Korha is assembly constituency number 69 in Bihar, in Katihar district, and one of the segments of the Purnia Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Kavita Devi of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 51.8% of the vote, 22,257 votes ahead of Punam Kumari @ Punam Paswan (INC).
- 01Kavita DeviBJP1,23,49551.82%
- 02Punam Kumari @ Punam PaswanINC1,01,23842.48%
- 03Nirmal Kumar RajJNSRJP4,0281.69%
- 04Ravindra KumarBSP1,4690.62%
- 05Kapildev PaswanIndependent1,4050.59%
- 3 other candidates · 3,508 votesNOTA · 3,162 (1.33%)
Margin 22,257 votes · 9.34% of valid votes
All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,38,305 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kavita DeviFemale · 50 yrs · SC | BJP | 1,23,495 | 51.82% |
| 2 | Punam Kumari @ Punam PaswanFemale · 46 yrs · SC | INC | 1,01,238 | 42.48% |
| 3 | Nirmal Kumar RajMale · 37 yrs · SC | JNSRJP | 4,028 | 1.69% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,162 | 1.33% |
| 4 | Ravindra KumarMale · 45 yrs · SC | BSP | 1,469 | 0.62% |
| 5 | Kapildev PaswanMale · 49 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,405 | 0.59% |
| 6 | Vinod Kumar MirdhaMale · 33 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,346 | 0.56% |
| 7 | Wakil DasMale · 54 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,248 | 0.52% |
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| 8 | Tufani DasMale · 45 yrs · SC | PPID | 914 | 0.38% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2020.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Korha result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kavita Devi | BJP | 1,04,625 | 53.31% |
| 2 | Punam Kumari Alias Punam Paswan | INC | 75,682 | 38.56% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,764 | 1.92% |
| 3 | Wakil Das | JAPL | 3,654 | 1.86% |
| 4 | Lalit Kumar | RLSP | 2,151 | 1.10% |
| 5 | Jai Prakas Das | Independent | 1,467 | 0.75% |
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| 6 | Manju Devi | NCP | 1,393 | 0.71% |
| 7 | Kuldip Paswan | Independent | 955 | 0.49% |
| 8 | Arjun Ram | Independent | 744 | 0.38% |
| 9 | Sita Ram Dass | JD(S) | 632 | 0.32% |
| 10 | Bhola Paswan | BMUP | 451 | 0.23% |
| 11 | Jagdish Prasad | BHJJP | 418 | 0.21% |
| 12 | Kumar Ravi | PPID | 324 | 0.17% |
Korha result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punam Kumari Alias Punam Paswan | INC | 78,409 | 45.53% |
| 2 | Mahesh Paswan | BJP | 72,983 | 42.38% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,823 | 2.22% |
| 3 | Jay Prakash Rishi | CPI(M) | 3,719 | 2.16% |
| 4 | Lalit Kumar | Independent | 3,199 | 1.86% |
| 5 | Sunita Devi | NCP | 2,097 | 1.22% |
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| 6 | Ravindra Kumar | BSP | 1,621 | 0.94% |
| 7 | Rasho Rishi | Independent | 1,428 | 0.83% |
| 8 | Vakil Das | JAPL | 1,373 | 0.80% |
| 9 | Anil Kr Paswan | Independent | 945 | 0.55% |
| 10 | Ram Raj Ram | Independent | 873 | 0.51% |
| 11 | Laxmikant Rishi | KSJP | 684 | 0.40% |
| 12 | Manoj Kumar | JDR | 541 | 0.31% |
| 13 | Manju Devi | IEMC | 527 | 0.31% |
Korha result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahesh Paswan | BJP | 71,020 | 55.29% |
| 2 | Sunita Devi | INC | 18,576 | 14.46% |
| 3 | Manju Devi | NCP | 15,956 | 12.42% |
| 4 | Manoj Kumar | LJP | 9,000 | 7.01% |
| 5 | Wakil Das | Independent | 3,814 | 2.97% |
| 6 | Hira Rishi | Independent | 3,191 | 2.48% |
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| 7 | Ram Raj Ram | BSP | 2,195 | 1.71% |
| 8 | Sitaram Das | SP | 1,291 | 1.01% |
| 9 | Raso Rishi | Independent | 1,215 | 0.95% |
| 10 | Ranjeet Kumar Paswan | Independent | 1,122 | 0.87% |
| 11 | Durga Das | Independent | 1,062 | 0.83% |
Korha outlined in orange among the other Bihar seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2025. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Katihar district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Korha is one of the assembly segments of Purnia. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Purnia candidates.
- Rajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu YadavIndependent99,523 50.3%
- Santosh KumarJD(U)89,650 45.3%
- Bima BhartiRJD2,945 1.5%
- Arun DasBSP1,790 0.9%
- Satyendra YadavIndependent1,487 0.8%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, IND led here by 9,873 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Korha.
Who won the Korha assembly seat in 2025?
Kavita Devi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Korha in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 1,23,495 votes, which was 51.82% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Korha?
The margin was 22,257 votes (9.34% of valid votes). The runner-up was Punam Kumari @ Punam Paswan of the Indian National Congress with 1,01,238 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Korha in 2025?
Turnout was 79.74%: 2,38,319 of 2,98,867 registered electors voted, across 353 polling stations. That is 12.3 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Korha part of?
Korha is an assembly segment of the Purnia Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Rajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu Yadav got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Korha a reserved constituency?
Yes. Korha is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Korha?
The Bihar assembly elected in 2025 completes its five-year term in 2030, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Bihar assembly elections of 2025 and 2020 and 2015 and 2010 (2025 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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