Kurhani

Mukesh Kumar Sharma

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes2,785

% of Valid + NOTA1.43%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge44CategorySTGeneral Votes2,777Postal Votes8% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 93 · Kurhani

Ashok Kumar Gupta

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,425

% of Valid + NOTA1.24%

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SymbolTableGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,425Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 93 · Kurhani

Salvi Saloni

TPLRSP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,699

% of Valid + NOTA0.87%

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SymbolCHESS BOARDGenderFEMALEAge26CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,697Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 93 · Kurhani

NOTA

Total Votes1,141

% of Valid + NOTA0.58%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,137Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 93 · Kurhani

Alok Kumar Sinh

JDR

Forfeited

Total Votes784

% of Valid + NOTA0.40%

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SymbolDolliGenderMALEAge33CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes783Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 93 · Kurhani

Kali Kant Jha

SUCI

Forfeited

Total Votes767

% of Valid + NOTA0.39%

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SymbolBattery TorchGenderMALEAge44CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes766Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 93 · Kurhani

Laxmi Devi

RJBP

Forfeited

Total Votes689

% of Valid + NOTA0.35%

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SymbolCauliflowerGenderFEMALEAge44CategorySTGeneral Votes685Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 93 · Kurhani

Virendra Kumar

LJD

Forfeited

Total Votes638

% of Valid + NOTA0.33%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge30CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes638Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 93 · Kurhani

Jitesh Kumar

RJNJNP

Forfeited

Total Votes513

% of Valid + NOTA0.26%

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SymbolBatGenderMALEAge32CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes508Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 93 · Kurhani

Renu Devi

PBLBRP

Forfeited

Total Votes501

% of Valid + NOTA0.26%

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SymbolPressure CookerGenderFEMALEAge31CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes498Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 93 · Kurhani

Manish Kumar

APKSP

Forfeited

Total Votes336

% of Valid + NOTA0.17%

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SymbolPlate Containing FoodGenderMALEAge30CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes336Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 93 · Kurhani

Rupchandra Kumar

BPL

Forfeited

Total Votes336

% of Valid + NOTA0.17%

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SymbolFLUTEGenderMALEAge28CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes335Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 93 · Kurhani

Balram Kumar

JKM

Forfeited

Total Votes269

% of Valid + NOTA0.14%

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SymbolTractor Chalata KisanGenderMALEAge49CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes266Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

RJD40.23%

BJP39.86%

RLSP5.14%

IND2.46%

BJKVP2.23%

VPI1.86%

IND1.62%

JAPL1.43%

IND1.24%

TPLRSP0.87%

NOTA0.58%

JDR0.40%

SUCI0.39%

RJBP0.35%

LJD0.33%

RJNJNP0.26%

PBLBRP0.26%

APKSP0.17%

BPL0.17%

JKM0.14%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Anil Kumar Sahni of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Kurhani seat by a margin of 712 votes (0.37% of total votes), defeating Kedar Prasad Gupta of Bharatiya Janata Party. Voter turnout was 64.19%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,04,244

Total Voters

1,95,286

Turnout

64.19%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,60,415 / 1,43,824 / 5

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

96,896 / 97,545 / 0

Postal Votes

845

Service Electors

736

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	26	3	29
Nomination Rejected	10	0	10
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	16	3	19
Forfeited Deposit	14	3	17

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,94,116

NOTA:1,141

Rejected / Test:29

EVM Votes

1,94,441

Postal Votes

845

Valid Postal

812

NOTA % of Valid

0.59%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

435

Avg. Electors / Station

~699

Key Dates

Polling Date

7 Nov 2020

Counting Date

10 Nov 2020

Result Declared

10 Nov 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

QWho won Kurhani in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Anil Kumar Sahni of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Kurhani constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Kedar Prasad Gupta of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 712 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Kurhani?: Anil Kumar Sahni won Kurhani by 712 votes, which is 0.37% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Kurhani in 2020?: Voter turnout in Kurhani constituency was 64.19% in the 2020 election, with 1,95,286 votes cast out of 3,04,244 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Kurhani in 2020?: A total of 20 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Kurhani seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Anil Kumar Sahni (RJD), Kedar Prasad Gupta (BJP), Ram Babu Singh (RLSP), Sanjay Kumar (IND), Harindra Choudhary (BJKVP), Sukhdeo Prasad (VPI), Deepak Kumar Chanchal (IND), Mukesh Kumar Sharma (JAPL), Ashok Kumar Gupta (IND), Salvi Saloni (TPLRSP), Alok Kumar Sinh (JDR), Kali Kant Jha (SUCI), Laxmi Devi (RJBP), Virendra Kumar (LJD), Jitesh Kumar (RJNJNP), Renu Devi (PBLBRP), Manish Kumar (APKSP), Rupchandra Kumar (BPL), Balram Kumar (JKM). 17 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Kurhani?: Ram Babu Singh (RLSP), Sanjay Kumar (IND), Harindra Choudhary (BJKVP), Sukhdeo Prasad (VPI), Deepak Kumar Chanchal (IND), Mukesh Kumar Sharma (JAPL), Ashok Kumar Gupta (IND), Salvi Saloni (TPLRSP), Alok Kumar Sinh (JDR), Kali Kant Jha (SUCI), Laxmi Devi (RJBP), Virendra Kumar (LJD), Jitesh Kumar (RJNJNP), Renu Devi (PBLBRP), Manish Kumar (APKSP), Rupchandra Kumar (BPL), Balram Kumar (JKM) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Kurhani election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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