Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Satyadeo Singh of Janata Dal (United) won the Kurtha Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 43,676 votes (37.80% vote share). The runner-up was Ashok Kumar Verma (Rashtriya Lok Samta Party) with 29,557 votes.
A total of 22 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 | Satyadeo Singh | 43676 | 37.80% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2 | Ashok Kumar Verma | 29557 | 25.60% | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 3 | Rajendra Yadav | 8896 | 7.70% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Prof. Ram Jatan Sinha | 6285 | 5.40% | Independent |
| 5 | Bindal Kumar Alias Indal Yadav | 5868 | 5.10% | Shiv Sena |
| 6 | Avadhesh Kumar | 3960 | 3.40% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 7 | Dr.Satyendra Prakash Yadav | 1711 | 1.50% | Garib Janta Dal (Secular) |
| 8 | Keshav Prasad | 1676 | 1.50% | Independent |
| 9 | Sunil Kumar | 1301 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 10 | Nagmani | 1187 | 1.00% | Samras Samaj Party |
| 11 | Ramnath Prasad | 1070 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 12 | Ranjit Kumar Singh Alias Ranjit Yadav | 1029 | 0.90% | Rashtriya Janvikas Party (Democratic) |
| 13 | Champa Devi | 922 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 14 | Amrender Singh | 890 | 0.80% | Lok Dal |
| 15 | Brajesh Kumar "guru" | 813 | 0.70% | Aarakshan Virodhi Party |
| 16 | Shafikur Raman | 794 | 0.70% | Janta Dal Rashtravadi |
| 17 | Surendra Prasad Yadav | 749 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 18 | Anjani Kumar Raju | 707 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 19 | Rupesh Kumar | 584 | 0.50% | Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST) |
| 20 | Ram Prabesh Yadav | 501 | 0.40% | Shoshit Samaj Dal |
| 21 | Shiv Kumar Singh | 487 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 22 | Kaushlendra Kumar | 356 | 0.30% | Pragatisheel Magahi Samaj |
The Kurtha constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 22 candidates contested for this seat. Satyadeo Singh (Janata Dal (United)) emerged as the winner securing 43,676 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.