Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Kedar Prasad Gupta of Bharatiya Janta Party won the Kurhani Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 73,227 votes (42.30% vote share). The runner-up was Manoj Kumar Singh (Janata Dal (United)) with 61,657 votes.
A total of 30 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 | Kedar Prasad Gupta | 73227 | 42.30% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 2 | Manoj Kumar Singh | 61657 | 35.60% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 3 | Mrityunjay Kumar | 4705 | 2.70% | Samajwadi Party |
| 4 | Abdul Gaffar | 4487 | 2.60% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) |
| 5 | Pramod Kumar | 2233 | 1.30% | Marxist Communist Party Of India (United) |
| 6 | Bimaleshwar Prasad | 1977 | 1.10% | Swabhiman Party |
| 7 | Ramneresh Yadav | 1964 | 1.10% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 8 | Jay Chand Singh | 1464 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 9 | Dr Santosh Kumar | 1453 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 10 | Abhay Kumar | 1428 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 11 | Akbar Ali Parwez | 1386 | 0.80% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 12 | Pooja Kumari | 1358 | 0.80% | Rashtravadi Janata Party |
| 13 | Birendra Kumar @ Birendra Kumar Vishwas | 1328 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 14 | Shivchandra Pandit | 1225 | 0.70% | Bahujan Kranti Party (Marxwad-Ambedkarwad) |
| 15 | Sakal Balmua | 1186 | 0.70% | National Janta Party (Indian) |
| 16 | Mohammad Mofiz | 1089 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 17 | Sanjay Thakur | 1066 | 0.60% | Akhil Bhartiya Mithila Party |
| 18 | Lakshuman Prasad Sharan Urf Lakshman Mahto | 916 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 19 | Sarjit Suman Urf Surjit Kumar Sahahi | 905 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 20 | Kumar Vijay | 883 | 0.50% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 21 | Raja Kumar | 659 | 0.40% | Bharat Nirman Party |
| 22 | Asrafi Sahni | 639 | 0.40% | Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party |
| 23 | Uttam Pandey | 638 | 0.40% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 24 | Subodh Paswan | 566 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 25 | Alok Kumar Singh | 539 | 0.30% | Bajjikanchal Vikas Party |
| 26 | Dina Nath Prasad Singh | 512 | 0.30% | Rashtriya Samanta Dal |
| 27 | Mukesh Kumar Singh | 505 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 28 | Dinesh Kumar Rai | 483 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 29 | Dilip Kumar Choudhary | 412 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 30 | Jamil Ahmad | 411 | 0.20% | Garib Janta Dal (Secular) |
The Kurhani constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 30 candidates contested for this seat. Kedar Prasad Gupta (Bharatiya Janta Party) emerged as the winner securing 73,227 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.