Who won Katihar in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Tarkishore Prasad of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Katihar constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a margin of 10,519 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Katihar?

Tarkishore Prasad won Katihar by 10,519 votes, which is 6.19% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Katihar in 2020?

Voter turnout in Katihar constituency was 62.33% in the 2020 election, with 1,70,671 votes cast out of 2,73,824 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 63

Katihar (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Tarkishore Prasad

Bharatiya Janata Party

82,669

votes

Runner-Up

Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto

Rashtriya Janata Dal

72,150

votes

Won by 10,519 votes

Margin: 6.19%

Total Valid Votes: 1,69,767

Candidate-Wise Results

20 candidates contested this seat

A total of 20 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Katihar seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Tarkishore Prasad (BJP), Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto (RJD), Mohammad Kalamuddin Ansari Alies Kalam (IND), Rajesh Gurnani (NCP), Sanjay Singh (IND), Chandan Kishore (IND), Bibhaker Jha Alies Victor Jha (IND), Samir Kumar Jha (IND), Md Zameed (SDPI), Ajay Kumar Sah (SBSP), Kamal Sharma (IND), Kundan Kumar (JP), Ashok Kumar Bhagat (IND), Afaque Ainul (IND), Satyanarayan Agrawal (IND), Manisha Kumari (PPID), Poonam Devi (BHJJP), Dilip Kumar Poddar (JD(S)), Janardan Singh (RTORP). 17 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Katihar constituency, 2020 Bihar Assembly Election
Rank	Constituency No.	Constituency Name	Candidate	Party	Symbol	Gender	Age	Category	General Votes	Postal Votes	Total Votes	% Valid+NOTA	% Electors	Status
1	63	Katihar	Tarkishore Prasad	BJP	Lotus	MALE	64	GENERAL	82,105	564	82,669	48.47%	0.00%	Won
2	63	Katihar	Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	69	GENERAL	70,922	1,228	72,150	42.30%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	63	Katihar	Mohammad Kalamuddin Ansari Alies Kalam	IND	Tyres	MALE	49	GENERAL	2,531	2	2,533	1.49%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	63	Katihar	Rajesh Gurnani	NCP	Clock	MALE	50	GENERAL	2,166	7	2,173	1.27%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	63	Katihar	Sanjay Singh	IND	Letter Box	MALE	40	GENERAL	1,492	1	1,493	0.88%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	63	Katihar	Chandan Kishore	IND	Apple	MALE	36	GENERAL	1,488	0	1,488	0.87%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	63	Katihar	Bibhaker Jha Alies Victor Jha	IND	Bat	MALE	35	GENERAL	1,177	15	1,192	0.70%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	63	Katihar	Samir Kumar Jha	IND	Balloon	MALE	43	GENERAL	1,091	1	1,092	0.64%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	63	Katihar	Md Zameed	SDPI	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	56	GENERAL	956	8	964	0.57%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	63	Katihar	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	772	15	787	0.46%	0.00%
11	63	Katihar	Ajay Kumar Sah	SBSP	Walking Stick	MALE	52	GENERAL	752	3	755	0.44%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	63	Katihar	Kamal Sharma	IND	Air Conditioner	MALE	40	GENERAL	614	1	615	0.36%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	63	Katihar	Kundan Kumar	JP	Haldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)	MALE	35	GENERAL	512	3	515	0.30%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	63	Katihar	Ashok Kumar Bhagat	IND	Cup & Saucer	MALE	49	GENERAL	383	1	384	0.23%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	63	Katihar	Afaque Ainul	IND	CHESS BOARD	MALE	26	GENERAL	349	3	352	0.21%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	63	Katihar	Satyanarayan Agrawal	IND	SHIP	MALE	67	GENERAL	319	1	320	0.19%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	63	Katihar	Manisha Kumari	PPID	Table	FEMALE	25	GENERAL	289	5	294	0.17%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	63	Katihar	Poonam Devi	BHJJP	COCONUT FARM	FEMALE	45	GENERAL	275	3	278	0.16%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	63	Katihar	Dilip Kumar Poddar	JD(S)	A lady farmer carrying paddy on her head	MALE	53	GENERAL	270	1	271	0.16%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	63	Katihar	Janardan Singh	RTORP	Tractor Chalata Kisan	MALE	66	GENERAL	228	1	229	0.13%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 63 · Katihar

Tarkishore Prasad

BJP

Won

Total Votes82,669

% of Valid + NOTA48.47%

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SymbolLotusGenderMALEAge64CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes82,105Postal Votes564% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 63 · Katihar

Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto

RJD

Runner-up

Total Votes72,150

% of Valid + NOTA42.30%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge69CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes70,922Postal Votes1,228% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 63 · Katihar

Mohammad Kalamuddin Ansari Alies Kalam

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,533

% of Valid + NOTA1.49%

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SymbolTyresGenderMALEAge49CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,531Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 63 · Katihar

Rajesh Gurnani

NCP

Forfeited

Total Votes2,173

% of Valid + NOTA1.27%

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SymbolClockGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,166Postal Votes7% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 63 · Katihar

Sanjay Singh

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,493

% of Valid + NOTA0.88%

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SymbolLetter BoxGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,492Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 63 · Katihar

Chandan Kishore

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,488

% of Valid + NOTA0.87%

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SymbolAppleGenderMALEAge36CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,488Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 63 · Katihar

