KATIHAR
Constituency no. 11 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called KATIHAR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 1999
Nikhil Kumar Choudhary
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 16
Margin, 1999
1,36,852
21.40% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
NCPTariq Anwar
- Votes
- 1,44,059
- Vote share
- 22.52%
- Behind by
- 1,36,852
Electors
10,39,500
Total votes polled
6,39,558
Valid votes
6,39,558
NOTA votes
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Turnout
61.5%
Full result, 1999
14 candidates · 6,39,558 valid votes
Nikhil Kumar ChoudharyBJPwon
2,80,911
43.9%
Tariq AnwarNCP
1,44,059
22.5%
Mubarak HussainINC
1,41,575
22.1%
Ram Prakash MahtoIND
48,900
7.7%
Madan Mohan Singh NishadBSP
5,960
0.9%
Sowaran RajakIND
4,566
0.7%
Balmukund UraonIND
2,759
0.4%
Zafar AadilIND
2,619
0.4%
Yogendra PaswanIND
2,304
0.4%
Shakil Ahmed KhanIND
1,600
0.3%
Rajesh Kumar SinghIND
1,577
0.3%
Naresh Kumar RajakIND
1,139
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TARIQ ANWAR | INC | 5,67,092 | 48.41% | DULAL CHANDRA GOSWAMI | 49,863 |
| 2019 | DULAL CHANDRA GOSWAMI | JD(U) | 5,59,423 | 50.05% | TARIQ ANWAR | 57,203 |
| 2014 | TARIQ ANWAR | NCP | 4,31,292 | 44.11% | NIKHIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY | 1,14,740 |
| 2009 | NIKHIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY | BJP | 2,69,834 | 37.23% | SHAH TARIQ ANWAR | 14,015 |
| 2004 | NIKHIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY | BJP | 2,88,922 | 41.01% | SHAH TARIQ ANWAR | 2,565 |
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 constituency in 2024?
TARIQ ANWAR (INC) won KATIHAR in 2024, by a margin of 49,863 votes.
Which party has won KATIHAR the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has KATIHAR gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won KATIHAR the most times?
TARIQ ANWAR, with 4 wins between 1984 and 2024.
