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Bihar · PC 21 · 1962
Kishanganj
Winner — Lok Sabha 1962
MOHAMMAD TAHIR
INC· INC
INC 33.4%SWA 25.9%3 others 40.7%
Votes
64,522
35.6% share
Winning margin
14,555
8.0% of votes
Total votes cast
1,93,111
Candidates
5
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHAMMAD TAHIR | 64,522 | 35.6% | |
| 2 | BOKAI MANDAL | 49,967 | 27.6% | |
| 3 | LAKHAN LALL KAPOOR | 44,649 | 24.7% | |
| 4 | BISHWANATH MISHRA | 13,385 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | MAHBOOR RAHMAN | IND | 8,440 | 4.7% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (15th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.5% · min 4.7% · max 44.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
15th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.2%
lowerhigher
4th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.6%SWA 27.6%PSP 24.7%BJS 7.4%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.