Katihar is assembly constituency number 63 in Bihar, in Katihar district, and one of the segments of the Katihar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Tarkishore Prasad of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 50.5% of the vote, 22,154 votes ahead of Saurav Kumar Agarwal (VSIP).
- 01Tarkishore PrasadBJP1,00,25550.52%
- 02Saurav Kumar AgarwalVSIP78,10139.36%
- 03Dr. Ram Prakash MahtoIndependent7,4113.73%
- 04Manisha KumariPPID3,2531.64%
- 05Dr. Ghazi ShariqueJNSRJP2,8531.44%
- 6 other candidates · 4,397 votesNOTA · 2,178 (1.10%)
Margin 22,154 votes · 11.16% of valid votes
All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,98,448 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarkishore PrasadMale · 69 yrs | BJP | 1,00,255 | 50.52% |
| 2 | Saurav Kumar AgarwalMale · 39 yrs | VSIP | 78,101 | 39.36% |
| 3 | Dr. Ram Prakash MahtoMale · 74 yrs | Independent | 7,411 | 3.73% |
| 4 | Manisha KumariFemale · 28 yrs | PPID | 3,253 | 1.64% |
| 5 | Dr. Ghazi ShariqueMale · 49 yrs | JNSRJP | 2,853 | 1.44% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,178 | 1.10% |
| 6 | Ahmad RazaMale · 56 yrs | AIMEIEM | 1,205 | 0.61% |
| 7 | Rajesh GurnaniMale · 55 yrs | AAP | 1,072 | 0.54% |
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| 8 | Janardan SinghMale · 71 yrs | Independent | 656 | 0.33% |
| 9 | Jhantu UraonMale · 38 yrs · ST | BHJJP | 550 | 0.28% |
| 10 | Sanjay Singh @ Bhai SanjeevMale · 45 yrs | Independent | 504 | 0.25% |
| 11 | Samir Kumar JhaMale · 47 yrs | Independent | 410 | 0.21% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2020.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Katihar result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarkishore Prasad | BJP | 82,669 | 48.47% |
| 2 | Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto | RJD | 72,150 | 42.30% |
| 3 | Mohammad Kalamuddin Ansari Alies Kalam | Independent | 2,533 | 1.49% |
| 4 | Rajesh Gurnani | NCP | 2,173 | 1.27% |
| 5 | Sanjay Singh | Independent | 1,493 | 0.88% |
| 6 | Chandan Kishore | Independent | 1,488 | 0.87% |
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| 7 | Bibhaker Jha Alies Victor Jha | Independent | 1,192 | 0.70% |
| 8 | Samir Kumar Jha | Independent | 1,092 | 0.64% |
| 9 | Md Zameed | SDPI | 964 | 0.57% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 787 | 0.46% |
| 10 | Ajay Kumar Sah | SBSP | 755 | 0.44% |
| 11 | Kamal Sharma | Independent | 615 | 0.36% |
| 12 | Kundan Kumar | JP | 515 | 0.30% |
| 13 | Ashok Kumar Bhagat | Independent | 384 | 0.23% |
| 14 | Afaque Ainul | Independent | 352 | 0.21% |
| 15 | Satyanarayan Agrawal | Independent | 320 | 0.19% |
| 16 | Manisha Kumari | PPID | 294 | 0.17% |
| 17 | Poonam Devi | BHJJP | 278 | 0.16% |
| 18 | Dilip Kumar Poddar | JD(S) | 271 | 0.16% |
| 19 | Janardan Singh | RTORP | 229 | 0.13% |
Katihar result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarkishore Prasad | BJP | 66,048 | 42.98% |
| 2 | Bijay Singh | JD(U) | 51,154 | 33.29% |
| 3 | Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto | NCP | 18,856 | 12.27% |
| 4 | Jaynandan Paswan | Independent | 1,801 | 1.17% |
| 5 | Samrendra Kunal | Independent | 1,777 | 1.16% |
| 6 | Ashok Kumar Bhagat | Independent | 1,274 | 0.83% |
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| 7 | Asghar Ali | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,247 | 0.81% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,139 | 0.74% |
| 8 | Ram Lakhan Sah | Independent | 1,069 | 0.70% |
| 9 | Nasim | SDPI | 1,062 | 0.69% |
| 10 | Janardan Singh | Independent | 998 | 0.65% |
| 11 | Binod Singh | Independent | 951 | 0.62% |
| 12 | Arvind Khwab | BSP | 842 | 0.55% |
| 13 | Amarendra Kumar Singh | Independent | 824 | 0.54% |
| 14 | Zahoor Alam | Independent | 799 | 0.52% |
| 15 | Pankaj Jha | Independent | 757 | 0.49% |
| 16 | Kanhai Mandal | Independent | 748 | 0.49% |
| 17 | Ashish Kumar'''''''' Balidani'''''''' | JDR | 597 | 0.39% |
| 18 | Shailesh Kumar Singh | IUML | 404 | 0.26% |
| 19 | Samir Kumar Jha | Independent | 402 | 0.26% |
| 20 | Manoj Kumar Sah | BMUP | 326 | 0.21% |
| 21 | Md Rustam | AAHPTY | 315 | 0.20% |
| 22 | Shivesh Kumar | RSWD | 277 | 0.18% |
Katihar result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tar Kishore Prasad | BJP | 58,718 | 46.87% |
| 2 | Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto | RJD | 38,111 | 30.42% |
| 3 | Bhai Shamsuddin | NCP | 17,015 | 13.58% |
| 4 | Rajesh Gurnani | Independent | 2,647 | 2.11% |
| 5 | Prof. Binod Kumar Yadav | INC | 2,570 | 2.05% |
| 6 | Md. Shahid Akhtar | Independent | 1,965 | 1.57% |
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| 7 | Sanjay Singh | Independent | 1,954 | 1.56% |
| 8 | Vijay Kr. Sah | BSP | 1,051 | 0.84% |
| 9 | Pramod Kumar Thakur | ABJS | 654 | 0.52% |
| 10 | Kishan Lal Agarwal | BSA | 599 | 0.48% |
Katihar outlined in orange among the other Bihar seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2025. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Katihar district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Katihar is one of the assembly segments of Katihar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Katihar candidates.
- Dulal Chandra GoswamiJD(U)89,203 53.5%
- Tariq AnwarINC69,593 41.7%
- Gopal Kumar MahtoBSP1,798 1.1%
- Khalid MobarakIndependent1,342 0.8%
- Gyaneshwar SorenIndependent1,323 0.8%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, JD(U) led here by 19,610 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Katihar.
Who won the Katihar assembly seat in 2025?
Tarkishore Prasad of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Katihar in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 1,00,255 votes, which was 50.52% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Katihar?
The margin was 22,154 votes (11.16% of valid votes). The runner-up was Saurav Kumar Agarwal of the Vikassheel Insaan Party with 78,101 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Katihar in 2025?
Turnout was 75.77%: 1,98,520 of 2,62,016 registered electors voted, across 339 polling stations. That is 13.4 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Katihar part of?
Katihar is an assembly segment of the Katihar Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dulal Chandra Goswami got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Katihar a reserved constituency?
No. Katihar is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Katihar?
The Bihar assembly elected in 2025 completes its five-year term in 2030, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Bihar assembly elections of 2025 and 2020 and 2015 and 2010 (2025 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
Each page below is built from an official source and credited on the page.
- Katihar population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, KatiharEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Bihar state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Bihar Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Bihar districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, BiharBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in BiharCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
- Urban local bodies in BiharMunicipal corporations, councils, wards