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{{Infobox Indian state legislative assembly constituency
|name = Kurhani Assembly constituency
|parl_name = [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
|image =
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|party = 
|alliance = 
|year =[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]] 
|region =
|state = [[Bihar]]
|district = [[Muzaffarpur district|Muzaffarpur]]
|division =
|constituency = [[Muzaffarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|15. Muzaffarpur]]
|constituency_no = [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|93]]
|established = 
|electors =
|reservation = None
|abolished = 
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement



|name = Kurhani 
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|settlement_type = Assembly constituency 
|total_type = 
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| pushpin_map = India Bihar
| map_caption = Location in Bihar
|coordinates = {{coord|25|59|06|N|86|19|44|E|region:IN-BR|display=inline,title}}

|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{IND}}
|subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Bihar|District]]
|subdivision_name2 =
|subdivision_type3 = [[List of Assembly constituencies of Bihar|Constituency No.]]
|subdivision_name3 = 93
|subdivision_type4 = Type
|subdivision_name4 = Open
|subdivision_type5 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
|subdivision_name5 =
|subdivision_type6 = [[Voting system|Electoral system]]
|subdivision_name6 = [[First past the post system|First past the post]]

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'''Kurhani Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Muzaffarpur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]].

==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 in India|community development block]].<ref name=commission>{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|work= Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies |access-date = 2011-01-10 }}</ref>

Kurhani Assembly constituency is part of No. 15 [[Muzaffarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=commission/>

==Election results==
===1977-2015===
In the [[2015 Bihar legislative assembly election|2015 state assembly election]], Kedar Prasad Gupta of BJP defeated Manoj Kumar Singh of JDU. In the [[2010 Bihar legislative assembly election|2010]], [[Bihar Assembly Election, Oct 2005|October 2005]] and [[Bihar Assembly Election, Feb 2005|February 2005]] state assembly elections, Manoj Singh Kushwaha of [[Janata Dal United|JDU]] won the Kurhani assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Bijendra Chaudhary of [[Lok Janshakti Party|LJP]], [[Ajay Nishad]] of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]] and Basawan Bhagat Kushwaha of RJD respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Basawan Bhagat Kushwaha of RJD defeated Brajesh Kumar of BPSP in 2000. Basawan Bhagat Kushwaha of [[Janata Dal|JD]] defeated Ashok Sharma, Independent, in 1995. Sadhu Sharan Shahi, Independent, defeated Sheonandan Rai of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 1990. Sheonandan Rai of Congress defeated Sadhu Sharan Shahi of [[Janata Party|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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS0493.htm |title = Bihar - Kurhani |work =Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2011-02-07 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp57.htm |title = 57 - Kurhani Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2011-02-07 }}</ref>

=== 2020===
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Assembly election, 2020]]: Kurhani}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = Anil Kumar Sahni
|votes = 78,549
|percentage = 40.23
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Kedar Prasad Gupta
|votes = 77,837
|percentage = 39.86
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = BLSP
|candidate = Ram Babu Singh
|votes = 10,041
|percentage = 5.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Sanjay Kumar
|votes = 4,802
|percentage = 2.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = BJKVP
|candidate = Harindra Choudhary
|votes = 4,355
|percentage = 2.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = NOTA
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,141
|percentage = 0.58
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =
|candidate = Rest of the candidates
|votes = ~17,000
|percentage = 9.00
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 712
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite web |title=Results of all Bihar Assembly elections |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/68-bihar/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}

{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Bihar}}
{{Tirhut Division topics}}

{{Bihar elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar]]
[[Category:Politics of Muzaffarpur district]]

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