Katihar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Katihar Vidhan Sabha constituency is an assembly constituency in Katihar district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Katihar | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
 Badi Durga Mandir of Katihar | |
  Katihar Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 25°32′N 87°35′E / 25.533°N 87.583°ECoordinates: 25°32′N 87°35′E / 25.533°N 87.583°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Katihar |
| Constituency No | 63 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 11. Katihar |
| Electoral system | First past the post 854105 |
| Website | www.katihar.bih.nic.in |
OverviewEdit
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 63. Katihar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Katihar community development block including Katihar nagar parishad; and Hasanganj CD Block.[1] In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Katihar will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[2][3]
Katihar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No 11 Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Vidhan SabhaEdit
- 1952 : Two members elected. Sukhdeo Narain Singh (INC), and Babulal Manjhi (Congress)
- 1972 : Rajkishor Prasad Singh (CPI)
- 2000 : Ram Prakash Mahato (RJD)
- Feb 2005 : Ram Prakash Mahato (RJD)
- Oct 2005 : Tar Kishore Prasad (BJP)
- 2010 : Tar Kishore Prasad (BJP)
- 2015 : Tar Kishore Prasad (BJP)
- 2020 : Tar Kishore Prasad (BJP)
Election resultsEdit
Assembly Elections 2020Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Tar Kishore Prasad | 82669 | 48.47 | ||
| RJD | Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto | 72150 | 42.3 | ||
| NCP | Rajesh Gurnani | 2173 | 1.27 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 787 | 0.46 | ||
| Majority | 10519 | ||||
| Turnout | 170554 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2015 Vidhan Sabha ElectionsEdit
- Tar Kishore Prasad (BJP) : 66,048 votes
- Bijay Singh (JD-U) : 51,154
- Ram Prakash Mahato (NCP) : 18,856
1977 Vidhan Sabha ElectionsEdit
- Jagbandhu Adhikari (JNP) : 27,588 votes [4]
- Raj Kishare Prasad Singh (CPI) : 6684
1972 Vidhan Sabha ElectionsEdit
- Rajkishor Prasad Singh (CPI) : 18,315 votes [5]
- Satya Narayan Biswas (IND) : 13,127
- Jagdish Prasad Mandal (Jana Sangh) : 10,945
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ↑ "36 Seats in Bihar to Have Electronic Voting Machines With Paper Trail Facility".
- ↑ "Poll-bound Bihar to get 36 EVMs with paper trail facility". 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1977".
- ↑ "Katihar Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency".