KATIHAR
Assembly seat no. 63 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called KATIHAR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, Feb 2005
RAM PRAKASH MAHTO
RJD
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
BJP
won 6 of 16
Margin, Feb 2005
6,731
5.44% of valid votes
Result, Feb 2005
Runner-up
BJPRAJ BANSHI SINGH
- Votes
- 26,333
- Vote share
- 21.28%
- Behind by
- 6,731
Electors
2,37,251
Total votes polled
1,23,722
Valid votes
1,23,722
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
52.1%
Full result, Feb 2005
27 candidates · 1,23,722 valid votes
RAM PRAKASH MAHTORJDwon
33,064
26.7%
RAJ BANSHI SINGHBJP
26,333
21.3%
BHAI SHAMSUDINLJP
18,030
14.6%
HIMRAJ SINGHIND
16,493
13.3%
BHUBNESHWAR PURBEYIND
3,393
2.7%
MAHAMAD SALIMJDP
2,670
2.2%
ZAHOOR ALAMIND
2,272
1.8%
SRI SATYA NARAYAN PRASADNCP
2,098
1.7%
CHANDRA SHEKHAR JAISWALJMM
1,945
1.6%
SANJAY BESRACPI(ML)(L)
1,767
1.4%
SHANKAR YADAVBSP
1,567
1.3%
JITENDRA KUMAR SINGHIND
1,420
1.1%
Showing the top 12 of 27. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tarkishore Prasad | BJP | 1,00,255 | 50.52% | Saurav Kumar Agarwal | 22,154 |
| 2020 | Tarkishore Prasad | BJP | 82,669 | 48.47% | Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto | 10,519 |
| 2015 | TARKISHORE PRASAD | BJP | 66,048 | 42.98% | BIJAY SINGH | 14,894 |
| 2010 | TAR KISHORE PRASAD | BJP | 58,718 | 46.87% | DR. RAM PRAKASH MAHTO | 20,607 |
| Nov 2005 | TAR KISHOR PRASAD | BJP | 47,777 | 40.28% | DR. RAM PRAKASH MAHTO | 116 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KATIHAR assembly constituency in 2025?
Tarkishore Prasad (BJP) won KATIHAR in 2025, by a margin of 22,154 votes.
Which party has won KATIHAR the most times?
BJP, with 6 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has KATIHAR gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2025.
Who has won KATIHAR the most times?
RAM PRAKASH MAHTO, with 3 wins between 1990 and 2005.
