GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Katihar
Nikhil Kumar Choudhary (BJP) won by 1,36,852 votes (21.4%).
- Electors
- 10,39,500
- Votes polled
- 6,47,219
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 62.3%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1999 national median: 21.4% (median 7.9%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1999 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 | Nikhil Kumar ChoudharyWinner | BJP | 2,80,911 | 43.9% |
| 2 | Tariq Anwar | NCP | 1,44,059 | 22.5% |
| 3 | Mubarak Hussain | INC | 1,41,575 | 22.1% |
| 4 | Ram Prakash Mahto | IND | 48,900 | 7.6% |
| 5 | Madan Mohan Singh Nishad | BSP | 5,960 | 0.9% |
| 6 | Sowaran Rajak | IND | 4,566 | 0.7% |
| 7 | Balmukund Uraon | IND | 2,759 | 0.4% |
| 8 | Zafar Aadil | IND | 2,619 | 0.4% |
| 9 | Yogendra Paswan | IND | 2,304 | 0.4% |
| 10 | Shakil Ahmed Khan | IND | 1,600 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Rajesh Kumar Singh | IND | 1,577 | 0.2% |
| 12 | Naresh Kumar Rajak | IND | 1,139 | 0.2% |
| 13 | Ashok Kumar Paswan | IND | 891 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Pradeep Kumar Sah | IND | 698 | 0.1% |
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