Key Contestant: Tariq Anwar

Union minister Tariq Anwar, a close confidante of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, is engaged in a bitter contest with the BJP's Nikhil Choudhary, the three-term MP in Katihar. The NCP is part of the RJD-Congress alliance

Constituency: Katihar, Bihar
Party: NCP
Age: 63
Education: Graduate
Assets: Rs. 104,600,951