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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · PC 25 · 1998
Katihar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
TARIQ ANAWAR
INC· INC
INC 47.2%BJP 44.3%13 others 8.5%
Votes
3,37,360
47.9% share
Winning margin
20,437
2.9% of votes
Total votes cast
7,15,223
Candidates
15
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TARIQ ANAWAR | INC | 3,37,360 | 47.9% |
| 2 | NIKHIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY | 3,16,923 | 45.0% | |
| 3 | SAKIL AHAMAD KHA | 25,144 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | FAZLUR RAHAMAN | BJC | 6,552 | 0.9% |
| 5 | S.M.ASIF | 3,475 | 0.5% | |
| 6 | BAL MUKUND URAON | IND | 2,513 | 0.4% |
| 7 | BISHNUDEO RABIDAS | IND | 2,508 | 0.4% |
| 8 | YUVRAJ | AIRJP | 2,066 | 0.3% |
| 9 | RAJ KUMAR SINGH | AJBP | 1,638 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SURESH PRASAD DESRI | IND | 1,501 | 0.2% |
| 11 | RAJESH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,495 | 0.2% |
| 12 | ZAFAR AADIL | IND | 1,192 | 0.2% |
| 13 | ARVIND PASWAN | IND | 1,136 | 0.2% |
| 14 | GIRINDRA KUMAR SINHA | IND | 789 | 0.1% |
| 15 | PRADIP KUMAR SAH | IND | 517 | 0.1% |
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
safe2.9%
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 47.9%BJP 45.0%OTH 7.2%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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