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{{Infobox Indian constituency
|name = Katihar
|type= SLA
| map_image = 63-Katihar constituency.svg
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
|mla = [[Tarkishore Prasad]] 
|party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
| latest_election_year = [[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]] 
|region =
|state = [[Bihar]]
|district = [[Katihar district|Katihar]]
|division =
| loksabha_cons =
|constituency_no = [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|-]]
|established = 1957
| electors = 262,016
| reservation = None
|abolished = 
}}
'''Katihar''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Katihar district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|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 in India|community development block]] including [[Katihar]] nagar nigam; and Hasanganj CD Block.<ref name=commission>{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|work= Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies |access-date = 2011-01-10 }}</ref> In [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]], Katihar will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.<ref name="election2043">{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/36-seats-in-bihar-to-have-electronic-voting-machines-with-paper-trail-facility-1204308|title=36 Seats in Bihar to Have Electronic Voting Machines With Paper Trail Facility}}</ref><ref name="election2015">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/poll-bound-bihar-to-get-36-evms-with-paper-trail-facility/|title=Poll-bound Bihar to get 36 EVMs with paper trail facility|date=5 August 2015}}</ref>

Katihar Assembly constituency is part of No 11 [[Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=commission/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Name<ref name="election2018">{{Cite web|title=Katihar Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/katihar.html|access-date=|website=Elections in India}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|Babulal Manjhi
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
|Sukhdeo Narain Singh
|-
|[[1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|Sukhdeo Narain Singh
|-
|[[1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|Jagbandhu Adhikari
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}
|-
|[[1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|Satya Narain Biswas
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|Lok Tantrik Congress
|-
|[[1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|Raj Kishore Prasad Singh
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
|[[1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|Jagbandhu Adhikari
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|Sitaram Chamaria
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|Satya Narayan Prasad
|-
|[[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|[[Ram Prakash Mahto]]
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|Jagbandhu Adhikari
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Ram Prakash Mahto]]
| {{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]
|-
|[[October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Tarkishore Prasad]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=5}}
|-
|[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]]
|-
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]]
|-
|[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]
|-
|[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]]
|}

==Election results==
=== 2025 ===
{{Election box begin |title=[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Katihar<ref name="election2025">{{Cite web |date=2025-12-15 |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2020 |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ae/2025/16 |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Tar Kishore Prasad]]
|votes = {{formatnum:100255}}
|percentage = 50.52
|change = +2.05
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Vikassheel Insaan Party
|candidate = Saurabh Agarwal
|votes = {{formatnum:78101}}
|percentage = 39.36
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto
|votes = {{formatnum:7411}}
|percentage = 3.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Peoples Party of India (Democratic)
|candidate = Manisha Kumari
|votes = {{formatnum:3253}}
|percentage = 1.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jan Suraaj Party
|candidate = Dr Ghazi Sharique
|votes = {{formatnum:2853}}
|percentage = 1.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:2178}}
|percentage = 1.1
|change = +0.64
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:22154}}
|percentage = 11.16
|change = +4.99
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:198448}}
|percentage = 75.74
|change = +13.45
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2020 ===
{{Election box begin |title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Katihar<ref name="election2020">{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/12787-bihar-legislative-election-2020/|title=Bihar Legislative Election, 2020
|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Tar Kishore Prasad]]
|votes = {{formatnum:82669}}
|percentage = 48.47
|change = +5.49
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = Dr. [[Ram Prakash Mahto]]
|votes = {{formatnum:72150}}
|percentage = 42.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Md Kalamuddin Ansari
|votes = {{formatnum:2533}}
|percentage = 1.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Nationalist Congress Party
|candidate = Rajesh Gurnani
|votes = {{formatnum:2173}}
|percentage = 1.27
|change = -11.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:787}}
|percentage = 0.46
|change = -0.28
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:10519}}
|percentage = 6.17
|change = -3.52
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:170554}}
|percentage = 62.29
|change = -0.99
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2015 ===
{{Election box begin|title = [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Katihar<ref name="election2015"/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Tarkishore Prasad
|votes = {{formatnum:66048}}
|percentage = 42.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = Bijay Singh
|votes = {{formatnum:51154}}
|percentage = 33.29
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Nationalist Congress Party
|candidate = Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto
|votes = {{formatnum:18856}}
|percentage = 12.27
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Jaynandan Paswan
|votes = {{formatnum:1801}}
|percentage = 1.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Samrendra Kunal
|votes = {{formatnum:1777}}
|percentage = 1.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:1139}}
|percentage = 0.74
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:14894}}
|percentage = 9.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:153667}}
|percentage = 63.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1977===
* Jagbandhu Adhikari (JNP): 27,588 votes<ref name="election1977">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/1977-election-results.html|title=Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1977}}</ref>
* Raj Kishare Prasad Singh (CPI): 6684 votes

===1972===
* Rajkishor Prasad Singh (CPI): 18,315 votes<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/katihar-bihar-assembly-constituency|title = Katihar Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency}}</ref>
* Satya Narayan Biswas (IND): 13,127 votes
* Jagdish Prasad Mandal (Jana Sangh): 10,945 votes

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite web |title=Results of all Bihar Assembly elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/68-bihar/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}

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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar]]
[[Category:Politics of Katihar district]]
[[Category:Katihar]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in Bihar]]

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