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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, Nov 2005
TAR KISHOR PRASAD
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
BJP
won 6 of 16
Margin, Nov 2005
116
0.10% of valid votes

Result, Nov 2005

Winner
Votes
47,777
Vote share
40.28%
Margin
116
Runner-up
RJDDR. RAM PRAKASH MAHTO
Votes
47,661
Vote share
40.19%
Behind by
116
Electors
2,34,387
Total votes polled
1,18,602
Valid votes
1,18,602
NOTA votes
Turnout
50.6%

Full result, Nov 2005

10 candidates · 1,18,602 valid votes

Nov 2005 election →
TAR KISHOR PRASADBJPwon
47,777
40.3%
DR. RAM PRAKASH MAHTORJD
47,661
40.2%
FAIZ ALAMLJP
10,393
8.8%
SAJJAN KUMAR SHARMAIND
4,644
3.9%
SANJAY BESARACPI(ML)(L)
2,139
1.8%
SAMRENDRA KUNALSP
1,593
1.3%
RAJ KUMAR CHOUDHARYIND
1,453
1.2%
MANOJ PARASHARIND
1,288
1.1%
SANTOSH KR. YADAVBSP
945
0.8%
PREM KUMARSHS
709
0.6%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 16 elections

View all 16
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2025Tarkishore PrasadBJP1,00,25550.52%Saurav Kumar Agarwal22,154
2020Tarkishore PrasadBJP82,66948.47%Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto10,519
2015TARKISHORE PRASADBJP66,04842.98%BIJAY SINGH14,894
2010TAR KISHORE PRASADBJP58,71846.87%DR. RAM PRAKASH MAHTO20,607
Nov 2005TAR KISHOR PRASADBJP47,77740.28%DR. RAM PRAKASH MAHTO116

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%21%42%64%85%196219671969197219771980198519901995200020052010201520202025Turnout

Winning margin

0%16%31%47%63%196219671969197219771980198519901995200020052010201520202025Margin

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