Who won Kurtha in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Bagi Kumar Verma of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Kurtha constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Satyadeo Singh of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 27,810 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Kurtha?

Bagi Kumar Verma won Kurtha by 27,810 votes, which is 20.43% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Kurtha in 2020?

Voter turnout in Kurtha constituency was 55.21% in the 2020 election, with 1,37,347 votes cast out of 2,48,759 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 215

Kurtha (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Bagi Kumar Verma

Rashtriya Janata Dal

54,227

votes

Runner-Up

Satyadeo Singh

Janata Dal (United)

26,417

votes

Won by 27,810 votes

Margin: 20.43%

Total Valid Votes: 1,35,944

Candidate-Wise Results

20 candidates contested this seat

A total of 20 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Kurtha seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: BAGI KUMAR VERMA (RJD), SATYADEO SINGH (JD(U)), BHUWNESHWAR PATHAK (LJP), PAPPU KUMAR VERMA (RLSP), SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH (IND), JAMALUDIN ANSARI (JAPL), RAMPRAVESH YADAV (IND), AJAY KUMAR (IND), SUCHITRA SINHA (BHRTSBLP), MD ABDULLAH JAMAL MALIK (IND), RAJENDRA YADAV (LJD), DEEPAK KUMAR (IND), SUBHASH SAW (RTSHD), VINOD SHARMA (IND), SHAFIQUL RAHMAN (NCP), SUBASH SINGH (IND), RUPESH KUMAR (SUCI), SUNIL KUMAR (PPID), ALOK KUMAR (JRJP). 17 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Kurtha 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	215	Kurtha	BAGI KUMAR VERMA	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	65	GENERAL	53,773	454	54,227	39.54%	0.00%	Won
2	215	Kurtha	SATYADEO SINGH	JD(U)	Arrow	MALE	61	GENERAL	26,231	186	26,417	19.26%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	215	Kurtha	BHUWNESHWAR PATHAK	LJP	Bungalow	MALE	58	GENERAL	20,414	95	20,509	14.95%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	215	Kurtha	PAPPU KUMAR VERMA	RLSP	Ceiling Fan	MALE	42	GENERAL	16,107	51	16,158	11.78%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	215	Kurtha	SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH	IND	Batsman	MALE	48	GENERAL	2,790	12	2,802	2.04%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	215	Kurtha	JAMALUDIN ANSARI	JAPL	Scissors	MALE	47	GENERAL	2,065	14	2,079	1.52%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	215	Kurtha	RAMPRAVESH YADAV	IND	Saw	MALE	51	GENERAL	1,671	6	1,677	1.22%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	215	Kurtha	AJAY KUMAR	IND	Gas Cylinder	MALE	27	SC	1,612	4	1,616	1.18%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	215	Kurtha	SUCHITRA SINHA	BHRTSBLP	Trumpet	FEMALE	53	GENERAL	1,563	11	1,574	1.15%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	215	Kurtha	MD ABDULLAH JAMAL MALIK	IND	CHESS BOARD	MALE	28	GENERAL	1,496	3	1,499	1.09%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	215	Kurtha	RAJENDRA YADAV	LJD	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	46	GENERAL	1,386	6	1,392	1.01%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	215	Kurtha	DEEPAK KUMAR	IND	Ganna Kisan	MALE	38	GENERAL	1,289	2	1,291	0.94%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	215	Kurtha	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,195	5	1,200	0.87%	0.00%
14	215	Kurtha	SUBHASH SAW	RTSHD	Key	MALE	30	GENERAL	1,080	2	1,082	0.79%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	215	Kurtha	VINOD SHARMA	IND	Air Conditioner	MALE	51	GENERAL	770	1	771	0.56%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	215	Kurtha	SHAFIQUL RAHMAN	NCP	Clock	MALE	40	GENERAL	749	3	752	0.55%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	215	Kurtha	SUBASH SINGH	IND	Bead Necklace	MALE	37	GENERAL	708	1	709	0.52%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	215	Kurtha	RUPESH KUMAR	SUCI	Glass Tumbler	MALE	41	GENERAL	478	0	478	0.35%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	215	Kurtha	SUNIL KUMAR	PPID	Table	MALE	39	GENERAL	473	4	477	0.35%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	215	Kurtha	ALOK KUMAR	JRJP	Football	MALE	33	GENERAL	433	1	434	0.32%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

BAGI KUMAR VERMA

RJD

Won

Total Votes54,227

% of Valid + NOTA39.54%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge65CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes53,773Postal Votes454% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

SATYADEO SINGH

JD(U)

Runner-up

Total Votes26,417

% of Valid + NOTA19.26%

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SymbolArrowGenderMALEAge61CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes26,231Postal Votes186% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

BHUWNESHWAR PATHAK

LJP

Forfeited

Total Votes20,509

% of Valid + NOTA14.95%

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SymbolBungalowGenderMALEAge58CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes20,414Postal Votes95% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

PAPPU KUMAR VERMA

RLSP

Forfeited

Total Votes16,158

% of Valid + NOTA11.78%

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SymbolCeiling FanGenderMALEAge42CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes16,107Postal Votes51% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,802

% of Valid + NOTA2.04%

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SymbolBatsmanGenderMALEAge48CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,790Postal Votes12% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

JAMALUDIN ANSARI

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes2,079

% of Valid + NOTA1.52%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,065Postal Votes14% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

