Kurtha

The geographic coordinates of Kurtha Assembly constituency are: 25°09'00.0"N 84°45'42.1"E. This constituency falls in Arawal district of Bihar and in the Magadh region. Kurtha shares its borders with five other Assembly constituencies. Other Bihar Assembly constituencies adjacent to Kurtha are: Paliganj, Jahanbad, Tikari, Goh, Arwal. This constituency shares an inter-state border with .

There were a total of 257553 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2025 Assembly election in Kurtha Assembly constituency, of which 135868 were male, 121682 female and 3 of the third gender. In the 2020 Assembly elections, there were a total of 248759 registered voters, of which 129898 were male, 118858 female and 3 from the third gender. In the 2015 Assembly elections, there were a total of 231549 registered voters, of which 123630 were male, 107911 female and 409 from the third gender. In 2010 elections, there were a total of 191152 registered voters in this constituency, of which 103568 were male and 87584 female and 200 from the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 853 in 2020, 8 in 2015, and 0 in 2010.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2025 was 896, in 2020 it was 915, 873 in 2015, and 846 in 2010.

Kurtha Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 2 of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. The counting of votes is on Friday, November 14, 2025.

In the 2020 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 and the results were declared on Tuesday, November 10, 2020.

In the 2015 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 2 on Friday, October 16, 2015 and the results were declared on Sunday, November 8, 2015.

In the 2010 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 5 on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 and the results were declared on Wednesday, November 24, 2010.

Assembly constituency no.215. Kurtha comprises of the following areas of Arawal district in the Magadh region of Bihar: CD Blocks Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur & Kurtha; Gram Panchayats Chauhar, Aiyara, Purainiya Shekha, Nagwan, Kochahasa, Pariyari, Kinjar, Murarhi, Rohai, Khajuri, Narga, Dorra, Karpi & Puran of Karpi CD Block.

This constituency covers an approximate area of 315.55 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Kurtha is: 25°09'00.0"N 84°45'42.1"E.

A total of five Assembly constituencies in the state of Bihar share borders with Kurtha constituency, which are: Paliganj, Jahanbad, Tikari, Goh, Arwal. This constituency shares an inter-state border with .

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in this Kurtha constituency was 63.89%. In 2020, this seat registered a turnout of 55.21%, while it was 49.92% in 2015, and 48.12% in 2010.

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Bagi Kumar Verma of RJD won in this constituency beating Satyadeo Singh of JDU by a margin of 27810 votes which was 20.28% of the total votes cast. In 2015, Satyadeo Singh of JDU was the winner in this seat beating Ashok Kumar Verma of BLSP by a margin of 14119 votes which was 12.22% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2010 Assembly elections, Satyadev Singh of JDU won this seat defeating Shiv Bachan Yadav of RJD by a margin of 9493 votes which was 10.33% of the total votes polled for the seat.

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Bagi Kumar Verma of RJD had a vote share of 39.54% in this seat. In the 2015 Assembly elections, Satyadeo Singh of JDU got a vote share of 37.79% , In the 2010 Assembly elections, Satyadev Singh of JDU got a vote share of 40.96% in Kurtha.