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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 142 · 2005 (Feb)
Katihar
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
RAM PRAKASH MAHTO
RJD· RJD
RJD 26.7%BJP 21.3%25 others 52.0%
Votes
33,064
26.7% share
Winning margin
6,731
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
27
Turnout
52.8%
of 2,34,387
A clear win with a 5.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
27 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM PRAKASH MAHTO | RJD | 33,064 | 26.7% |
| 2 | RAJ BANSHI SINGH | NDA | 26,333 | 21.3% |
| 3 | BHAI SHAMSUDIN | 18,030 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | HIMRAJ SINGH | IND | 16,493 | 13.3% |
| 5 | BHUBNESHWAR PURBEY | IND | 3,393 | 2.7% |
| 6 | MAHAMAD SALIM | JDP | 2,670 | 2.2% |
| 7 | ZAHOOR ALAM | IND | 2,272 | 1.8% |
| 8 | SRI SATYA NARAYAN PRASAD | 2,098 | 1.7% | |
| 9 | CHANDRA SHEKHAR JAISWAL | 1,945 | 1.6% | |
| 10 | SANJAY BESRA | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,767 | 1.4% |
| 11 | SHANKAR YADAV | BSP | 1,567 | 1.3% |
| 12 | JITENDRA KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,420 | 1.1% |
| 13 | PRITHWI CHANDRA YADAV | IND | 1,379 | 1.1% |
| 14 | SAMRENDRA KUNAL | 1,309 | 1.1% | |
| 15 | JAYANT KUMAR DAS | IND | 1,253 | 1.0% |
| 16 | GANESH SHARMA | IND | 1,213 | 1.0% |
| 17 | PREETI JHA | IND | 1,106 | 0.9% |
| 18 | BRAHAM PRAKASH | IND | 1,076 | 0.9% |
| 19 | AHAMAD RAJA | IND | 834 | 0.7% |
| 20 | INA DEVI | IND | 719 | 0.6% |
| 21 | SATYANARAYAN AGAWAL | LSD | 710 | 0.6% |
| 22 | PAPPU | AD | 649 | 0.5% |
| 23 | RAJ KUMAR CHOUDHARY | IND | 560 | 0.5% |
| 24 | SAMSUDIN | IND | 560 | 0.5% |
| 25 | MANOJ PARASAR | IND | 458 | 0.4% |
| 26 | SANTOSH KR. YADAV | IND | 434 | 0.4% |
| 27 | SHIV SHANKAR PASWAN | IND | 410 | 0.3% |
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
safe5.4%
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
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 26.7%BJP 21.3%LJP 14.6%IND 13.3%OTH 24.1%
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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