Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency

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

Kishanganj
BR-10
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
Assembly constituenciesBahadurganj
Thakurganj
Kishanganj
Kochadhaman
Amour
Baisi
Established1957
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party   INC
Elected year2024

Assembly segments

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Presently, Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:[1]

# Name District Member Party 2024 lead
52 Bahadurganj Kishanganj Mohammad Anzar Nayeemi RJD[a] AIMIM
53 Thakurganj Saud Alam RJD JD(U)
54 Kishanganj Ijaharul Hussain INC INC
55 Kochadhaman Muhammad Izhar Asfi RJD[b] AIMIM
56 Amour Purnia Akhtarul Iman AIMIM INC
57 Baisi Syed Ruknuddin Ahmad RJD[c] INC
  1. ^ won as AIMIM candidate but defected to RJD
  2. ^ won as AIMIM candidate but defected to RJD
  3. ^ won as AIMIM candidate but defected to RJD

Members of Parliament

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Following is the list of the Members of Parliament from Kishanganj constituency[2][3][4]

Year Name Party
1957 Mohammad Tahir Indian National Congress
1962
1967 Lakhan Lal Kapoor Praja Socialist Party
1971 Jamilur Rahman Indian National Congress
1977 Halimuddin Ahmed Janata Party
1980 Jamilur Rahman Indian National Congress (I)
1984 Indian National Congress
1989 M. J. Akbar
1991 Syed Shahabuddin Janata Dal
1996 Taslimuddin
1998 Rashtriya Janata Dal
1999 Shahnawaz Hussain Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 Taslimuddin Rashtriya Janata Dal
2009 Asrarul Haq Qasmi Indian National Congress
2014
2019 Mohammad Jawed
2024

Election results

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2024

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2024 Indian general elections: Kishanganj[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mohammad Jawed 402,850 35  1.62
JD(U) Mujahid Alam 343,158 29.81 New
AIMIM Akhtarul Iman 309,264 26.87  0.09
NOTA None of the above 24,966 2.17  0.38
Margin of victory 59,692 5.19  2.06
Turnout 1,151,099 62.84  3.84
INC hold Swing

2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Kishanganj
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mohammad Jawed 367,017 33.32 −19.83
JD(U) Syed Mahmood Ashraf 3,32,551 30.19 +24.18
AIMIM Akhtarul Iman 2,95,029 26.78 N/A
NOTA None of the above 19,722 1.79 −0.06
AAP Alimuddin Ansari 9,822 0.89 −0.73
AITC Javed Akhter 5,483 0.5 N/A
Margin of victory 34,461 3.13 −17.83
Turnout 11,01,656 66.38 +1.86
INC hold Swing

2014 general elections

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2014 Indian general elections: Kishanganj
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mohammad Asrarul Haque 493,461 53.15 +14.96
BJP Dr. Dilip Kumar Jaiswal 2,98,849 32.19 +32.19
JD(U) Akhtarul Iman 55,822 6.01 −19.37
AAP Alimuddin Ansari 15,010 1.62 +1.62
NOTA None of the Above 17,206 1.85
Majority 1,94,612 20.96
Turnout 9,28,490 64.52
INC hold Swing

2009 general elections

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2009 Indian general elections: Kishanganj
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mohammad Asrarul Haque 239,405 38.19%
JD(U) Syed Mahmood Ashraf 1,59,136 25.38%
RJD Taslimuddin 1,24,182 19.81%
Majority 80,269 12.81
Turnout 6,26,6914 52.84
INC gain from RJD Swing

2004 general elections

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2004 Indian general elections: Kishanganj
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RJD Taslimuddin 420,331 51.7
BJP Syed Shahnawaz Hussain 259,834 31.9
SP Abdul Jalil Masthan 77,356 9.5
Majority 160,497 19.7
Turnout 8,13,315 63.6
RJD gain from BJP Swing

1999 Indian general elections

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1999 Indian general elections: Kishanganj
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Syed Shahnawaz Hussain 258,035 35.5
RJD Taslimuddin 249,387 34.3
NCP Asrarul Haq Qasmi 197,478 27.1
Majority 8,648 1.2
Turnout 7,27,839 64.4
BJP gain from RJD Swing

1998 Indian general elections

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1998 Indian general election: Kishanganj
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RJD Taslimuddin 236,744 32.47
SP Asrarul Haq Qasmi 230,256 31.58
BJP Syed Shahnawaz Hussain 230,210 31.57
Majority 6,488 0.99
Turnout 729,132 65.51
RJD gain from JD Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sule, Babayo (17 May 2019). "Civil Society Organisations And Election Monitoring In Nigeria: The 2015 General Election". Technology & Society: A Multidisciplinary Pathway for Sustainable Development. The European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences. Cognitive-Crcs: 405–412. doi:10.15405/epsbs.2019.05.02.40.
  2. ^ "Election Commission of India" Archived 2009-01-31 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Lok Sabha Former Members" Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  5. ^ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Kishanganj". Archived from the original on 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
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