The Katihar constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2025 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 75.59% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
Tarkishore Prasad of the Bharatiya Janata Party won the seat by defeating Saurav Kumar Agarwal of the Vikassheel Insaan Party with a margin of 22154 votes.The Katihar Assembly constituency falls under the Katihar Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Indian National Congress candidate Tariq Anwar won the Katihar Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 49863 votes, defeating Dulalchand Goswami of the Janata Dal (united). For all breaking news, trends, and analysis, stay tuned.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tarkishore Prasad
WINNER
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
100,255
Lead: 22,154
|
50.52% |
| Saurav Kumar Agarwal | Vikassheel Insaan Party | 78,101 | 39.36% |
| Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto | Independent | 7,411 | 3.73% |
| Manisha Kumari | Peoples Party of India (Democratic) | 3,253 | 1.64% |
| Dr. Ghazi Sharique | Jan Suraaj Party | 2,853 | 1.44% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 2,178 | 1.10% |
| Ahmad Raza | All India Majlis-E-Inquilab-E-Millat | 1,205 | 0.61% |
| Rajesh Gurnani | Aam Aadmi Party | 1,072 | 0.54% |
| Janardan Singh | Independent | 656 | 0.33% |
| Jhantu Uraon | Bharat Jago Janta Party | 550 | 0.28% |
| Sanjay Singh @ Bhai Sanjiv | Independent | 504 | 0.25% |
| Samir Kumar Jha | Independent | 410 | 0.21% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tarkishore Prasad
WINNER
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
82,669
Lead: 10,519
|
48.47% |
| Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 72,150 | 42.30% |
| Mohammad Kalamuddin Ansari Alies Kalam | Independent | 2,533 | 1.49% |
| Rajesh Gurnani | Nationalist Congress Party | 2,173 | 1.27% |
| Sanjay Singh | Independent | 1,493 | 0.88% |
| Chandan Kishore | Independent | 1,488 | 0.87% |
| Bibhaker Jha Alies Victor Jha | Independent | 1,192 | 0.70% |
| Samir Kumar Jha | Independent | 1,092 | 0.64% |
| Md Zameed | SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF INDIA | 964 | 0.57% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 787 | 0.46% |
| Ajay Kumar Sah | Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party | 755 | 0.44% |
| Kamal Sharma | Independent | 615 | 0.36% |
| Kundan Kumar | Janata Party | 515 | 0.30% |
| Ashok Kumar Bhagat | Independent | 384 | 0.23% |
| Afaque Ainul | Independent | 352 | 0.21% |
| Satyanarayan Agrawal | Independent | 320 | 0.19% |
| Manisha Kumari | Peoples Party of India (Democratic) | 294 | 0.17% |
| Poonam Devi | Bharat Jago Janta Party | 278 | 0.16% |
| Dilip Kumar Poddar | Janata Dal (Secular) | 271 | 0.16% |
| Janardan Singh | Right to Recall Party | 229 | 0.13% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tarkishore Prasad
WINNER
|
Bharatiya Janta Party |
66,048
Lead: 14,894
|
43% |
| Bijay Singh | Janata Dal (United) | 51,154 | 33% |
| Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto | Nationalist Congress Party | 18,856 | 12% |
| Jaynandan Paswan | Independent | 1,801 | 1% |
| Samrendra Kunal | Independent | 1,777 | 1% |
| Ashok Kumar Bhagat | Independent | 1,274 | 1% |
| Asghar Ali | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-leninist) (Liberation) | 1,247 | 1% |
| Ram Lakhan Sah | Independent | 1,069 | 1% |
| Nasim | Social Democratic Party Of India | 1,062 | 1% |
| Janardan Singh | Independent | 998 | 1% |
| Binod Singh | Independent | 951 | 1% |
