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Winner — 2010

TAR KISHORE PRASAD
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 46.9%RJD 30.4%8 others 22.7%
Votes
58,718
46.9% share
Winning margin
20,607
16.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
60.1%
of 2,08,316

Katihar is a safe seat — TAR KISHORE PRASAD won by 16.4%.

Seat history

3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
TAR KISHORE PRASAD
NDA (NDA)
58,71846.9%
2
DR. RAM PRAKASH MAHTO
38,11130.4%
3
BHAI SHAMSUDDIN
17,01513.6%
4
RAJESH GURNANI
IND
2,6472.1%
5
PROF. BINOD KUMAR YADAV
INC
2,5702.0%
6
MD. SHAHID AKHTAR
IND
1,9651.6%
7
SANJAY SINGH
IND
1,9541.6%
8
VIJAY KR. SAH
BSP
1,0510.8%
9
PRAMOD KUMAR THAKUR
ABJS
6540.5%
10
KISHAN LAL AGARWAL
BSA
5990.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (19th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 2.6% · max 22.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
19th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
164th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
204th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.9%RJD 30.4%NCP 13.6%OTH 9.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.21 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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