Katihar Assembly constituency explained
| Katihar |
| Type: | SLA |
| State: | Bihar |
| District: | Katihar |
| Constituency No: | - |
| Established: | 1957 |
| Reservation: | None |
Katihar is an assembly constituency in Katihar district in the Indian state of Bihar.
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 including Katihar nagar parishad; and Hasanganj CD Block.[1] In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Katihar will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[2] [3]
Katihar Assembly constituency is part of No 11 Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
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[5]
- Raj Kishare Prasad Singh (CPI): 6684 votes
1972
- Rajkishor Prasad Singh (CPI): 18,315 votes[6]
- Satya Narayan Biswas (IND): 13,127 votes
- Jagdish Prasad Mandal (Jana Sangh): 10,945 votes
External links
25.5333°N 122°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India. Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies . 2011-01-10 .
- Web site: 36 Seats in Bihar to Have Electronic Voting Machines With Paper Trail Facility.
- Web site: Poll-bound Bihar to get 36 EVMs with paper trail facility. 5 August 2015.
- Web site: Katihar Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs. Elections in India.
- Web site: Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1977.
- Web site: Katihar Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency.