Bibhaker Jha Alies Victor Jha

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,192

% of Valid + NOTA0.70%

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SymbolBatGenderMALEAge35CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,177Postal Votes15% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 63 · Katihar

Samir Kumar Jha

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,092

% of Valid + NOTA0.64%

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SymbolBalloonGenderMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,091Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 63 · Katihar

Md Zameed

SDPI

Forfeited

Total Votes964

% of Valid + NOTA0.57%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge56CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes956Postal Votes8% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 63 · Katihar

NOTA

Total Votes787

% of Valid + NOTA0.46%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes772Postal Votes15% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 63 · Katihar

Ajay Kumar Sah

SBSP

Forfeited

Total Votes755

% of Valid + NOTA0.44%

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SymbolWalking StickGenderMALEAge52CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes752Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 63 · Katihar

Kamal Sharma

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes615

% of Valid + NOTA0.36%

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SymbolAir ConditionerGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes614Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 63 · Katihar

Kundan Kumar

Forfeited

Total Votes515

% of Valid + NOTA0.30%

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SymbolHaldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)GenderMALEAge35CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes512Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 63 · Katihar

Ashok Kumar Bhagat

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes384

% of Valid + NOTA0.23%

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SymbolCup & SaucerGenderMALEAge49CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes383Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 63 · Katihar

Afaque Ainul

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes352

% of Valid + NOTA0.21%

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SymbolCHESS BOARDGenderMALEAge26CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes349Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 63 · Katihar

Satyanarayan Agrawal

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes320

% of Valid + NOTA0.19%

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SymbolSHIPGenderMALEAge67CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes319Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 63 · Katihar

Manisha Kumari

PPID

Forfeited

Total Votes294

% of Valid + NOTA0.17%

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SymbolTableGenderFEMALEAge25CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes289Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 63 · Katihar

Poonam Devi

BHJJP

Forfeited

Total Votes278

% of Valid + NOTA0.16%

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SymbolCOCONUT FARMGenderFEMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes275Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 63 · Katihar

Dilip Kumar Poddar

JD(S)

Forfeited

Total Votes271

% of Valid + NOTA0.16%

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SymbolA lady farmer carrying paddy on her headGenderMALEAge53CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes270Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 63 · Katihar

Janardan Singh

RTORP

Forfeited

Total Votes229

% of Valid + NOTA0.13%

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SymbolTractor Chalata KisanGenderMALEAge66CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes228Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

BJP48.47%

RJD42.30%

IND1.49%

NCP1.27%

IND0.88%

IND0.87%

IND0.70%

IND0.64%

SDPI0.57%

NOTA0.46%

SBSP0.44%

IND0.36%

JP0.30%

IND0.23%

IND0.21%

IND0.19%

PPID0.17%

BHJJP0.16%

JD(S)0.16%

RTORP0.13%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Tarkishore Prasad of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Katihar seat by a margin of 10,519 votes (6.19% of total votes), defeating Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto of Rashtriya Janata Dal. Voter turnout was 62.33%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

2,73,824

Total Voters

1,70,671

Turnout

62.33%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,40,508 / 1,33,302 / 14

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

87,641 / 81,050 / 0

Postal Votes

1,980

Service Electors

408

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	17	2	19
Nomination Rejected	0	0	0
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	17	2	19
Forfeited Deposit	15	2	17

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,69,767

NOTA:787

Rejected / Test:117

EVM Votes

1,68,691

Postal Votes

1,980

Valid Postal

1,848

NOTA % of Valid

0.46%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

390

Avg. Electors / Station

~702

Key Dates

Polling Date

7 Nov 2020

Counting Date

10 Nov 2020

Result Declared

10 Nov 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

QWho won Katihar in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Tarkishore Prasad of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Katihar constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a margin of 10,519 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Katihar?: Tarkishore Prasad won Katihar by 10,519 votes, which is 6.19% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Katihar in 2020?: Voter turnout in Katihar constituency was 62.33% in the 2020 election, with 1,70,671 votes cast out of 2,73,824 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Katihar in 2020?: A total of 20 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Katihar seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Tarkishore Prasad (BJP), Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto (RJD), Mohammad Kalamuddin Ansari Alies Kalam (IND), Rajesh Gurnani (NCP), Sanjay Singh (IND), Chandan Kishore (IND), Bibhaker Jha Alies Victor Jha (IND), Samir Kumar Jha (IND), Md Zameed (SDPI), Ajay Kumar Sah (SBSP), Kamal Sharma (IND), Kundan Kumar (JP), Ashok Kumar Bhagat (IND), Afaque Ainul (IND), Satyanarayan Agrawal (IND), Manisha Kumari (PPID), Poonam Devi (BHJJP), Dilip Kumar Poddar (JD(S)), Janardan Singh (RTORP). 17 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Katihar?: Mohammad Kalamuddin Ansari Alies Kalam (IND), Rajesh Gurnani (NCP), Sanjay Singh (IND), Chandan Kishore (IND), Bibhaker Jha Alies Victor Jha (IND), Samir Kumar Jha (IND), Md Zameed (SDPI), Ajay Kumar Sah (SBSP), Kamal Sharma (IND), Kundan Kumar (JP), Ashok Kumar Bhagat (IND), Afaque Ainul (IND), Satyanarayan Agrawal (IND), Manisha Kumari (PPID), Poonam Devi (BHJJP), Dilip Kumar Poddar (JD(S)), Janardan Singh (RTORP) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Katihar election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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