Katihar Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:LS
Established:1957
Reservation:None
Incumbent Image:Tariq Anwar assuming office as Minister of State for Agriculture in 2012 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent Image Size:90
Mp:Tariq Anwar
Alliance:I.N.D.I.A.
Latest Election Year:2024
Preceded By:Dulal Chandra Goswami
State:Bihar
Assembly Cons:Katihar
Kadwa
Balrampur
Pranpur
Manihari
Barari

Katihar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India.

Vidhan Sabha segments

Presently, Katihar Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:

NameDistrictMemberParty2024 lead
63KatiharKatiharTarkishore PrasadBJPJDU
64KadwaShakeel Ahmad KhanINCJDU
65BalrampurMahbub AlamCPIML
66PranpurNisha SinghBJP
67Manihari (ST)Manohar Prasad SinghINC
68BarariJDUJDU

Members of Lok Sabha

The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this Lok Sabha constituency:[1] [2]

YearNameParty
1957Avadhesh Kumar Singh
1958^Bhola Nath Biswas
1962Priya Gupta
1967Sitaram Kesri
1971Gyaneshwar Prasad Yadav
1977Yuvraj
1980Tariq Anwarstyle=background-color: Indian National Congress (I)
1984
1989Yuvraj
1991Yunus Saleem
1996Tariq Anwar
1998
1999Nikhil Kumar Choudhary
2004
2009
2014Tariq Anwar
2019Dulal Chandra GoswamiJanata Dal (United)
2024Tariq Anwar
^ by-poll

Election results

1971 general elections

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. http://archive.eci.gov.in/GE2004/States/index_fs.htm "Election Commission of India"
  2. http://164.100.47.134/newls/lokprev.aspx "Lok Sabha Former Members"
  3. Web site: 1971 India General (5th Lok Sabha) Elections Results .