Who won Kurtha in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election?

Pappu Kumar Verma of Janata Dal (United) won the Kurtha constituency in the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Kumar Krishna Mohan Urf Suday Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a margin of 5,481 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Kurtha?

Pappu Kumar Verma won Kurtha by 5,481 votes, which is 3.30% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Kurtha in 2025?

Voter turnout in Kurtha constituency was 64.09% in the 2025 election, with 1,66,028 votes cast out of 2,59,061 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 215

Kurtha (GEN) Election Result 2025

Winner

Pappu Kumar Verma

Janata Dal (United)

74,466

votes

Runner-Up

Kumar Krishna Mohan Urf Suday Yadav

Rashtriya Janata Dal

68,985

votes

Won by 5,481 votes

Margin: 3.30%

Total Valid Votes: 1,64,084

MLA Profile

PAPPU KUMAR VERMA (215)

Party

Janata Dal (United)

Constituency

Kurtha - Arwal (Bihar)

Assembly

18th Assembly

Phone

7979773048

[email protected]

Address

Village- Belkhara, Post Office- Belkhara, Police Station- City Telpa, District- Arwal

Candidate-Wise Results

14 candidates contested this seat

A total of 14 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Kurtha seat in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election: Pappu Kumar Verma (JD(U)), Kumar Krishna Mohan Urf Suday Yadav (RJD), Rambali Singh (JNSRJP), Ashok Kumar (BSP), Buddhadev Sav (IND), Raushan Kumar (IND), Vinod Kumar (IND), Uma Shankar Sharan (AAAP), Arun Kumar Alias Arun Kushwaha (BLSP), Vikash Kumar (IND), Niraj Kumar (IND), Rupesh Kumar (SUCI), Avinash Kumar (IND). 11 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Kurtha constituency, 2025 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	Pappu Kumar Verma	JD(U)	Arrow	MALE	47	GENERAL	74,089	377	74,466	44.90%	28.74%	Won
2	215	Kurtha	Kumar Krishna Mohan Urf Suday Yadav	RJD	Hurricane lamp	MALE	50	GENERAL	68,577	408	68,985	41.59%	26.63%	Runner-up
3	215	Kurtha	Rambali Singh	JNSRJP	School bag	MALE	56	GENERAL	4,996	34	5,030	3.03%	1.94%	Forfeited
4	215	Kurtha	Ashok Kumar	BSP	Elephant	MALE	64	GENERAL	3,321	17	3,338	2.01%	1.29%	Forfeited
5	215	Kurtha	Buddhadev Sav	IND	Almirah	MALE	40	GENERAL	2,326	1	2,327	1.40%	0.90%	Forfeited
6	215	Kurtha	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,778	5	1,783	1.07%	0.69%
7	215	Kurtha	Raushan Kumar	IND	Biscuit	MALE	31	GENERAL	1,639	3	1,642	0.99%	0.63%	Forfeited
8	215	Kurtha	Vinod Kumar	IND	Saw	MALE	43	GENERAL	1,460	4	1,464	0.88%	0.57%	Forfeited
9	215	Kurtha	Uma Shankar Sharan	AAAP	Broom	MALE	45	GENERAL	1,441	3	1,444	0.87%	0.56%	Forfeited
10	215	Kurtha	Arun Kumar Alias Arun Kushwaha	BLSP	Ceiling fan	MALE	59	GENERAL	1,420	8	1,428	0.86%	0.55%	Forfeited
11	215	Kurtha	Vikash Kumar	IND	Box	MALE	38	GENERAL	1,353	0	1,353	0.82%	0.52%	Forfeited
12	215	Kurtha	Niraj Kumar	IND	Bench	MALE	47	GENERAL	1,200	1	1,201	0.72%	0.46%	Forfeited
13	215	Kurtha	Rupesh Kumar	SUCI	Battery Torch	MALE	46	GENERAL	929	1	930	0.56%	0.36%	Forfeited
14	215	Kurtha	Avinash Kumar	IND	Belt	MALE	26	GENERAL	474	2	476	0.29%	0.18%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

Pappu Kumar Verma

JD(U)

Won

Total Votes74,466

% of Valid + NOTA44.90%

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SymbolArrowGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes74,089Postal Votes377% of Electors28.74%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

Kumar Krishna Mohan Urf Suday Yadav

RJD

Runner-up

Total Votes68,985

% of Valid + NOTA41.59%

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SymbolHurricane lampGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes68,577Postal Votes408% of Electors26.63%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

Rambali Singh

JNSRJP

Forfeited

Total Votes5,030

% of Valid + NOTA3.03%

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SymbolSchool bagGenderMALEAge56CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes4,996Postal Votes34% of Electors1.94%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

Ashok Kumar

BSP

Forfeited

Total Votes3,338

% of Valid + NOTA2.01%

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SymbolElephantGenderMALEAge64CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,321Postal Votes17% of Electors1.29%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

Buddhadev Sav

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,327

% of Valid + NOTA1.40%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,326Postal Votes1% of Electors0.90%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

