Katihar (BR-142): 1995 vs 2000 — Billion Ballots

1995

JAGBANDHU ADHIKARI

BJPBJP

Margin9,7868.1%

Winner votes45,47337.5%

ReservationGEN

BJPJDSPINCIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	JAGBANDHU ADHIKARI BJP	45,473	37.5%
2	RAM PRAKASH MAHTO JD	35,687	29.4%
3	BHAI SAMSUDDIN SP	18,139	14.9%
4	BANGALI MAHTO INC	8,053	6.6%
5	RADHA URAON IND	5,054	4.2%
6	SHIV PD. TANTIA BSP	2,687	2.2%
7	RANA RAJENDRA BPP	1,386	1.1%
8	MAHAMMAD HAFIZUDDIN SJP(R)	983	0.8%
9	SHYAM SUNDAR PRASAD SAP	727	0.6%
10	RAJENDRA PANDEY IND	661	0.5%
11	GANESH SHARMA IND	498	0.4%
12	MANOJ KUMAR IND	407	0.3%
13	MOH. KAMAL IND	250	0.2%
14	RAMDHARI PRASAD IND	212	0.2%
15	RAJIV KUMAR KARN SHS	204	0.2%
16	YUGAL KISHOR VERMA IND	177	0.1%
17	SHIVRAJ YADAV IND	161	0.1%
18	BIRA RAM IND	153	0.1%
19	AHMAD MAJOR KAJI SAIYAD JAMALUDIN IND	151	0.1%
20	NARAD CHOUDHARY IND	102	0.1%
21	SUSHIL BHATTACHARYA IND	89	0.1%
22	SALIM KHAN IND	63	0.1%
23	SUDIN MANDAL IND	36	0.0%

Turnout62.8%Votes cast1,21,353Electors1,93,183

2000

RAM PRAKASH MAHTO

RJDRJD

Margin28,37123.7%

Winner votes69,03057.8%

ReservationGEN

RJDBJPNCPINCCPI

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	RAM PRAKASH MAHTO RJD	69,030	57.8%
2	JAGBANDHU ADHIKARI BJP	40,659	34.0%
3	PARAS NATH KESHRI NCP	3,893	3.3%
4	BANINATH SINGH INC	1,833	1.5%
5	PRITI KUMARI JHA CPI	998	0.8%
6	BHIMLAL URAON BSP	816	0.7%
7	RAJ KUMAR GUPTA SP	773	0.7%
8	GANESH SHARMA IND	456	0.4%
9	RAKIB KHAN IND	219	0.2%
10	KAMESHWAR PRASAD SINHA BJC(R)	205	0.2%
11	NIRMALA RANI DAS BMF	186	0.2%
12	UMESHWAR PRASAD SINGH SHS	183	0.1%
13	VIJAY SINGH JMM	169	0.1%
14	VIPIN KUMAR THAKUR IND	92	0.1%

Turnout54.8%Votes cast1,19,512Electors2,18,205