Kurhani Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Bihar legislative assembly in India
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Kurhani Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar.
| Kurhani Assembly constituency | |
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| Constituency No. 93 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Muzaffarpur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 15. Muzaffarpur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 306,238 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 93 Kurhani Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Kurhani community development block.[1]
Kurhani Assembly constituency is part of No. 15 Muzaffarpur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Kapil Deo Narayan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Ramgulam Choudhary | ||
| 1967 | Krishna Nandan Sahay | ||
| 1969 | Sadhu Sharan Shahi | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1972 | Samyukta Socialist Party | ||
| 1977 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | Ram Parikshan Sah | Janata Party (Secular) | |
| 1985 | Shivnandan Rai | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Sadhu Sharan Shahi | Independent politician | |
| 1991^ | R. P. Sahu | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Basawan Prasad Bhagat | ||
| 2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
| 2005 | Manoj Singh Kushwaha | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 2015 | Kedar Prasad Gupta | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2020 | Anil Sahani | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2022^ | Kedar Prasad Gupta | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2025 | |||
^by-election
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kedar Prasad Gupta | 107,811 | 46.49 |  6.63 | |
| RJD | Sunil Kumar Suman | 98,093 | 42.3 | 2.07 | |
| Independent | Dharmendra Kumar | 6,733 | 2.9 | ||
| JSP | Mohammad Ali Irfan | 4,075 | 1.76 | ||
| Independent | Manish Kumar | 3,368 | 1.45 | ||
| BSP | Vijayesh Kumar | 2,117 | 0.91 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 729 | 0.31 |  0.27 | |
| Majority | 9,718 | 4.19 | 3.82 | ||
| Turnout | 231,884 | 75.72 | 11.54 | ||
| BJP gain from | Swing | NDA | |||
2022 bypoll
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Anil Kumar Sahni | 78,549 | 40.23 | ||
| BJP | Kedar Prasad Gupta | 77,837 | 39.86 | 2.47 | |
| RLSP | Ram Babu Singh | 10,041 | 5.14 | ||
| Independent | Sanjay Kumar | 4,802 | 2.46 | ||
| Bajjikanchal Vikas Party | Harindra Choudhary | 4,355 | 2.23 | ||
| Voters Party International | Sukhdeo Prasad | 3,636 | 1.86 | ||
| Independent | Deepak Kumar Chanchal | 3,154 | 1.62 | ||
| JAP(L) | Mukesh Kumar Sharma | 2,785 | 1.43 | 0.63 | |
| Independent | Ashok Kumar Gupta | 2,425 | 1.24 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,141 | 0.58 | 0.41 | |
| Majority | 712 | 0.37 | 6.32 | ||
| Turnout | 195,257 | 64.18 | 0.94 | ||
| RJD gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2015
In the 2015 state assembly election, Kedar Prasad Gupta of BJP defeated Manoj Kumar Singh of JDU. In the 2010, October 2005 and February 2005 state assembly elections, Manoj Singh Kushwaha of JDU won the Kurhani assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Bijendra Chaudhary of LJP, Ajay Nishad of RJD and Basawan Bhagat Kushwaha of RJD respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Basawan Bhagat Kushwaha of RJD defeated Brajesh Kumar of BPSP in 2000. Basawan Bhagat Kushwaha of JD defeated Ashok Sharma, Independent, in 1995. Sadhu Sharan Shahi, Independent, defeated Sheonandan Rai of Congress in 1990. Sheonandan Rai of Congress defeated Sadhu Sharan Shahi of JP in 1985. Ram Praikshan Sah of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) defeated Sadhu Sharan Shahi of Janata Party (JP) in 1980. Sadhu Sharan Shahi of JP defeated Hind Keshri Yadav of Congress in 1977.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kedar Prasad Gupta | 73,227 | 42.33 | ||
| JD(U) | Manoj Kumar Singh | 61,657 | 35.64 | ||
| SP | Mrityunjay Kumar | 4,705 | 2.72 | ||
| CPI(M) | Abdul Gaffar | 4,487 | 2.59 | ||
| Marxist Communist Party of India | Pramod Kumar | 2,233 | 1.29 | ||
| Swabhiman Party | Bimaleshwar Prasad | 1,977 | 1.14 | ||
| BMP | Ramneresh Yadav | 1,964 | 1.14 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,706 | 0.99 | ||
| Majority | 11,570 | 6.69 | |||
| Turnout | 173,007 | 65.12 | |||