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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 133 · 1967
Katihar
Winner — 1967
J. ADHIKARI
BJS· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
BJS 32.0%PSP 16.1%8 others 51.9%
Votes
15,535
32.0% share
Winning margin
7,720
15.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
56.0%
of 86,790
Katihar is a safe seat — J. ADHIKARI won by 15.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. ADHIKARI | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 15,535 | 32.0% |
| 2 | M.J. HAQUE | Praja Socialist Party | 7,815 | 16.1% |
| 3 | S.N. SINHA | INC | 6,950 | 14.3% |
| 4 | K.N. JHA | IND | 6,066 | 12.5% |
| 5 | S.N. BISWAS | JKD | 5,666 | 11.7% |
| 6 | M.M. DUTTA | Samyukta Socialist Party | 1,813 | 3.7% |
| 7 | P. MANDAL | IND | 1,422 | 2.9% |
| 8 | M. DASS | IND | 1,338 | 2.8% |
| 9 | R.R. SINGH | IND | 1,076 | 2.2% |
| 10 | A.K. GUPTA | IND | 887 | 1.8% |
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.
Average turnout (55th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.7% · max 45.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
55th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
149th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
61st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 32.0%PSP 16.1%INC 14.3%IND 12.5%JKD 11.7%OTH 13.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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