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Winner — 1962

SUKDEO NARAIN SINGH
INC· INC
INC 41.3%BJS 19.9%6 others 38.8%
Votes
13,480
41.3% share
Winning margin
6,996
21.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
44.1%
of 73,868

Katihar is a safe seat — SUKDEO NARAIN SINGH won by 21.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUKDEO NARAIN SINGH
INC
13,48041.3%
2
JAGBANDHU ADHIKARI
6,48419.9%
3
BASUDEO SHARMA
IND
4,08112.5%
4
ZAHOOR ALAM
Praja Socialist Party
2,7548.4%
5
BIMAL KUMAR BANERJEE
Left
2,7398.4%
6
STAYANARAIN SINGH
Swatantra Party
2,4497.5%
7
GAURI SHANKER POORAN MAL
IND
3401.0%
8
SHIVAJI SINGH
SOC
2780.8%

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.

High turnout (28th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.3% · max 40.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
28th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
222nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.3%BJS 19.9%IND 12.5%PSP 8.4%CPI 8.4%SWA 7.5%OTH 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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