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
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
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Turnout
50.6%
Full result, Nov 2005
10 candidates · 1,18,602 valid votes
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
| 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







