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This time, NDA’s dominance is clearly visible on seven assembly seats of Katihar district. According to ABP Bihar Expert Exit Poll 2025, out of total 7 seats, 5 seats seem to be going to NDA’s account, while the Grand Alliance may have to be limited to only 2 seats. Party-wise, BJP is likely to get 2 seats, JDU 3, while Congress and MLA are likely to get 1 seat each in the grand alliance.
77.83% voting, women voters had a special impact
This time tremendous enthusiasm was seen in voting in Katihar district. With 77.83% voting, the voters here participated enthusiastically in democracy. A total of 2,61,640 voters cast their votes.
Political analysts say that Nitish Kumar’s schemes among women, especially the scheme of getting Rs 10,000 directly into their accounts, made the path of NDA easier.
Party wise distribution of 7 seats of Katihar –
– BJP: 2 seats
– JDU: 3 seats
– CPI(ML): 1 seat
– Congress: 1 seat
BJP’s return from Katihar seat decided for the 5th time
BJP candidate Tarkishore Prasad seems to be moving towards victory again. VIP Party’s Saurav Aggarwal certainly made the contest interesting, but the flag of victory seems to be in the hands of BJP.
JDU’s Dulal Chandra Goswami is once again heading towards victory from Kadwa seat. Dr. Shakeel Ahmed Khan of Congress gave a tough fight, but the public inclination seems to be in favor of Nitish Kumar’s policies.
Click here to read expert exit poll of 243 seats of all 38 districts of Bihar
Male flag will fly again in Balrampur
CPI(ML)’s Mehboob Alam is preparing to register victory for the fifth consecutive time. Sangeeta Devi of LJP (Ram Vilas) could not live up to the expectations of the people.
Whereas in Pranpur there is a close contest between BJP and RJD. Here there is a direct contest between Nisha Singh of BJP and Ishrat Parveen of RJD. But according to the exit poll, Nisha Singh is leading by a slight margin.
Strong position of JDU’s Shambhu Suman in Manihari
JDU candidate Shambhu Suman has got full support of the public. Congress’s Manohar Singh seems to be lagging behind this time. There is an exciting contest between JDU and Congress in Barari. The competition here is very interesting. There is a close fight between JDU’s Vijay Singh Nishad and Congress’s Tauqeer Alam, but JDU has got a slight lead.
There is a possibility of Congress’ return in Kodha. Here Poonam Paswan of Congress has given a tough competition to Kavita Paswan of BJP. Congress seems to be getting the lead in the exit polls.
Women decided the direction of victory – experts
Senior journalist Ravi Raj says that women voters have set the NDA afloat this time. The Rs 10,000 scheme and belief in women’s safety made a difference.
According to political expert Srishti Raj, Nitish Kumar’s credibility is still intact. Women consider his rule trustworthy. Senior journalist Ritika also said that the promises of financial help and future to women have created a wave in favor of NDA.
NDA’s lead certain in Katihar
NDA seems to be getting a clear lead in ABP Bihar Expert Exit Poll. BJP and JDU have made a strong hold, while the hopes of the Grand Alliance seem to be limited to limited seats only.
It is clear from the voting trends that the issue of development and women empowerment in Katihar decided the attitude of the voters and this time too the key to power seems to be in the hands of NDA.
List of candidates of NDA and Grand Alliance
NDA and Grand Alliance have fielded their candidates on all seven assembly seats of Katihar district. Tarkishore Prasad (BJP) from NDA and Sausham Aggarwal (VIP) from Grand Alliance are in the fray from Katihar seat. Dulal Chandra Goswami (JDU) is contesting from Shakeel Ahmed Khan (Congress) on Kadwa seat. Mehboob Alam (CPI ML) is facing Sangeeta Devi (LJP) from Balrampur. There is a tough contest between Nisha Singh (BJP) and Ishrat Parveen (RJD) in Pranpur.
In Manihari seat, it is Shambhu Muni (JDU) versus Manohar Prasad Singh (Congress), while in Barari, Vijay Singh Nishad (JDU) is facing Tauqeer Alam (Congress). On the Kodha seat, a direct contest is being seen between Kavita Devi (BJP) and Poonam Paswan (Congress).