Kishanganj,_Bihar_Assembly_constituency

Kishanganj, Bihar Assembly constituency

Kishanganj, Bihar Assembly constituency

Constituency of the Bihar legislative assembly in India

For former constituency with the same name in Kosi division, see Kishanganj, Madhepura Assembly constituency.

Kishanganj is an assembly constituency in Kishanganj district in the Indian state of Bihar.

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Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 54 Kishanganj Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Kishanganj municipality; Motihara Toluka, Singhia Kulamani, Halamala, Taisa gram panchayats of Kishnaganj community development block; and Pothia CD Block.[1] In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Kishanganj will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[2][3]

Kishanganj Assembly constituency is part of No 10 Kishanganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Following is the list of Members of Legislative Assembly from Kishanganj Assembly Constituency.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

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Election results

1977-2010

In the November 2010 state assembly elections, Dr. Mohammad Jawed of Congress won the Kishanganj seat defeating his nearest rival Sweety Singh of BJP. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Akhtarul Iman of RJD defeated Sanjeev Kumar Yadav of BJP in October 2005 and February 2005. Taslimuddin of RJD defeated Rajeswar Baid of BJP in 2000. Rafique Alam of Congress defeated Md. Mustaque Munna of JD in 1995. Md. Mustaque Munna of JD defeated Khalilur Rahman of Congress in 1990. Md. Mustaque Munna of LD defeated Md. Usman of Congress in 1985. Md. Mustaque Munna of Janata Party (Secular – Chanara Singh) defeated Rafique Alam of Congress in 1980. Rafique Alam of Congress defeated Badri Narayan Mandal of JP in 1977.[23][24][25]

2019 result

As per the voter list of 2019, there are 286240 electorates and 271 polling stations in this constituency. Voter turnout was 64.81% in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.[26]

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2020

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References

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    "36 Seats in Bihar to Have Electronic Voting Machines With Paper Trail Facility".
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    "Poll-bound Bihar to get 36 EVMs with paper trail facility". 5 August 2015.
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    "BIHAR VIDHAN SABHA/Former MLA". vidhansabha.bih.nic.in. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
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    "15th Bihar Vidhan Sabha Members" (PDF).
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    "10th Bihar Vidhan Sabha Members" (PDF).
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    "8th Bihar Vidhan Sabha Members" (PDF).
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    "7th Bihar Vidhan Sabha Members" (PDF).
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    "6th Bihar Vidhan Sabha Members" (PDF).
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    "1st Bihar Vidhan Sabha Members" (PDF).
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    "विधानसभा उपचुनाव 2019: ओवैसी की पार्टी AIMIM ने बिहार में पहली बार खोला खाता, किशनगंज सीट पर जमाया कब्जा". NDTVIndia. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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    "Kishanganj Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
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    "Bihar state assembly election results in 1955". www.bengalinformation.org.
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    "Kishanganj election results". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
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    "Bihar - Kishanganj". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
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    "135 - Kishanganj Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
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    Zee News (25 October 2019). "By-election results 2019: List of winners in 51 Assembly and Satara, Samastipur". Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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    Bye Election to assembly constituency oct-2019
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