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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 63 · 2020
Katihar
Winner — 2020
Tarkishore Prasad
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 48.5%RJD 42.3%18 others 9.2%
Votes
82,669
48.5% share
Winning margin
10,519
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
62.3%
of 2,73,824
A clear win with a 6.2% margin.
Seat history
7 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.41 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarkishore Prasad | NDA (NDA) | 82,669 | 48.5% |
| 2 | Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto | 72,150 | 42.3% | |
| 3 | Mohammad Kalamuddin Ansari Alies Kalam | IND | 2,533 | 1.5% |
| 4 | Rajesh Gurnani | 2,173 | 1.3% | |
| 5 | Sanjay Singh | IND | 1,493 | 0.9% |
| 6 | Chandan Kishore | IND | 1,488 | 0.9% |
| 7 | Bibhaker Jha Alies Victor Jha | IND | 1,192 | 0.7% |
| 8 | Samir Kumar Jha | IND | 1,092 | 0.6% |
| 9 | Md Zameed | 964 | 0.6% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 787 | 0.5% |
| 11 | Ajay Kumar Sah | SBSP | 755 | 0.4% |
| 12 | Kamal Sharma | IND | 615 | 0.4% |
| 13 | Kundan Kumar | JP | 515 | 0.3% |
| 14 | Ashok Kumar Bhagat | IND | 384 | 0.2% |
| 15 | Afaque Ainul | IND | 352 | 0.2% |
| 16 | Satyanarayan Agrawal | IND | 320 | 0.2% |
| 17 | Manisha Kumari | PPID | 294 | 0.2% |
| 18 | Poonam Devi | BHJJP | 278 | 0.2% |
| 19 | Dilip Kumar Poddar | 271 | 0.2% | |
| 20 | Janardan Singh | RTORP | 229 | 0.1% |
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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
lean6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 2.6% · max 22.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
19th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
164th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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204th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.5%RJD 42.3%OTH 8.8%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
7/19
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.41 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%
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?
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