Vidhan Sabha · BR-142

Katihar

2000

RAM PRAKASH MAHTO

RJDRJD

Margin28,37123.7%

Winner votes69,03057.8%

ReservationGEN

RJDBJPNCPINCCPI

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	RAM PRAKASH MAHTO RJD	69,030	57.8%
2	JAGBANDHU ADHIKARI BJP	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 CPI	998	0.8%
6	BHIMLAL URAON BSP	816	0.7%
7	RAJ KUMAR GUPTA SP	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 SHS	183	0.1%
13	VIJAY SINGH JMM	169	0.1%
14	VIPIN KUMAR THAKUR IND	92	0.1%

Turnout54.8%Votes cast1,19,512Electors2,18,205

2005

TAR KISHOR PRASAD

BJPNDA (NDA)

Margin1160.1%

Winner votes47,77740.3%

ReservationGEN

BJPRJDLJPINDCPI(ML)(L)

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	TAR KISHOR PRASAD BJP	47,777	40.3%
2	DR. RAM PRAKASH MAHTO RJD	47,661	40.2%
3	FAIZ ALAM LJP	10,393	8.8%
4	SAJJAN KUMAR SHARMA IND	4,644	3.9%
5	SANJAY BESARA CPI(ML)(L)	2,139	1.8%
6	SAMRENDRA KUNAL SP	1,593	1.3%
7	RAJ KUMAR CHOUDHARY IND	1,453	1.2%
8	MANOJ PARASHAR IND	1,288	1.1%
9	SANTOSH KR. YADAV BSP	945	0.8%
10	PREM KUMAR SHS	709	0.6%

Turnout50.6%Votes cast1,18,602Electors2,34,387

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginnarrowing

Turnoutfalling

Candidates14 → 10

Margin range116 – 28,371