Katihar Election Result 2025
Katihar Election Result 2025: With the results now declared, Tar Kishore Prasad of the BJP has secured a decisive victory in Katihar, winning 1,00,255 votes and leading by an impressive margin of 22,154 votes.
Katihar falls under Constituency No. 63 in Bihar and the result declared on the 14th of November. Renowned for the shifting of loyalty and close contests, Katihar had Tar Kishore Prasad of the BJP winning the 2020 elections. Now that the 2025 elections are over, the result will be a key indicator of the prevailing political temper in the region.
As of now, the 2025 election schedule has concluded and results were declared on November 14, 2025. The officially verified winner for Katihar is BJP’s Tar Kishore Prasad.
Voting in Katihar was held on November 11, 2025 while the counting of votes was held on November 14, 2025 along with other constituencies in Bihar.
Tar Kishore Prasad of the BJP is the sitting MLA of Katihar seat.
In 2010, Tarkishore Prasad of BJP won the seat, defeating Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto of RJD by 20,607 votes, which was considered a critical victory for BJP in this eastern Bihar constituency.
In the 2015 election, Tarkishore Prasad retained the seat, securing 66,048 votes and defeating Bijay Singh of JD(U) by a margin of 14,894 votes to consolidate BJP's influence in Katihar.
In 2020, Tarkishore Prasad won again, defeating Ram Prakash Mahto of the RJD by 10,519 votes. The voter turnout was 62.33 percent, reflecting steady electoral participation.
Katihar has seen moderate voter turnout in the recent elections with a percentage of 62–63 percent in 2020. In 2025 Bihar Assembly constituency recorded a total voter turnout of 68.76% with 74.03% female voters and 64.1% male voters casting their votes in Phase 2 and 69.27% voter turnout in 2025.
Tarkishore Prasad defeated his immediate rival by 10,519 votes, reflecting the competitive but BJP-favoured political landscape.
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-Up | Party | Margin (Votes) |
| 2020 | TarKishore Prasad | BJP | Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto | RJD | 10,519 |
| 2015 | Tarkishore Prasad | BJP | Bijay Singh | JD(U) | 14,894 |
| 2010 | TarKishore Prasad | BJP | Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto | RJD | 20,607 |
Katihar is constituency number 63, part of Katihar district, under Katihar Lok Sabha seat.
In 2020, the constituency had 273,824 registered voters, which increased slightly to 274,372 by the time of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The Katihar assembly constituency, established in 1957 and is one of the six segments under the Katihar Lok Sabha seat has since been one of the strongholds in eastern Bihar. During all these years, it has returned MLAs belonging to almost all major political parties-from Congress and CPI to RJD and BJP.
| Party | Candidate Name |
|---|---|
| AAP | Rajesh Gurnani |
| All India Majlis-E-Inquilab-E-Millat | Ahmad Raza |
| BJP | Tarkishore Prasad |
| Bharat Jago Janta Party | Jhantu Uraon |
| Jan Suraaj Party | Dr. Ghazi Sharique |
| Peoples Party of India (Democratic) | Manisha Kumari |
| Vikassheel Insaan Party | Saurav Kumar Agarwal |
| INDEPENDENT | Dr. Ram Prakash Mahto, Janardan Singh, Samir Kumar Jha, Sanjay Singh |
The pincode of Katihar is 854105.
