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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · PC 25 · 1996
Katihar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
TARIQ ANWAR
INC· Congress
INC 41.4%BJP 27.8%22 others 30.8%
Votes
2,67,927
42.1% share
Winning margin
88,286
13.9% of votes
Total votes cast
6,46,733
Candidates
24
Seat history
All Candidates
24 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TARIQ ANWAR | 2,67,927 | 42.1% | |
| 2 | NIKHIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY | 1,79,641 | 28.2% | |
| 3 | MUFTI MOHD SAYEED | 1,54,573 | 24.3% | |
| 4 | MAHBOOB ALAM | 9,934 | 1.6% | |
| 5 | YAMUNA BHAGAT | IND | 3,843 | 0.6% |
| 6 | RAMANAND YADAV | IND | 3,307 | 0.5% |
| 7 | YUGAL KISHOR VERMA | 3,071 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | SATYA NARAYAN SINGH | IND | 2,976 | 0.5% |
| 9 | RAJENDRA RAM | IND | 2,268 | 0.4% |
| 10 | MITHILESH KUMAR JHA | IND | 1,609 | 0.3% |
| 11 | ZAHOOR ALAM | IND | 945 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SHREE DHAR PODDAR | IND | 797 | 0.1% |
| 13 | RAMA SHANKAR SINGH | IND | 630 | 0.1% |
| 14 | ARUN YADAV | IND | 585 | 0.1% |
| 15 | NIRMALA RANI DAS | IND | 534 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SHYAM NANDAN CHOUDHARY | IND | 500 | 0.1% |
| 17 | ARUN KUMAR MANDAL | IND | 483 | 0.1% |
| 18 | SADHAN KUMAR DAS | 478 | 0.1% | |
| 19 | SHREE KRISHNA CHOUDARY | IND | 463 | 0.1% |
| 20 | RAJESH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 421 | 0.1% |
| 21 | AKSHAY RAI | IND | 399 | 0.1% |
| 22 | SARFRAJ AHMAD | IND | 399 | 0.1% |
| 23 | SYED SOHAIL AHMAD NOMANI | AIIC(T) | 376 | 0.1% |
| 24 | PRADEEP KUMAR SAH | IND | 131 | 0.0% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (17th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 0.4% · max 41.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
17th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.9%
lowerhigher
8th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.1%BJP 28.2%JD 24.3%OTH 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,66,886
Density
1122 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,486 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.0%
Figures are for Khagaria, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.5%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.0%
Electricity12.4%
Sanitation23.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births74.2%
Children fully vaccinated64.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.5%
Women literate51.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel33.2%
Health insurance15.6%
What's nearby?
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Known forDISTRICT
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