Katihar Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2025
Tarkishore Prasad
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 — results
Winner
Tarkishore Prasad
votes
1,00,255
Margin
22,154(11.2%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Tarkishore Prasad✓ WinnerBJP1,00,25550.52%
- 2Saurav Kumar AgarwalVikassheel Insaan Party78,10139.36%
- 3Dr. Ram Prakash MahtoINDDeposit lost7,4113.73%
- 4Manisha KumariPeoples Party Of India (democratic)Deposit lost3,2531.64%
- 5Dr. Ghazi ShariqueJan Suraaj PartyDeposit lost2,8531.44%
- 6NOTA2,1781.1%
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- 7Ahmad RazaAll India Majlis-e-inquilab-e-millatDeposit lost1,2050.61%
- 8Rajesh GurnaniAAPDeposit lost1,0720.54%
- 9Janardan SinghINDDeposit lost6560.33%
- 10Jhantu UraonBharat Jago Janta PartyDeposit lost5500.28%
- 11Sanjay Singh @ Bhai SanjeevINDDeposit lost5040.25%
- 12Samir Kumar JhaINDDeposit lost4100.21%
Deposit lost: 9 of 11 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2025
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 2,62,016
- Votes cast
- 1,98,520
- Turnout
- 75.77%
- Polling stations
- 339
incl. service voters
incl. 726 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women75.5%
95,253 of 1,26,084 voted on EVMs
Men75.4%
1,02,539 of 1,35,929 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 3; 2 voted.
- Candidates11 (1 women)
- Lost deposit9
- NOTA2,178
- Valid votes1,96,270
Women candidates: Manisha Kumari
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Katihar?
Tarkishore Prasad (BJP) won Katihar in the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 with 1,00,255 votes.
What was the winning margin in Katihar?
Tarkishore Prasad defeated Saurav Kumar Agarwal (Vikassheel Insaan Party) by 22,154 votes.
What was the turnout in Katihar in 2025?
75.77% — 1,98,520 of 2,62,016 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 75.5%, men's 75.4%.
How many voters does Katihar have?
2,62,016 electors at the 2025 election — 1,35,929 men, 1,26,084 women, 3 third gender (service voters included), and 339 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Katihar?
The last general election was completed in November 2025. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2030; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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