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Winner — 1990

RAM PRAKASH MAHTO
JD· National Front
JD 69.8%BJP 13.7%28 others 16.6%
Votes
78,275
69.8% share
Winning margin
62,963
56.1% of votes
Total candidates
30
Turnout
64.0%
of 1,75,231

Katihar is a safe seat — RAM PRAKASH MAHTO won by 56.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

30 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM PRAKASH MAHTO
National Front
78,27569.8%
2
JAGDISH PRASAD MANDAL
BJP
15,31213.7%
3
SITA RAM CHMARIA
INC
5,8565.2%
4
SAMSUDDIN
IND
4,1143.7%
5
UMESH KANT PRUBE
IND
2,4312.2%
6
RAJ KISHOR SINGH
Left
2,1131.9%
7
RADHA URAWN
IND
1,7211.5%
8
VIJAY KUMAR CHOUDHURY
IND
4240.4%
9
PERMA NAND MANDAL
IND
3280.3%
10
GULAM RASOOL
IND
1850.2%
11
SATYA NARAYAN MAHTO
IND
1800.2%
12
KANAHAIYA LAL GUPTA
IND
1350.1%
13
IKRAM
IND
1330.1%
14
DINA NATH NIRVEY
IND
1100.1%
15
SHANKAR PODDAR
IND
1100.1%
16
SUSHIL BHATTACHARJEE
IND
970.1%
17
TRILOK CHANDRA CHOUDHURY
IND
860.1%
18
AJOY KUMAR YADAV
IND
860.1%
19
SATISH CHANDRA KUMAR
IND
850.1%
20
RENUKA PANDEY
IND
640.1%
21
RAM SINGH
IND
470.0%
22
VIJAY KUMAR SHARMA
IND
390.0%
23
GEETA ADHIKARI
IND
370.0%
24
VIDYA NAND SHASTRY
IND
360.0%
25
GULAM SAHID
IND
350.0%
26
SUDAMA SINGH
LKD(B)
350.0%
27
TRIBENI PRASAD MANDAL
IND
280.0%
28
NAND KUMAR GUPTA
IND
190.0%
29
SURESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
IND
170.0%
30
PRAHALAD GUPTA
IND
110.0%

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.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
56.1%
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
JD 69.8%BJP 13.7%INC 5.2%OTH 11.3%

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
Known forDISTRICT
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