| Arvind Khwab | Bahujan Samaj Party | 842 | 1% |
| Amarendra Kumar Singh | Independent | 824 | 1% |
| Zahoor Alam | Independent | 799 | 1% |
| Pankaj Jha | Independent | 757 | 0% |
| Kanhai Mandal | Independent | 748 | 0% |
| Ashish Kumar'' Balidani'' | Janta Dal Rashtravadi | 597 | 0% |
| Shailesh Kumar Singh | Indian Union Muslim League | 404 | 0% |
| Samir Kumar Jha | Independent | 402 | 0% |
| Manoj Kumar Sah | Bahujan Mukti Party | 326 | 0% |
| Md Rustam | Aap Aur Hum Party | 315 | 0% |
| Shivesh Kumar | Rashtra Sewa Dal | 277 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tar Kishore Prasad
WINNER
|
Bharatiya Janta Party |
58,718
Lead: 20,607
|
47% |
| Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 38,111 | 30% |
| Bhai Shamsuddin | Nationalist Congress Party | 17,015 | 14% |
| Rajesh Gurnani | Independent | 2,647 | 2% |
| Prof. Binod Kumar Yadav | Indian National Congress | 2,570 | 2% |
| Md. Shahid Akhtar | Independent | 1,965 | 2% |
| Sanjay Singh | Independent | 1,954 | 2% |
| Vijay Kr. Sah | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,051 | 1% |
| Pramod Kumar Thakur | Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh | 654 | 1% |
| Kishan Lal Agarwal | Bahujan Shakty | 599 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Dinesh Prasad
WINNER
|
Janata Dal (United) |
40,070
Lead: 9,078
|
41% |
| Hind Kesari Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 28,566 | 30% |
| Jagdish Prasad Gupta | Communist Party Of India | 12,002 | 12% |
| Ram Udesh Roy | Samajwadi Party | 4,599 | 5% |
| Vindeshwar Sah | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-leninist) (Liberation) | 3,099 | 3% |
| Sahdeo Manjhi | Independent | 2,874 | 3% |
| Kedar Sahani | Bahujan Samaj Party | 2,826 | 3% |
| Jawahar Ram | Independent | 2,556 | 3% |
| Bindeshwar Sah | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-leninist) (Liberation) | 1,282 | 1% |
| Raghunath Prasad | Samata Party | 1,249 | 1% |
| Dinesh Ray | Independent | 1,025 | 1% |
| Bhikhari Ram | Independent | 975 | 1% |
| Lalan Baitha | Independent | 974 | 1% |
| Lalli Devi | Samajwadi Party | 863 | 1% |
| Uma Shankar Ram | Independent | 726 | 1% |
| Hira Lal Ram | Independent | 647 | 1% |
| Kuldip Ram | Independent | 626 | 1% |
| Ram Pukar Baitha | Independent | 578 | 1% |
| Jagat Narayan Ram | Independent | 509 | 1% |
| Ramanand Singh | Independent | 508 | 1% |
| Hira Ram | Independent | 387 | 0% |
| Shankar Paswan | Independent | 336 | 0% |
| Suresh Ram | Independent | 283 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Dinesh Prasad
WINNER
|
Independent |
32,586
Lead: 2,952
|
28% |
| Hind Kesri Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 29,634 | 26% |
| Sakaldeo Sahni | Indian National Congress | 16,199 | 14% |
| Rajiv Kumar | Independent | 11,452 | 10% |
| Kishori Sah | Independent | 10,708 | 9% |
| Janakdhari Prasad Kushwaha | Communist Party Of India | 9,102 | 8% |
| Jageshwar Roy | Independent | 1,358 | 1% |
| Gulten Mahto | Bahujan Samaj Party | 974 | 1% |
| Nitishwar Kumar | Independent | 763 | 1% |
| Dhananjay Kumar Singh | Independent | 508 | 0% |
| Yogendra Singh | Nationalist Congress Party | 281 | 0% |
| Geeta Devi | Independent | 209 | 0% |
| Ganesh Ram | Independent | 199 | 0% |
| Bilat Paswan | Independent | 198 | 0% |
| Shankar Paswan | Independent | 189 | 0% |
| Lal Babu Gupta | Independent | 116 | 0% |
| Harivansh Roy | Independent | 78 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Hind Keshri Yadav
WINNER
|
Janata Dal |
40,507
Lead: 19,890
|
39% |
