Kishanganj (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in India
Assembly segments
Presently, Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Bahadurganj | Kishanganj | Mohammad Anzar Nayeemi | RJD | AIMIM | ||
| 53 | Thakurganj | Saud Alam | RJD | JD(U) | |||
| 54 | Kishanganj | Ijaharul Hussain | INC | INC | |||
| 55 | Kochadhaman | Muhammad Izhar Asfi | RJD | AIMIM | |||
| 56 | Amour | Purnia | Akhtarul Iman | AIMIM | INC | ||
| 57 | Baisi | Syed Ruknuddin Ahmad | RJD | INC | |||
Members of Parliament
Following is the list of the Members of Parliament from Kishanganj constituency
| 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
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mohammad Jawed | 402,850 | 35.00 |  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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
References
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- ^ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Kishanganj". Archived from the original on 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.