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, 2019
DULAL CHANDRA GOSWAMI
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 16
Margin, 2019
57,203
5.12% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
INCTARIQ ANWAR
- Votes
- 5,02,220
- Vote share
- 44.93%
- Behind by
- 57,203
Electors
16,53,353
Total votes polled
11,17,734
Valid votes
11,17,734
NOTA votes
20,584
1.84% of votes polled
Turnout
67.6%
Full result, 2019
9 candidates · 11,17,734 valid votes
DULAL CHANDRA GOSWAMIJD(U)won
5,59,423
50.0%
TARIQ ANWARINC
5,02,220
44.9%
MUHAMMAD SHAKURNCP
9,248
0.8%
SAMIR KUMAR JHAIND
8,119
0.7%
MARANG HANSDAIND
6,247
0.6%
SHIVNANDAN MANDALBSP
4,014
0.4%
GANGA KEBATRJBP
2,937
0.3%
BASUKINATH SAHBBC
2,633
0.2%
ABDUR RAHMANPPID
2,309
0.2%
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.
