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Nikhil Kumar Choudhary (BJP) won by 14,015 votes (1.9%).

Margin vs 2009 national median: 1.9% (median 7.0%). Back to Bihar · 2009 national · Target seats

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Winning margin over time · Katihar

Candidates · Katihar 2009
Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Vote share
1	Nikhil Kumar ChoudharyWinner	BJP	2,69,834	37.2%
2	Shah Tariq Anwar	NCP	2,55,819	35.3%
3	Ahmad Ashfaque Karim	LJP	45,773	6.3%
4	Himraj Singh	IND	42,026	5.8%
5	Mahboob Alam	CPI(ML)(L)	32,035	4.4%
6	Mohammad Hamid Mubarak	IND	23,894	3.3%
7	Madan Mohan Nishad	BSP	15,760	2.2%
8	Sunil Kumar Choudhary	IND	7,998	1.1%
9	Om Prakash Poddar	BJJD	5,107	0.7%
10	Chandu Murmu	IND	4,871	0.7%
11	Manoj Parashar	IND	4,166	0.6%
12	Rajesh Gurnani	LTSD	4,020	0.6%
13	Babu Lal Marandi	IND	3,507	0.5%
14	Rajgiri Singh	IND	3,399	0.5%
15	Munni Devi	ABJS	3,343	0.5%
16	Phoolo Devi	IND	3,250	0.4%

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Candidates · Katihar 2009
Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Vote share
1	Nikhil Kumar ChoudharyWinner	BJP	2,69,834	37.2%
2	Shah Tariq Anwar	NCP	2,55,819	35.3%
3	Ahmad Ashfaque Karim	LJP	45,773	6.3%
4	Himraj Singh	IND	42,026	5.8%
5	Mahboob Alam	CPI(ML)(L)	32,035	4.4%
6	Mohammad Hamid Mubarak	IND	23,894	3.3%
7	Madan Mohan Nishad	BSP	15,760	2.2%
8	Sunil Kumar Choudhary	IND	7,998	1.1%
9	Om Prakash Poddar	BJJD	5,107	0.7%
10	Chandu Murmu	IND	4,871	0.7%
11	Manoj Parashar	IND	4,166	0.6%
12	Rajesh Gurnani	LTSD	4,020	0.6%
13	Babu Lal Marandi	IND	3,507	0.5%
14	Rajgiri Singh	IND	3,399	0.5%
15	Munni Devi	ABJS	3,343	0.5%
16	Phoolo Devi	IND	3,250	0.4%

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