Back to Bihar 1985 map
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 142 · 1985
Katihar
Winner — 1985
SATYA NARAYAN PRASAD
INC· INC
INC 51.6%BJP 29.2%16 others 19.1%
Votes
35,419
51.6% share
Winning margin
15,370
22.4% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
49.3%
of 1,39,064
Katihar is a safe seat — SATYA NARAYAN PRASAD won by 22.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATYA NARAYAN PRASAD | INC | 35,419 | 51.6% |
| 2 | JAGBANDHU ADHIKARI | BJP | 20,049 | 29.2% |
| 3 | RAM PRAKASH MAHTO | Lok Dal | 7,010 | 10.2% |
| 4 | SAJJAN KUMAR SHARMA | ICS | 2,482 | 3.6% |
| 5 | LALJI BHAGAT URAON | IND | 625 | 0.9% |
| 6 | SHEO PRASAD TANTIA | IND | 509 | 0.7% |
| 7 | KAILASH MAHTO | IND | 493 | 0.7% |
| 8 | RADHA PRASAD MAHTO | IND | 487 | 0.7% |
| 9 | GULAM RASOOL | IND | 395 | 0.6% |
| 10 | RAJ KUMAR GUPTA | IND | 229 | 0.3% |
| 11 | BHOLA MAHTO | IND | 168 | 0.2% |
| 12 | RAGHUNATH SINGH | IND | 135 | 0.2% |
| 13 | SHER MOHAMMAD | IND | 135 | 0.2% |
| 14 | SUSHIL KR. BHATTACHARYA | IND | 126 | 0.2% |
| 15 | DILIP KUMAR DATTA | IND | 121 | 0.2% |
| 16 | KAMAL | IND | 90 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SAGIRUDDIN AHMAD | IND | 76 | 0.1% |
| 18 | ABDUL WAHAB | IND | 44 | 0.1% |
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 (63rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 0.1% · max 56.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
63rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
227th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.6%BJP 29.2%LKD 10.2%OTH 8.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chilli🏺Maize
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.