Katihar is an assembly constituency in Katihar district in the Indian state of Bihar.
| Katihar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Katihar |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | None |
| Elected year | 2020 |
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 parishad; and Hasanganj CD Block.[1] In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Katihar will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[2][3]
Katihar Assembly constituency is part of No 11 Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Babulal Manjhi | Indian National Congress | |
| Sukhdeo Narain Singh | |||
| 1962 | Sukhdeo Narain Singh | ||
| 1967 | Jagbandhu Adhikari | 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 | |||
Election results
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Tar Kishore Prasad | 82,669 | 48.47 | ||
| RJD | Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto | 72150 | 42.3 | ||
| NCP | Rajesh Gurnani | 2173 | 1.27 | ||
| RRP | Janardan Singh | 229 | 0.13 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 787 | 0.46 | ||
| Majority | 10519 | ||||
| Turnout | 170554 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2015
- Tar Kishore Prasad (BJP): 66,048 votes
- Bijay Singh (JD-U): 51,154 votes
- Ram Prakash Mahato (NCP): 18,856 votes
1977
- Jagbandhu Adhikari (JNP): 27,588 votes[6]
- Raj Kishare Prasad Singh (CPI): 6684 votes
1972
- Rajkishor Prasad Singh (CPI): 18,315 votes[7]
- Satya Narayan Biswas (IND): 13,127 votes
- Jagdish Prasad Mandal (Jana Sangh): 10,945 votes
References
External links
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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