| Sakal Dev Sahni | Indian National Congress | 20,617 | 20% |
| Janakdhari Prasad Kushwaha | Independent | 14,014 | 13% |
| Chandeshwar Prasad | Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party | 9,200 | 9% |
| Raja Ram Prasad Singh | Samata Party | 7,856 | 8% |
| Rajeshwar Prasad Singh Bhikhari | Bharatiya Janta Party | 2,171 | 2% |
| Diwakar Singh | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | 1,349 | 1% |
| Virendra Pd. Yadav | Independent | 1,247 | 1% |
| Mahesh Kumar | Independent | 1,039 | 1% |
| Vaidyanath Thakur | Independent | 835 | 1% |
| Mohamad Jalaudin | Independent | 789 | 1% |
| Rupnarain Sah | Independent | 766 | 1% |
| Thaga Bhakt | Independent | 734 | 1% |
| Laxman Thakur | Independent | 523 | 1% |
| Lal Bahadur Pd. | Independent | 388 | 0% |
| Brajkishor Rai | Independent | 379 | 0% |
| Jagdish Sah | Independent | 293 | 0% |
| Anjani Kumar Das | Independent | 292 | 0% |
| Brahmdev Ram | Independent | 277 | 0% |
| Suresh Ram | Independent | 263 | 0% |
| Sanjay Kumar | Independent | 246 | 0% |
| Randhir Kumar | Independent | 207 | 0% |
| Surender Kumar Singh | Independent | 132 | 0% |
| Ram Binod Singh | Independent | 105 | 0% |
| Ram Sajiwan Rai | Independent | 98 | 0% |
| Ram Kumar Singh | Independent | 45 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Hind Keshri Yadav
WINNER
|
Janata Dal |
46,600
Lead: 13,555
|
41% |
| Janakdhari Pr. Kushwaha | Communist Party Of India | 33,045 | 29% |
| Mahendra Sahani | Indian National Congress | 27,488 | 24% |
| Janaki Prasad Singh | Independent | 2,828 | 3% |
| Ravindra Mahto | Independent | 773 | 1% |
| Sasai Ram | Independent | 662 | 1% |
| Lakhman Thakur | Independent | 390 | 0% |
| Ashok Ku. Shani | Independent | 280 | 0% |
| Shiv Na. Sharma | Independent | 169 | 0% |
| Shatrughan Rai | Independent | 120 | 0% |
| Ram Balak Mandal | Bhatiya Krishi Udyog Sangh | 118 | 0% |
| Kailash Singh | Lok Dal (B) | 116 | 0% |
| Kailash Shah | Independent | 85 | 0% |
| Haider Ali | Independent | 71 | 0% |
| Komred Diwakar | Independent | 39 | 0% |
| Pramod Kumar Singh | Independent | 32 | 0% |
| Kedar Sahni | Independent | 29 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Hind Keshari Yadav
WINNER
|
Lok Dal |
25,307
Lead: 3,820
|
28% |
| Janak Dhari Kush | Communist Party Of India | 21,487 | 24% |
| Janak Singh | Independent | 20,127 | 22% |
| Rajaram Pd. Singh | Indian National Congress | 19,275 | 21% |
| Comrade Diwakar | Independent | 1,430 | 2% |
| Ramnaomi Pd. Singh | Independent | 1,162 | 1% |
| Radha Krishna Singh | Indian Congress (Socialist) | 626 | 1% |
| Lalbabu Pd. Gupta | Independent | 233 | 0% |
| Krishna Deo Prasad | Independent | 99 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jankdhari Prasad Kushwaha
WINNER
|
Communist Party Of India |
28,530
Lead: 5,777
|
36% |
| Mahendra Sahni | Indian National Congress (I) | 22,753 | 29% |
| Tapeshwar Rai | Indian National Congress (U) | 18,954 | 24% |
| Nagendra Prasad | Janata Party (Jp) | 5,663 | 7% |
| Bijali Prasad Singh | Independent | 1,825 | 2% |
| Lakshman Thakur | Independent | 483 | 1% |
| Ram Sagar Sah | Independent | 256 | 0% |
| Shon Jha | Janata Party (Secular) Raj Narain | 212 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Nagendra Pd. Singh
WINNER
|
Janta Party |
16,363
Lead: 3,056
|
28% |
| Janakdhari Pd. Kushwaha | Independent | 13,307 | 23% |
| Chandeshwar Pd. Yadav | Independent | 10,630 | 18% |
| Raghunath Pandey | Independent | 10,123 | 17% |
| Mahanth Ram Kishore Das | Indian National Congress | 7,626 | 13% |
| Gajendra Sahni | Independent | 348 | 1% |
