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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 63 · 2025
Katihar
Winner — 2025
TARKISHORE PRASAD
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 50.5%VSIP 39.3%10 others 10.2%
Votes
1,00,255
50.5% share
Winning margin
22,154
11.2% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
75.8%
of 2,62,016
A clear win with a 11.2% margin.
Seat history
6 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.58 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TARKISHORE PRASAD | NDA (NDA) | 1,00,255 | 50.5% |
| 2 | SAURAV KUMAR AGARWAL | VSIP | 78,101 | 39.4% |
| 3 | DR. RAM PRAKASH MAHTO | IND | 7,411 | 3.7% |
| 4 | MANISHA KUMARI | PPID | 3,253 | 1.6% |
| 5 | DR. GHAZI SHARIQUE | JANSURAJ | 2,853 | 1.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,178 | 1.1% |
| 7 | AHMAD RAZA | AIMEIEM | 1,205 | 0.6% |
| 8 | RAJESH GURNANI | 1,072 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | JANARDAN SINGH | IND | 656 | 0.3% |
| 10 | JHANTU URAON | BHJJP | 550 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Sanjay Singh @ Bhai Sanjiv | IND | 504 | 0.3% |
| 12 | SAMIR KUMAR JHA | IND | 410 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (19th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 2.6% · max 22.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
19th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
164th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
204th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.5%VSIP 39.4%OTH 9.0%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
6/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹2.58 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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