The Kurhani seat is set for a tight three-way battle between RJD, BJP, and Jan Suraaj candidates as results are awaited today. The constituency recorded a 64.18% voter turnout, with past elections in this politically significant Bihar seat often decided by narrow margins. Recent polls suggest an NDA victory in the broader state elections.
NEW DELHI: Kurhani seat is poised for a three-way contest between RJD’s Sunil Kumar Suman, BJP’s Kedar Pd Gupta and JanSuraaj’s Mohammad Ali Irfan as the constituency awaits results today.Polling has concluded and the fate of the candidates is now sealed in the electronic voting machines. A poll of polls released on Tuesday suggested that the NDA is likely to return to power with around 148 seats. The RJD-led Mahagathbandhan, despite campaigning on a platform of change, is projected to finish with around 88 seats, while other parties may secure about 7 seats.People’s Pulse estimated 133–159 seats for the NDA, 75–101 for the Mahagathbandhan, 0–5 for Jan Suraaj, and 2–8 for others.
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The Dainik Bhaskar poll projected 145–160 seats for the NDA and 73–91 for the Mahagathbandhan. It further suggested that Jan Suraaj may not win any seat, while others could secure 5–10.
| Candidates | Party | Votes |
| Sunil Kumar Suman | RJD | |
| Kedar Pd Gupta | BJP | |
| Mohammad Ali Irfan | Jan Suraaj |
According to JVC-Polls, the NDA could win 135–150 seats, the Mahagathbandhan 88–103, and others 3–6. Matrize predicted 147–167 seats for the NDA and 70–90 for the opposition alliance, along with 2–10 for others. People’s Insight forecast 133–148 seats for the NDA, 87–102 for the Mahagathbandhan, and 3–6 for other parties. The Election Commission reported a 68.52 per cent turnout in the second phase of polling across 122 constituencies as of 5 pm on Tuesday.Kurhani is one of the six assembly seats that make up Bihar’s Muzaffarpur Lok Sabha constituency and is located in the Muzaffarpur district.The incumbent legislator is Kedar Prasad Gupta of the BJP, who won the December 2022 by-election by defeating JD(U)’s Manoj Singh Kushwaha by a narrow margin of 3,649 votes. The by-poll was necessitated after then-Kurhani MLA, Anil Kumar Sahani of the RJD, was disqualified following his conviction in a fraud case.Gupta had previously won the Kurhani seat in the 2015 polls but came second to Sahani in the 2020 election, which was another close contest with a victory margin of just 712 votes.
