Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Katihar Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: कटिहार लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India.
Assembly segments
Presently, Katihar Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
Members of Parliament
The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this Lok Sabha constituency:[1][2]
- 1957: Avadhesh Kumar Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1958: Bhola Nath Biswas, Indian National Congress
- 1962: Priya Gupta, Praja Socialist Party
- 1967: Sitaram Kesri, Indian National Congress
- 1977: Yuvraj, Janata Party
- 1980: Tariq Anwar, Indian National Congress
- 1984: Tariq Anwar, Indian National Congress
- 1989: Yuvraj, Janata Dal
- 1991: Mohammad Yunus Saleem, Janata Dal
- 1996: Tariq Anwar, Indian National Congress
- 1998: Tariq Anwar, Indian National Congress
- 1999: Nikhil Kumar Choudhary, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2004: Nikhil Kumar Choudhary, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2009: Nikhil Kumar Choudhary, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2014: Tariq Anwar, Nationalist Congress Party
Election Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Tariq Anwar | 4,31,291 | 44.11% | ||
| BJP | Nikhil Kumar Choudhary | 3,16,552 | 32.37% | ||
| JD(U) | Ram Prakash Mahto | 1,00,765 | 10.30% | ||
| JMM | Baleshwar Marandi | 33,593 | 3.44% | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,287 | 0.34% | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 977830 | 67.60% | |||
| NCP gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Election Commission of India"
- ↑ "Lok Sabha Former Members"
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See also
