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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · PC 25 · 1999
Katihar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
Nikhil Kumar Choudhary
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 43.4%NCP 22.3%12 others 34.3%
Votes
2,80,911
43.9% share
Winning margin
1,36,852
21.4% of votes
Total votes cast
6,47,219
Candidates
14
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikhil Kumar Choudhary | NDA (NDA) | 2,80,911 | 43.9% |
| 2 | Tariq Anwar | 1,44,059 | 22.5% | |
| 3 | Mubarak Hussain | 1,41,575 | 22.1% | |
| 4 | Ram Prakash Mahto | IND | 48,900 | 7.7% |
| 5 | Madan Mohan Singh Nishad | 5,960 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | Sowaran Rajak | IND | 4,566 | 0.7% |
| 7 | Balmukund Uraon | IND | 2,759 | 0.4% |
| 8 | Zafar Aadil | IND | 2,619 | 0.4% |
| 9 | Yogendra Paswan | IND | 2,304 | 0.4% |
| 10 | Shakil Ahmed Khan | IND | 1,600 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Rajesh Kumar Singh | IND | 1,577 | 0.3% |
| 12 | Naresh Kumar Rajak | IND | 1,139 | 0.2% |
| 13 | Ashok Kumar Paswan | IND | 891 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Pradeep Kumar Sah | IND | 698 | 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
safe21.4%
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
BJP 43.9%NCP 22.5%INC 22.1%IND 7.7%OTH 3.8%
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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.