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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 142 · 2000
Katihar
Winner — 2000
RAM PRAKASH MAHTO
RJD· RJD
RJD 57.8%BJP 34.0%12 others 8.2%
Votes
69,030
57.8% share
Winning margin
28,371
23.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
54.8%
of 2,18,205
Katihar is a safe seat — RAM PRAKASH MAHTO won by 23.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM PRAKASH MAHTO | RJD | 69,030 | 57.8% |
| 2 | JAGBANDHU ADHIKARI | NDA | 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 | Left | 998 | 0.8% |
| 6 | BHIMLAL URAON | BSP | 816 | 0.7% |
| 7 | RAJ KUMAR GUPTA | Samajwadi Party | 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 | 183 | 0.1% | |
| 13 | VIJAY SINGH | 169 | 0.1% | |
| 14 | VIPIN KUMAR THAKUR | IND | 92 | 0.1% |
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
safe23.7%
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
RJD 57.8%BJP 34.0%OTH 8.2%
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
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