Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1995
Basawan Prasad Bhagat of Janata Dal won the Kurhani Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1995 state assembly election, securing 65,604 votes (59.90% vote share). The runner-up was Ashok Sharma (Independent) with 25,124 votes.
A total of 45 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basawan Prasad Bhagat | 65604 | 59.90% | Janata Dal |
| 2 | Ashok Sharma | 25124 | 22.90% | Independent |
| 3 | Bindeshwar Sahani | 7142 | 6.50% | Samata Party |
| 4 | Shiv Nandan Roy | 1977 | 1.80% | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Vijay Kumar Thakur | 891 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 6 | Paras Nath Tiwari | 803 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 7 | Chandeshwar Prasad | 674 | 0.60% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 8 | Anil Prakash | 579 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 9 | Radha Mohan Singh | 562 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 10 | Pradeep Kumar | 446 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 11 | Parbha Nand Tiwari | 424 | 0.40% | Shiv Sena |
| 12 | Rakesh Chaudhary | 415 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 13 | Rajendra Sahani | 322 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 14 | Gajendra Prasad | 320 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 15 | Lakshan Deo Prasad Singh | 308 | 0.30% | Champaran Vikas Party |
| 16 | Ram Kaleshwar Chaudhary | 289 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 17 | Vidhanandan Prasad Gupta | 274 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 18 | Pradeep Bhagat | 271 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 19 | Ram Ekbal Sahani | 260 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 20 | Brajesh Kumar | 202 | 0.20% | Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party |
| 21 | Karn Kumar Trivedi | 186 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 22 | Umesh Prasad Singh | 176 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 23 | Mahesh Roy | 156 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 24 | Dinesh Jha | 133 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 25 | Suresh Prasad Yadav | 132 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 26 | Kapildeo Prasad Yadav | 128 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 26 | Raghubir Kumar | 128 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 28 | Ramchandra Bhagat | 124 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 28 | Shivshanker Sah | 124 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 30 | Gopaldee Prasad | 121 | 0.10% | Doordarshi Party |
| 31 | Nawal Kishore Singh | 116 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 31 | Shivnandan Das | 116 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 33 | Sunil Kumar Shahi | 110 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 34 | Onkar Nath Singh | 102 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 35 | Deepnarayan Singh | 99 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 36 | Dinesh Chandra Singh | 95 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 37 | Jaleshwar Roy | 90 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 38 | Girish Nandan Singh | 89 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 39 | Shiv Prasad Gupta | 80 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 40 | Manoj Kumar | 73 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 41 | Chulahai Paswan | 66 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 42 | Mani Bhushan | 65 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 42 | Ram Sanehi Tiwari | 65 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 44 | Arun Kumar Singh | 60 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 45 | Ramashanker Prasad Singh | 42 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Kurhani constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1995 Assembly election, 45 candidates contested for this seat. Basawan Prasad Bhagat (Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 65,604 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.