NOTA

Total Votes1,783

% of Valid + NOTA1.07%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,778Postal Votes5% of Electors0.69%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

Raushan Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,642

% of Valid + NOTA0.99%

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SymbolBiscuitGenderMALEAge31CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,639Postal Votes3% of Electors0.63%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

Vinod Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,464

% of Valid + NOTA0.88%

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SymbolSawGenderMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,460Postal Votes4% of Electors0.57%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

Uma Shankar Sharan

AAAP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,444

% of Valid + NOTA0.87%

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SymbolBroomGenderMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,441Postal Votes3% of Electors0.56%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

Arun Kumar Alias Arun Kushwaha

BLSP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,428

% of Valid + NOTA0.86%

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SymbolCeiling fanGenderMALEAge59CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,420Postal Votes8% of Electors0.55%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

Vikash Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,353

% of Valid + NOTA0.82%

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SymbolBoxGenderMALEAge38CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,353Postal Votes0% of Electors0.52%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

Niraj Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,201

% of Valid + NOTA0.72%

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SymbolBenchGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,200Postal Votes1% of Electors0.46%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

Rupesh Kumar

SUCI

Forfeited

Total Votes930

% of Valid + NOTA0.56%

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SymbolBattery TorchGenderMALEAge46CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes929Postal Votes1% of Electors0.36%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 215 · Kurtha

Avinash Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes476

% of Valid + NOTA0.29%

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SymbolBeltGenderMALEAge26CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes474Postal Votes2% of Electors0.18%

Vote Share

JD(U)44.90%

RJD41.59%

JNSRJP3.03%

BSP2.01%

IND1.40%

NOTA1.07%

IND0.99%

IND0.88%

AAAP0.87%

BLSP0.86%

IND0.82%

IND0.72%

SUCI0.56%

IND0.29%

Questions Raised in the 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly (2025–2030)

5 questions

Pappu Kumar Verma has raised 5 questions in the assembly since winning this seat.

सरकारी बस का परिचालन।

परिवहन विभाग · तृतीय सत्र · 21 जुलाई, 2026

बस स्टैंड निर्माण कराना

नगर विकास एवं आवास विभाग · तृतीय सत्र · 23 जुलाई, 2026

एम्बुलेंस उपलब्ध करना

स्वास्थ्य विभाग · तृतीय सत्र · 24 जुलाई, 2026

बिजली का आपूर्ति

ऊर्जा विभाग · तृतीय सत्र · 24 जुलाई, 2026

बाँध बनवाना

जल संसाधन विभाग · द्वितीय सत्र · 25 फरवरी 2026

In the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election, Pappu Kumar Verma of Janata Dal (United) won the Kurtha seat by a margin of 5,481 votes (3.30% of total votes), defeating Kumar Krishna Mohan Urf Suday Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal. Voter turnout was 64.09%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

2,59,061

Total Voters

1,66,028

Turnout

64.09%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,37,010 / 1,22,048 / 3

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

84,138 / 80,864 / 1

Postal Votes

1,025

Service Electors

803

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	18	2	20
Nomination Rejected	5	2	7
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	13	0	13
Forfeited Deposit	11	0	11

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,64,084

NOTA:1,783

Rejected / Test:161

EVM Votes

1,65,003

Postal Votes

1,025

Valid Postal

859

NOTA % of Valid

1.09%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

326

Avg. Electors / Station

~795

Key Dates

Polling Date

11 Nov 2025

Counting Date

14 Nov 2025

Result Declared

14 Nov 2025

Compare Across Years

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Frequently Asked Questions

QWho won Kurtha in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election?: Pappu Kumar Verma of Janata Dal (United) won the Kurtha constituency in the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Kumar Krishna Mohan Urf Suday Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a margin of 5,481 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Kurtha?: Pappu Kumar Verma won Kurtha by 5,481 votes, which is 3.30% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Kurtha in 2025?: Voter turnout in Kurtha constituency was 64.09% in the 2025 election, with 1,66,028 votes cast out of 2,59,061 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Kurtha in 2025?: A total of 14 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Kurtha seat in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election: Pappu Kumar Verma (JD(U)), Kumar Krishna Mohan Urf Suday Yadav (RJD), Rambali Singh (JNSRJP), Ashok Kumar (BSP), Buddhadev Sav (IND), Raushan Kumar (IND), Vinod Kumar (IND), Uma Shankar Sharan (AAAP), Arun Kumar Alias Arun Kushwaha (BLSP), Vikash Kumar (IND), Niraj Kumar (IND), Rupesh Kumar (SUCI), Avinash Kumar (IND). 11 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Kurtha?: Rambali Singh (JNSRJP), Ashok Kumar (BSP), Buddhadev Sav (IND), Raushan Kumar (IND), Vinod Kumar (IND), Uma Shankar Sharan (AAAP), Arun Kumar Alias Arun Kushwaha (BLSP), Vikash Kumar (IND), Niraj Kumar (IND), Rupesh Kumar (SUCI), Avinash Kumar (IND) lost their security deposit in the 2025 Kurtha election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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