| Rajiv Lochan Rana | Independent | 164 | 0% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Votes | Lead | Vote Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tarkishore Prasad | BJP | 100,255 | 22,154 | 50.52% |
| 2020 | Tarkishore Prasad | BJP | 82,669 | 10,519 | 48.47% |
| 2015 | Tarkishore Prasad | BJP | 66,048 | 14,894 | 43% |
| 2010 | Tar Kishore Prasad | BJP | 58,718 | 20,607 | 47% |
| 2005 | Dinesh Prasad | JD(U) | 40,070 | 9,078 | 41% |
| 2000 | Dinesh Prasad | IND | 32,586 | 2,952 | 28% |
| 1995 | Hind Keshri Yadav | JD | 40,507 | 19,890 | 39% |
| 1990 | Hind Keshri Yadav | JD | 46,600 | 13,555 | 41% |
| 1985 | Hind Keshari Yadav | LKD | 25,307 | 3,820 | 28% |
| 1980 | Jankdhari Prasad Kushwaha | CPI | 28,530 | 5,777 | 36% |
| 1977 | Nagendra Pd. Singh | JNP | 16,363 | 3,056 | 28% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tarkishore Prasad | BJP |
100,255
(Lead: 22,154)
|
50.52% |
| Saurav Kumar Agarwal | VIP | 78,101 | 39.36% | |
| 2020 | Tarkishore Prasad | BJP |
82,669
(Lead: 10,519)
|
48.47% |
| Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto | RJD | 72,150 | 42.30% | |
| 2015 | Tarkishore Prasad | BJP |
66,048
(Lead: 14,894)
|
43% |
| Bijay Singh | JD(U) | 51,154 | 33% | |
| 2010 | Tar Kishore Prasad | BJP |
58,718
(Lead: 20,607)
|
47% |
| Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto | RJD | 38,111 | 30% | |
| 2005 | Dinesh Prasad | JD(U) |
40,070
(Lead: 9,078)
|
41% |
| Hind Kesari Yadav | RJD | 28,566 | 30% | |
| 2000 | Dinesh Prasad | IND |
32,586
(Lead: 2,952)
|
28% |
| Hind Kesri Yadav | RJD | 29,634 | 26% | |
| 1995 | Hind Keshri Yadav | JD |
40,507
(Lead: 19,890)
|
39% |
| Sakal Dev Sahni | INC | 20,617 | 20% | |
| 1990 | Hind Keshri Yadav | JD |
46,600
(Lead: 13,555)
|
41% |
| Janakdhari Pr. Kushwaha | CPI | 33,045 | 29% | |
| 1985 | Hind Keshari Yadav | LKD |
25,307
(Lead: 3,820)
|
28% |
| Janak Dhari Kush | CPI | 21,487 | 24% | |
| 1980 | Jankdhari Prasad Kushwaha | CPI |
28,530
(Lead: 5,777)
|
36% |
| Mahendra Sahni | INC(I) | 22,753 | 29% | |
| 1977 | Nagendra Pd. Singh | JNP |
16,363
(Lead: 3,056)
|
28% |
| Janakdhari Pd. Kushwaha | IND | 13,307 | 23% |
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Tarkishore Prasad of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Katihar Assembly seat in the 2025 elections, defeating Saurav Kumar Agarwal of the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) by a margin of 22154 votes.
The strike rate in the Katihar constituency is 57% BJP and 43% JD, with BJP won 4 times and JD won 3 times since the 1977 elections.
Tarkishore Prasad (BJP) received 50.52% vote share.
Saurav Kumar Agarwal (VIP) received 39.36% vote share.
Tarkishore Prasad (BJP) won the 2025 election with 100255 votes, leading by 22154 votes and securing a 50.52% vote share.
The Katihar Assembly constituency falls under the Katihar Lok Sabha constituency of Katihar district.
Tarkishore Prasad (BJP) won the Katihar Assembly seat in 2025 with a margin of 22154 votes over Saurav Kumar Agarwal (VIP).
The Katihar Assembly constituency is part of the Katihar Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Kadwa, Balrampur, Pranpur, Manihari (st), Barari.
The top candidates in the Katihar Assembly Election 2025 were:
Tarkishore Prasad (BJP)
Saurav Kumar Agarwal (VIP)
Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto (IND)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Tarkishore Prasad (BJP) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Katihar Assembly Election 2025 was 75.59%
The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.