Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Bagi Kumar Verma of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Kurtha Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 54,227 votes (39.90% vote share). The runner-up was Satyadeo Singh (Janata Dal (United)) with 26,417 votes.
A total of 19 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 | Bagi Kumar Verma | 54227 | 39.90% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Satyadeo Singh | 26417 | 19.40% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 3 | Bhuwneshwar Pathak | 20509 | 15.10% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 4 | Pappu Kumar Verma | 16158 | 11.90% | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 5 | Santosh Kumar Singh | 2802 | 2.10% | Independent |
| 6 | Jamaludin Ansari | 2079 | 1.50% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 7 | Rampravesh Yadav | 1677 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 8 | Ajay Kumar | 1616 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 9 | Suchitra Sinha | 1574 | 1.20% | Bhartiya Sablog Party |
| 10 | Md Abdullah Jamal Malik | 1499 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 11 | Rajendra Yadav | 1392 | 1.00% | Loktantrik Janta Dal |
| 12 | Deepak Kumar | 1291 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 13 | Subhash Saw | 1082 | 0.80% | Rashtriya Samajhit Dal |
| 14 | Vinod Sharma | 771 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 15 | Shafiqul Rahman | 752 | 0.60% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 16 | Subash Singh | 709 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 17 | Rupesh Kumar | 478 | 0.40% | Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST) |
| 18 | Sunil Kumar | 477 | 0.40% | Peoples Party Of India (Democratic) |
| 19 | Alok Kumar | 434 | 0.30% | Jagrook Janta Party |
The Kurtha constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 19 candidates contested for this seat. Bagi Kumar Verma (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 54,227 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.