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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 115 · 19572 seats · 1 ST

Katihar

Winner — 1957

BABULAL MANJHI
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
SUKHDEO NARAYAN SINHA
INC· 22,538 votes
INC 30.8%INC 27.6%6 others 41.6%
Votes
25,159
30.8% share
Winning margin
17,696
21.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
34.9%
of 1,16,872

Katihar is a safe seat — BABULAL MANJHI won by 21.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BABULAL MANJHI
25,15930.8%
2
SUKHDEO NARAYAN SINHA
22,53827.6%
3
SATYA NARAYAN SINHA
CNPSPJP
7,4639.1%
4
NANDLAL MARANDI
6,6608.2%
5
SHIVANARAIN URAON
CNPSPJP
6,3047.7%
6
EQBAL MOHIBUL HAQUE
5,8397.2%
7
JETHA MANJHI
JHP
4,0475.0%
8
MODI MARANDI
JHP
3,6104.4%

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 (188th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
21.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 0.1% · max 44.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
188th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
121st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
48th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.8%INC 27.6%CNPSPJP 9.1%PSP 8.2%CNPSPJP 7.7%PSP 7.2%OTH 9.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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