Kishanganj town is the headquarter of beautiful muslim dominated district in North-Eastern Bihar. But, Kishanganj is a economically backward district where 65% people are illiterates. Kishanganj town is located on either side of Mahananda river. Despite presence of 65% muslims, BJP has strong presence in the Assembly constituency.
Kishanganj Assembly constituency profile:
Blocks & Gram Panchayats: CD Block Pothia; Gram Panchayats Motihara Toluka, Singhia Kulamani, Halamala, Taisa & Kishanganj (M) of Kishangan CD Block
District: Kishanganj Zilla Panchayat
Parliament segment: Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency
Politically dominant groups/castes: Muslims. 65% of voters are muslims.
Famous personalities: Taslimuddin (Criminal-politician but famous??!!), Rafik Alam & Munna Mustak
Kishanganj Assembly Election Results:
2010 Assembly elections results:
Election Result:
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Total Votes |
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Polled votes |
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Dr. Mohd Javed Azad |
Congress |
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Sweety Singh |
BJP |
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Tasiruddin |
RJD |
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JMM |
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2009 Lok Sabha elections: Kishanganj Assembly:
Election Result: Indian National Congress (INC) Parliament party candidate got 11,259 votes majority over JD (U) candidate in Kishanganj assembly segment area.
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Political Party |
Percentage |
Votes |
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Total Votes: |
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Polled votes: |
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1,13,507 |
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Congress |
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46,043 |
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Janata Dal (United) |
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34,784 |
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14,912 |
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Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
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6,009 |
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Sikander Singh |
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3,332 |
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Bahujan Samaj Party |
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2,094 |
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2005 Kishanganj Assembly elections results:
Election Result: Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate Akhatarul Iman defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanjeev Kumar Yadav by a majority of 8,454 votes.
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Candidate Name |
Party |
Votes |
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Total Votes |
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2,33,390 |
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Polled votes |
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1,20,884 |
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Akhatarul Iman |
RJD |
47,693 (39.5%) |
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Sanjeev Kumar Yadav |
BJP |
39,239 (32.5%) |
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Md.Mustaque Munna |
LJP |
19,486 (16.1%) |
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Md.Izhar Asfi |
SP |
5,182 (4.2%) |
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Dinesh Kumar Ram |
BSP |
1,968 (1.6%) |
Kishanganj Assembly segment election history:
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2015 |
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2010 |
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2005 |
Akhatarul Iman (RJD) |
Sanjeev Kumar Yadav (BJP) |
8,454 |
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1980 |
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1977 |
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1972 |
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1969 |
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1967 |
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1962 |
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1957 |
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1951 |
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