Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1990
Ram Prakash Mahto of Janata Dal won the Katihar Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1990 state assembly election, securing 78,275 votes (69.80% vote share). The runner-up was Jagdish Prasad Mandal (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 15,312 votes.
A total of 30 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ram Prakash Mahto | 78275 | 69.80% | Janata Dal |
| 2 | Jagdish Prasad Mandal | 15312 | 13.70% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Sita Ram Chmaria | 5856 | 5.20% | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Samsuddin | 4114 | 3.70% | Independent |
| 5 | Umesh Kant Prube | 2431 | 2.20% | Independent |
| 6 | Raj Kishor Singh | 2113 | 1.90% | Communist Party Of India |
| 7 | Radha Urawn | 1721 | 1.50% | Independent |
| 8 | Vijay Kumar Choudhury | 424 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 9 | Perma Nand Mandal | 328 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 10 | Gulam Rasool | 185 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 11 | Satya Narayan Mahto | 180 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 12 | Kanahaiya Lal Gupta | 135 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 13 | Ikram | 133 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 14 | Dina Nath Nirvey | 110 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 14 | Shankar Poddar | 110 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 16 | Sushil Bhattacharjee | 97 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 17 | Ajoy Kumar Yadav | 86 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 17 | Trilok Chandra Choudhury | 86 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 19 | Satish Chandra Kumar | 85 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 20 | Renuka Pandey | 64 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 21 | Ram Singh | 47 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 22 | Vijay Kumar Sharma | 39 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 23 | Geeta Adhikari | 37 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 24 | Vidya Nand Shastry | 36 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 25 | Sudama Singh | 35 | 0.00% | Lok Dal (B) |
| 25 | Gulam Sahid | 35 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 27 | Tribeni Prasad Mandal | 28 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 28 | Nand Kumar Gupta | 19 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 29 | Suresh Kumar Srivastava | 17 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 30 | Prahalad Gupta | 11 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Katihar constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1990 Assembly election, 30 candidates contested for this seat. Ram Prakash Mahto (Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 78,275 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.