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, 2015
TARKISHORE PRASAD
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
BJP
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2015
14,894
9.69% of valid votes
Result, 2015
Runner-up
JD(U)BIJAY SINGH
- Votes
- 51,154
- Vote share
- 33.29%
- Behind by
- 14,894
Electors
2,42,829
Total votes polled
1,53,667
Valid votes
1,53,667
NOTA votes
1,139
0.74% of votes polled
Turnout
63.3%
Full result, 2015
22 candidates · 1,53,667 valid votes
TARKISHORE PRASADBJPwon
66,048
43.0%
BIJAY SINGHJD(U)
51,154
33.3%
DR. RAM PRAKASH MAHTONCP
18,856
12.3%
JAYNANDAN PASWANIND
1,801
1.2%
SAMRENDRA KUNALIND
1,777
1.2%
ASHOK KUMAR BHAGATIND
1,274
0.8%
ASGHAR ALICPI(ML)(L)
1,247
0.8%
RAM LAKHAN SAHIND
1,069
0.7%
NASIMSDPI
1,062
0.7%
JANARDAN SINGHIND
998
0.7%
BINOD SINGHIND
951
0.6%
ARVIND KHWABBSP
842
0.6%
Showing the top 12 of 22. 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
