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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 142 · 1977

Katihar

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Winner — 1977

JAGBANDHU ADHIKARI
JNP· Janata
JNP 62.2%CPI 15.1%8 others 22.7%
Votes
27,588
62.2% share
Winning margin
20,904
47.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
44.1%
of 1,00,616

Katihar is a safe seat — JAGBANDHU ADHIKARI won by 47.1%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAGBANDHU ADHIKARI
JNP
Janata
27,58862.2%
2
RAJ KISHARE PRASAD SINGH
CPI
Left
6,68415.1%
3
SARAN KUMAR SHARMA
IND
4,1469.3%
4
UMA KANT SINGH
IND
2,2295.0%
5
NAGENDRA NANDAN SAH
CPM
Left
1,9474.4%
6
BHARAT PRASAD SHARMA
IND
8111.8%
7
DABENDRA BHAGAT
IND
4471.0%
8
SATYA NARAIN GUPTA
IND
1870.4%
9
SALIM AKHTAR
IND
1710.4%
10
AHSAR AHMAD
IND
1280.3%

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.

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Average turnout (63rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
47.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 0.1% · max 56.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
63rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
227th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 62.2%CPI 15.1%IND 9.3%IND 5.0%OTH 8.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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