About Katihar Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
There is a Lok Sabha (parliamentary) as well as a legislative assembly constituency in Bihar by the name Katihar. According to the orders of the Delimitation Commission of India, 2008, Katihar consists of Katihar community development block and Katihar nagar parishad.
The Katihar legislative assembly segment has a total of 2,23,943 eligible voters. Amongst the voters of the constituency are 1,20,014 men and 1,03,921 women. BJP's Tar Kishore Prasad represents Katihar in the Bihar state legislative assembly. Prasad captured the seat by winning 58,718 votes in the 2010 assembly elections. He defeated Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto, who bagged 38,111 votes. The Katihar assembly segment is in Katihar district of Bihar.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Katihar Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Katihar assembly elections conducted so far.
| Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Votes |
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| 2020 | 63 | Katihar | GEN | Tarkishore Prasad | M | BJP | 82669 | Dr. Ram Prakash Mahato | M | RJD | 70150 |
| 2015 | 63 | Katihar | GEN | Tarkishore Prasad | M | BJP | 66048 | Bijay Singh | M | JD(U) | 51154 |
| 2010 | 63 | Katihar | GEN | Tar Kishore Prasad | M | BJP | 58718 | Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto | M | RJD | 38111 |
| 2005-10-01 | 142 | Katihar | GEN | Tar Kishor Prasad | M | BJP | 47777 | Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto | M | RJD | 47661 |
| 2005-02-01 | 142 | Katihar | GEN | Ram Prakash Mahto | M | RJD | 33064 | Raj Banshi Singh | M | BJP | 26333 |
| 2000 | 142 | Katihar | GEN | Ram Prakash Mahto | M | RJD | 69030 | Jagbandhu Adhikari | M | BJP | 40659 |
| 1995 | 142 | Katihar | GEN | Jagbandhu Adhikari | M | BJP | 45473 | Ram Prakash Mahto | M | JD | 35687 |
| 1990 | 142 | Katihar | GEN | Ram Prakash Mahto | M | JD | 78275 | Jagdish Prasad Mandal | M | BJP | 15312 |
| 1985 | 142 | Katihar | GEN | Satya Narayan Prasad | M | INC | 35419 | Jagbandhu Adhikari | M | BJP | 20049 |
| 1980 | 142 | Katihar | GEN | Sitaram Chamaria | M | INC(I) | 20282 | Jagbandhu Adhikari | M | BJP | 18638 |
| 1977 | 142 | Katihar | GEN | Jagbandhu Adhikari | M | JNP | 27588 | Raj Kishare Prasad Singh | M | CPI | 6684 |
| 1972 | 133 | Katihar | GEN | Rajkishor Prasad Singh | M | CPI | 18315 | Satya Narayan Biswas | M | IND | 13127 |
| 1969 | 133 | Katihar | GEN | Satya Narain Biswas | M | LTC | 13085 | Parvati Devi | F | INC | 11765 |
| 1967 | 133 | Katihar | GEN | J. Adhikari | M | BJS | 15535 | M.J. Haque | M | PSP | 7815 |
| 1962 | 134 | Katihar | GEN | Sukdeo Narain Singh | M | INC | 13480 | Jagbandhu Adhikari | M | JS | 6484 |
| 1957 | 115 | Katihar | (SC) | Sukhdeo Narayan Sinha | M | INC | 22538 | Nandlal Marandi | M | PSP | 6660 |
| 1957 | 115 | Katihar | (SC) | Babulal Manjhi | M | INC | 25159 | Satya Narayan Sinha | M | CNPSPJP | 7463 |
Last Updated on Augg 12, 2021