Katihar is an
assembly constituency in
Katihar district
Katihar district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in India, and Katihar city is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district is a part of Purnia Division.
It is prominently known for its Katihar Junction Railw ...
in the
India
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state
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of
Bihar
Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...
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Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 63. Katihar Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Katihar
community development block
In India, a community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of District, administratively earmarked for planning and development. In tribal areas, similar sub-divisions are called tribal development blocks (TD blocks). T ...
including
Katihar
Katihar (; ), is the tenth largest city in the state of Bihar in India in terms of population, Along with being one of the largest economic, educational and administrative centre in the eastern part of Bihar. The city situated in the eastern ...
nagar nigam; and Hasanganj CD Block.
In
2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
The Legislative Assembly election was held over five phases in Bihar through October–November 2015 before the end of the tenure of the prior Legislative Assembly of Bihar on 29 November 2015.
In April 2015, the Janata Parivar Alliance group ...
, Katihar will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.
Katihar Assembly constituency is part of No 11
Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency)
Katihar is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India.
Vidhan Sabha segments
Presently, Katihar Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
Memb ...
.
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Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
2020
2015
* Tar Kishore Prasad (BJP): 66,048 votes
* Bijay Singh (JD-U): 51,154 votes
* Ram Prakash Mahato (NCP): 18,856 votes
1977
* Jagbandhu Adhikari (JNP): 27,588 votes
* Raj Kishare Prasad Singh (CPI): 6684 votes
1972
* Rajkishor Prasad Singh (CPI): 18,315 votes
References
External links
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Assembly constituencies of Bihar
Politics of Katihar district
Katihar
Constituencies established in 1957
1957 establishments in Bihar