Political History
The Katihar Loksabha constituency has been represented by political heavyweights like Tariq Anwar,Nikhil Choudhary, Yonuis Salim. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed also unsuccessfully tried his luck. The district has seen immense activity during freedom struggle. There has been renowned freedom fighters like Alhaj Azhar Ali after whose name there is a village called Ajhrail.
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