GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Katihar
Priya Gupta (PSP) won by 17,537 votes (9.7%).
- Electors
- 4,51,056
- Votes polled
- 1,90,900
- Valid votes
- 1,81,609
- Turnout
- 42.3%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 9.7% (median 12.2%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1962 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Safe (20%+)Flipped vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 21.4%(+18.5%)
- Turnout
- 62.3%(-6.6%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 66.4%
Winning margin over time · Katihar
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Priya GuptaWinner | PSP | 82,531 | 45.4% |
| 2 | Bhola Nath Biswas | INC | 64,994 | 35.8% |
| 3 | Nidhi Nath Jha | JS | 12,980 | 7.1% |
| 4 | Nazir Ahmad | CPI | 10,961 | 6.0% |
| 5 | Punyanand Jha | SWA | 10,143 | 5.6% |
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