RAMPRAVESH YADAV

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,677

% of Valid + NOTA1.22%

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SymbolSawGenderMALEAge51CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,671Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

AJAY KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,616

% of Valid + NOTA1.18%

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SymbolGas CylinderGenderMALEAge27CategorySCGeneral Votes1,612Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

SUCHITRA SINHA

BHRTSBLP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,574

% of Valid + NOTA1.15%

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SymbolTrumpetGenderFEMALEAge53CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,563Postal Votes11% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

MD ABDULLAH JAMAL MALIK

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,499

% of Valid + NOTA1.09%

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SymbolCHESS BOARDGenderMALEAge28CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,496Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

RAJENDRA YADAV

LJD

Forfeited

Total Votes1,392

% of Valid + NOTA1.01%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge46CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,386Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

DEEPAK KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,291

% of Valid + NOTA0.94%

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SymbolGanna KisanGenderMALEAge38CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,289Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

NOTA

Total Votes1,200

% of Valid + NOTA0.87%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,195Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

SUBHASH SAW

RTSHD

Forfeited

Total Votes1,082

% of Valid + NOTA0.79%

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SymbolKeyGenderMALEAge30CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,080Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

VINOD SHARMA

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes771

% of Valid + NOTA0.56%

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SymbolAir ConditionerGenderMALEAge51CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes770Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

SHAFIQUL RAHMAN

NCP

Forfeited

Total Votes752

% of Valid + NOTA0.55%

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SymbolClockGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes749Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

SUBASH SINGH

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes709

% of Valid + NOTA0.52%

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SymbolBead NecklaceGenderMALEAge37CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes708Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

RUPESH KUMAR

SUCI

Forfeited

Total Votes478

% of Valid + NOTA0.35%

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SymbolGlass TumblerGenderMALEAge41CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes478Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

SUNIL KUMAR

PPID

Forfeited

Total Votes477

% of Valid + NOTA0.35%

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SymbolTableGenderMALEAge39CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes473Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

ALOK KUMAR

JRJP

Forfeited

Total Votes434

% of Valid + NOTA0.32%

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SymbolFootballGenderMALEAge33CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes433Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

RJD39.54%

JD(U)19.26%

LJP14.95%

RLSP11.78%

IND2.04%

JAPL1.52%

IND1.22%

IND1.18%

BHRTSBLP1.15%

IND1.09%

LJD1.01%

IND0.94%

NOTA0.87%

RTSHD0.79%

IND0.56%

NCP0.55%

IND0.52%

SUCI0.35%

PPID0.35%

JRJP0.32%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Bagi Kumar Verma of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Kurtha seat by a margin of 27,810 votes (20.43% of total votes), defeating Satyadeo Singh of Janata Dal (United). Voter turnout was 55.21%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

2,48,759

Total Voters

1,37,347

Turnout

55.21%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,29,898 / 1,18,858 / 3

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

73,365 / 62,918 / 0

Postal Votes

1,064

Service Electors

853

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	23	1	24
Nomination Rejected	5	0	5
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	18	1	19
Forfeited Deposit	16	1	17

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,35,944

NOTA:1,200

Rejected / Test:203

EVM Votes

1,36,283

Postal Votes

1,064

Valid Postal

856

NOTA % of Valid

0.88%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

364

Avg. Electors / Station

~683

Key Dates

Polling Date

28 Oct 2020

Counting Date

10 Nov 2020

Result Declared

10 Nov 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

QWho won Kurtha in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Bagi Kumar Verma of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Kurtha constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Satyadeo Singh of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 27,810 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Kurtha?: Bagi Kumar Verma won Kurtha by 27,810 votes, which is 20.43% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Kurtha in 2020?: Voter turnout in Kurtha constituency was 55.21% in the 2020 election, with 1,37,347 votes cast out of 2,48,759 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Kurtha in 2020?: A total of 20 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Kurtha seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: BAGI KUMAR VERMA (RJD), SATYADEO SINGH (JD(U)), BHUWNESHWAR PATHAK (LJP), PAPPU KUMAR VERMA (RLSP), SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH (IND), JAMALUDIN ANSARI (JAPL), RAMPRAVESH YADAV (IND), AJAY KUMAR (IND), SUCHITRA SINHA (BHRTSBLP), MD ABDULLAH JAMAL MALIK (IND), RAJENDRA YADAV (LJD), DEEPAK KUMAR (IND), SUBHASH SAW (RTSHD), VINOD SHARMA (IND), SHAFIQUL RAHMAN (NCP), SUBASH SINGH (IND), RUPESH KUMAR (SUCI), SUNIL KUMAR (PPID), ALOK KUMAR (JRJP). 17 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Kurtha?: BHUWNESHWAR PATHAK (LJP), PAPPU KUMAR VERMA (RLSP), SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH (IND), JAMALUDIN ANSARI (JAPL), RAMPRAVESH YADAV (IND), AJAY KUMAR (IND), SUCHITRA SINHA (BHRTSBLP), MD ABDULLAH JAMAL MALIK (IND), RAJENDRA YADAV (LJD), DEEPAK KUMAR (IND), SUBHASH SAW (RTSHD), VINOD SHARMA (IND), SHAFIQUL RAHMAN (NCP), SUBASH SINGH (IND), RUPESH KUMAR (SUCI), SUNIL KUMAR (PPID), ALOK KUMAR (JRJP) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Kurtha election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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