Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Tarkishore Prasad of Bharatiya Janta Party won the Katihar Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 66,048 votes (43.00% vote share). The runner-up was Bijay Singh (Janata Dal (United)) with 51,154 votes.
A total of 22 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 | Tarkishore Prasad | 66048 | 43.00% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 2 | Bijay Singh | 51154 | 33.30% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 3 | Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto | 18856 | 12.30% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 4 | Jaynandan Paswan | 1801 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 5 | Samrendra Kunal | 1777 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 6 | Ashok Kumar Bhagat | 1274 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 7 | Asghar Ali | 1247 | 0.80% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 8 | Ram Lakhan Sah | 1069 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 9 | Nasim | 1062 | 0.70% | Social Democratic Party Of India |
| 10 | Janardan Singh | 998 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 11 | Binod Singh | 951 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 12 | Arvind Khwab | 842 | 0.60% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 13 | Amarendra Kumar Singh | 824 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 14 | Zahoor Alam | 799 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 15 | Pankaj Jha | 757 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 16 | Kanhai Mandal | 748 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 17 | Ashish Kumar'' Balidani'' | 597 | 0.40% | Janta Dal Rashtravadi |
| 18 | Shailesh Kumar Singh | 404 | 0.30% | Indian Union Muslim League |
| 19 | Samir Kumar Jha | 402 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 20 | Manoj Kumar Sah | 326 | 0.20% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 21 | Md Rustam | 315 | 0.20% | Aap Aur Hum Party |
| 22 | Shivesh Kumar | 277 | 0.20% | Rashtra Sewa Dal |
The Katihar constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 22 candidates contested for this seat. Tarkishore Prasad (Bharatiya Janta Party) emerged as the winner securing 66,048 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.