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Bihar, November 2: Katihar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Katihar district in the Indian state of Bihar. The voting in Katihar constituency was held on November 7 in the third phase of Bihar Assembly Elections 2020. The term of Bihar assembly will end on November 29. Tarkishore Prasad of BJP won from the seat in 2020.
Polling began at 7 am and continued till 6 pm this time amid the coronavirus pandemic. One hour was added extra to allow social distancing and avoid overcrowding in polling booths. The last hour was kept for COVID-19 infected patients so that even they could cast their vote. Kadwa Vidhan Sabha Seat in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: Candidates, MLA, Schedule And Result Date.
In the 2015 Bihar Assembly election, the Katihar constituency was won by Tarkishore Prasad of BJP, and Bijay Singh of JD (U) was the runner-up. The Bihar assembly elections 2020 took place in three phases this time. The dates were October 28, November 3 and November 7. The Bihar election is one of the biggest elections to be held globally during the COVID-19 pandemic. The counting of votes was held on November 10 and the results were also be declared on the same day.
The contesting candidates for Katihar for Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 were Poonam Devi from Bharat Jago Janta Party, Nationalist Congress Party's Rajesh Gurnani, Dilip Kumar Poddar from Janata Dal (Secular) among others.
Rashtriya Janata Dal got 80 seats in the 2015 Assembly elections, while Janata Dal (United ) managed to win 71 seats. Bharatiya Janata Party won 53 seats and Congress won 27 seats. In 2020 Elections, Congres is contesting on 70 seats. RJD would be fielding its candidates on 144 constituencies, and the Left Front comprising of CPI, CPI(M) and CPI-ML would be fielding their candidates in 29 assembly seats.
| MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Md Zameed | SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF INDIA | 964 |
| Tarkishore Prasad (Current MLA) | BJP | 82669 |
| Ajay Kumar Sah | Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party | 755 |
| Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto | RJD | 72150 |
| Kamal Sharma | IND | 615 |
| Kundan Kumar | Janata Party | 515 |
| Ashok Kumar Bhagat | IND | 384 |
| Afaque Ainul | IND | 352 |
| Satyanarayan Agrawal | IND | 320 |
| Manisha Kumari | Peoples Party of India (Democratic) | 294 |
| Poonam Devi | Bharat Jago Janta Party | 278 |
| Dilip Kumar Poddar | Janata Dal (Secular) | 271 |
| Mohammad Kalamuddin Ansari Alies Kalam | IND | 2533 |
| Janardan Singh | Right to Recall Party | 229 |
| Rajesh Gurnani | NCP | 2173 |
| Sanjay Singh | IND | 1493 |
| Chandan Kishore | IND | 1488 |
| Bibhaker Jha Alies Victor Jha | IND | 1192 |
| Samir Kumar Jha | IND | 1092 |
| MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Tarkishore Prasad (Current MLA) | BJP | 66048 |
| Bijay Singh | JD(U) | 51154 |
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