Katihar Lok Sabha Election Result 2004

Bihar · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 2004 GEN

Nikhil Kumar Choudhary of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Katihar Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar in the 2004 general election, with a winning margin of 2,565 votes (0.40%).

14 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 1,158,042 registered electors and 704,422 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 60.80%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.

Winner Bharatiya Janata Party

Nikhil Kumar Choudhary

Bharatiya Janata Party

Victory Margin
2,565
Margin %
0.40%
Total Electors
1,158,042
Votes Polled
704,422
Turnout
60.80%
Candidates
14
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Bihar
Constituency Number
52
Election Type
Lok Sabha (Parliament)
Election Year
2004
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Nikhil Kumar Choudhary

Bharatiya Janata Party

288,922
41.00%
Male
#2
Shah Tariq Anwar

Nationalist Congress Party

286,357
40.70%
Male
#3
Mubarak Hussain

Samajwadi Party

37,584
5.30%
Male
#4
Radha Uraon

Jharkhand Disom Party

23,602
3.40%
Male
#5
Quddus Ali

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION)

19,569
2.80%
Male
#6
Shiv Nandan Mandal

Bahujan Samaj Party

14,663
2.10%
Male
#7
Sovran Rajak

Independent

13,780
2.00%
Male
#8
Pradeep Kumar Sharma

Independent

5,265
0.70%
Male
#9
Sushil Kumar Paswan

Independent

3,594
0.50%
Male
#10
Prem Kumar

Shiv Sena

3,540
0.50%
Male
#11
Binod Kumar Thakur

Independent

1,997
0.30%
Male
#12
Sunil Kumar Choudhary

Independent

1,905
0.30%
Male
#13
Pradeep Kumar Sah

Independent

1,851
0.30%
Male
#14
Mahmad Iqbal Qureshi

Independent

1,820
0.30%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Nikhil Kumar Choudhary Bharatiya Janata Party 288,922 41.00%
2 Shah Tariq Anwar Nationalist Congress Party 286,357 40.70%
3 Mubarak Hussain Samajwadi Party 37,584 5.30%
4 Radha Uraon Jharkhand Disom Party 23,602 3.40%
5 Quddus Ali Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) 19,569 2.80%
6 Shiv Nandan Mandal Bahujan Samaj Party 14,663 2.10%
7 Sovran Rajak Independent 13,780 2.00%
8 Pradeep Kumar Sharma Independent 5,265 0.70%
9 Sushil Kumar Paswan Independent 3,594 0.50%
10 Prem Kumar Shiv Sena 3,540 0.50%
11 Binod Kumar Thakur Independent 1,997 0.30%
12 Sunil Kumar Choudhary Independent 1,905 0.30%
13 Pradeep Kumar Sah Independent 1,851 0.30%
14 Mahmad Iqbal Qureshi Independent 1,820 0.30%

Katihar — 2004 Election Analysis

In the 2004 Lok Sabha election, Nikhil Kumar Choudhary of Bharatiya Janata Party secured victory in the Katihar constituency (Bihar) with a margin of 2,565 votes.

Out of 1,158,042 registered electors, 704,422 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 60.80%. A total of 14 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.

India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Nikhil Kumar Choudhary (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Katihar Lok Sabha seat in 2004.

The margin was 2,565 votes (0.40%%).

The voter turnout in Katihar for the 2004 Lok Sabha election was 60.80%%.

14 candidates contested from Katihar constituency in the 2004 Lok Sabha election.

Katihar is a Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.