Katihar Assembly constituency
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Katihar is an assembly constituency in Katihar district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 63. Katihar Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Katihar community development block including Katihar nagar nigam; and Hasanganj CD Block. In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Katihar will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.
Katihar Assembly constituency is part of No 11 Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Babulal Manjhi | Indian National Congress | |
| Sukhdeo Narain Singh | |||
| 1962 | Sukhdeo Narain Singh | ||
| 1967 | Jagbandhu Adhikari | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1969 | Satya Narain Biswas | Lok Tantrik Congress | |
| 1972 | Raj Kishore Prasad Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| 1977 | Jagbandhu Adhikari | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Sitaram Chamaria | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Satya Narayan Prasad | ||
| 1990 | Ram Prakash Mahto | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Jagbandhu Adhikari | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2000 | Ram Prakash Mahto | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2005 | Tarkishore Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2010 | |||
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | |||
| 2025 |
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Tar Kishore Prasad | 100,255 | 50.52 | +2.05 | |
| VIP | Saurabh Agarwal | 78,101 | 39.36 | ||
| Independent | Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto | 7,411 | 3.73 | ||
| Peoples Party of India (Democratic) | Manisha Kumari | 3,253 | 1.64 | ||
| JSP | Dr Ghazi Sharique | 2,853 | 1.44 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,178 | 1.1 | +0.64 | |
| Majority | 22,154 | 11.16 | +4.99 | ||
| Turnout | 198,448 | 75.74 | +13.45 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing |
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Tar Kishore Prasad | 82,669 | 48.47 | +5.49 | |
| RJD | Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto | 72,150 | 42.3 | ||
| Independent | Md Kalamuddin Ansari | 2,533 | 1.49 | ||
| NCP | Rajesh Gurnani | 2,173 | 1.27 | −11.0 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 787 | 0.46 | −0.28 | |
| Majority | 10,519 | 6.17 | −3.52 | ||
| Turnout | 170,554 | 62.29 | −0.99 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing |
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Tarkishore Prasad | 66,048 | 42.98 | ||
| JD(U) | Bijay Singh | 51,154 | 33.29 | ||
| NCP | Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto | 18,856 | 12.27 | ||
| Independent | Jaynandan Paswan | 1,801 | 1.17 | ||
| Independent | Samrendra Kunal | 1,777 | 1.16 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,139 | 0.74 | ||
| Majority | 14,894 | 9.69 | |||
| Turnout | 153,667 | 63.28 |
1977
- Jagbandhu Adhikari (JNP): 27,588 votes
- Raj Kishare Prasad Singh (CPI): 6684 votes
1972
- Rajkishor Prasad Singh (CPI): 18,315 votes
- Satya Narayan Biswas (IND): 13,127 votes
- Jagdish Prasad Mandal (Jana Sangh): 10,945 votes
External links
- . eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India.
25°32′N 87°35′E/25.533°N 87.583°E/ 25.533; 87.583