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, 2009
NIKHIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 16
Margin, 2009
14,015
1.93% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
NCPSHAH TARIQ ANWAR
- Votes
- 2,55,819
- Vote share
- 35.30%
- Behind by
- 14,015
Electors
12,72,769
Total votes polled
7,24,802
Valid votes
7,24,802
NOTA votes
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Turnout
57.0%
Full result, 2009
16 candidates · 7,24,802 valid votes
NIKHIL KUMAR CHOUDHARYBJPwon
2,69,834
37.2%
SHAH TARIQ ANWARNCP
2,55,819
35.3%
AHMAD ASHFAQUE KARIMLJP
45,773
6.3%
HIMRAJ SINGHIND
42,026
5.8%
MAHBOOB ALAMCPI(ML)(L)
32,035
4.4%
MOHAMMAD HAMID MUBARAKIND
23,894
3.3%
MADAN MOHAN NISHADBSP
15,760
2.2%
SUNIL KUMAR CHOUDHARYIND
7,998
1.1%
OM PRAKASH PODDARBJJD
5,107
0.7%
CHANDU MURMUIND
4,871
0.7%
MANOJ PARASHARIND
4,166
0.6%
RAJESH GURNANILTSD
4,020
0.6%
Showing the top 12 of 16. 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.
