Katihar is an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

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 constituency in Katihar district

Katihar District

Katihar district is one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar state, India, and Katihar town is the administrative headquarters of this district...

 in the India

India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

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Extent

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 63. Katihar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Katihar community development block

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

 including Katihar

Katihar

Katihar is a town situated in the north eastern part of Bihar state in India. It is headquarters of Katihar district.- Geography :Katihar is located at...

 nagar parishad; and Hasanganj CD Block.

Katihar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No 11 Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Katihar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India.-Assembly segments:Presently, Katihar Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha segments:...

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1977-2010

In the 2010 and October 2005 state assembly elections, Tar Kishore Prasad of BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party

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 won the Katihar seat defeating his nearest rival Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto of RJD

Rashtriya Janata Dal

The Rashtriya Janata Dal is a political party in India, based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Laloo Prasad Yadav. The party came about as a result of Lalu Prasad Yadav, ex-president of Janata Dal, being evicted by Sharad Yadav, the then president, on corruption charges ...

. Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto of RJD defeated Raj Banshi Singh of BJP in February 2005 and Jagbandhu Adhikari of BJP in 2000. Jagbandhu Adhikari of BJP defeated Ram Prakash Mahto of JD

Janata Dal

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 in 1995. Ram Prakash Mahto of JD defeated Jagdish Prasad Mandal of BJP in 1990. Satya Narayan Prasad of Congress

Indian National Congress

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 defeated Jagbandhu Adhikari of BJP in 1985. Sitaram Chamaria of Congress defeated Jagbandhu Adhikari of BJP in 1980. Jagbandhu Adhikari of JP

Janata Party

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 defeated Raj Kishore Prasad Singh of CPI

Communist Party of India

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in 1977.