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Katihar Assembly constituency
25°32′N 87°35′E / 25.533°N 87.583°E
| Katihar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Katihar |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | None |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Katihar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Katihar district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Overview edit
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 Legislative Assembly edit
| Year | Name[4] | 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 | |||
Election results edit
2020 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Tar Kishore Prasad | 82669 | 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 edit
- Tar Kishore Prasad (BJP): 66,048 votes
- Bijay Singh (JD-U): 51,154 votes
- Ram Prakash Mahato (NCP): 18,856 votes
1977 edit
- Jagbandhu Adhikari (JNP): 27,588 votes[6]
- Raj Kishare Prasad Singh (CPI): 6684 votes
1972 edit
- Rajkishor Prasad Singh (CPI): 18,315 votes[7]
- Satya Narayan Biswas (IND): 13,127 votes
- Jagdish Prasad Mandal (Jana Sangh): 10,945 votes
References edit
- ^ a b "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "36 Seats in Bihar to Have Electronic Voting Machines With Paper Trail Facility".
- ^ "Poll-bound Bihar to get 36 EVMs with paper trail facility". 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Katihar Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "Bihar Legislative Election, 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1977".
- ^ "Katihar Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency".
External links edit
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.