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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 142 · 1990
Katihar
Winner — 1990
RAM PRAKASH MAHTO
JD· National Front
JD 69.8%BJP 13.7%28 others 16.6%
Votes
78,275
69.8% share
Winning margin
62,963
56.1% of votes
Total candidates
30
Turnout
64.0%
of 1,75,231
Katihar is a safe seat — RAM PRAKASH MAHTO won by 56.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
30 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM PRAKASH MAHTO | National Front | 78,275 | 69.8% |
| 2 | JAGDISH PRASAD MANDAL | BJP | 15,312 | 13.7% |
| 3 | SITA RAM CHMARIA | INC | 5,856 | 5.2% |
| 4 | SAMSUDDIN | IND | 4,114 | 3.7% |
| 5 | UMESH KANT PRUBE | IND | 2,431 | 2.2% |
| 6 | RAJ KISHOR SINGH | Left | 2,113 | 1.9% |
| 7 | RADHA URAWN | IND | 1,721 | 1.5% |
| 8 | VIJAY KUMAR CHOUDHURY | IND | 424 | 0.4% |
| 9 | PERMA NAND MANDAL | IND | 328 | 0.3% |
| 10 | GULAM RASOOL | IND | 185 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SATYA NARAYAN MAHTO | IND | 180 | 0.2% |
| 12 | KANAHAIYA LAL GUPTA | IND | 135 | 0.1% |
| 13 | IKRAM | IND | 133 | 0.1% |
| 14 | DINA NATH NIRVEY | IND | 110 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SHANKAR PODDAR | IND | 110 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SUSHIL BHATTACHARJEE | IND | 97 | 0.1% |
| 17 | TRILOK CHANDRA CHOUDHURY | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
| 18 | AJOY KUMAR YADAV | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
| 19 | SATISH CHANDRA KUMAR | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
| 20 | RENUKA PANDEY | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| 21 | RAM SINGH | IND | 47 | 0.0% |
| 22 | VIJAY KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 39 | 0.0% |
| 23 | GEETA ADHIKARI | IND | 37 | 0.0% |
| 24 | VIDYA NAND SHASTRY | IND | 36 | 0.0% |
| 25 | GULAM SAHID | IND | 35 | 0.0% |
| 26 | SUDAMA SINGH | LKD(B) | 35 | 0.0% |
| 27 | TRIBENI PRASAD MANDAL | IND | 28 | 0.0% |
| 28 | NAND KUMAR GUPTA | IND | 19 | 0.0% |
| 29 | SURESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA | IND | 17 | 0.0% |
| 30 | PRAHALAD GUPTA | IND | 11 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (63rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe56.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 0.1% · max 56.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
63rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
227th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 69.8%BJP 13.7%INC 5.2%OTH 11.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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