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Bihar · PC 23 · 1980
Kishanganj
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
ZAMILUR RAHMAN
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 53.2%JNP 22.3%6 others 24.4%
Votes
1,70,662
54.2% share
Winning margin
99,049
31.5% of votes
Total votes cast
3,20,666
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZAMILUR RAHMAN |  INC(I) | 1,70,662 | 54.2% |
| 2 | HALIMUDDIN AHMAD | 71,613 | 22.8% | |
| 3 | KHALILUR RAHAMAN | JNP(S) | 60,039 | 19.1% |
| 4 | JOGESHWAR DOME | IND | 4,324 | 1.4% |
| 5 | ZAKIR ALI IRAQUI | IND | 3,481 | 1.1% |
| 6 | SANTOSH KUMAR GHOSH | IND | 1,865 | 0.6% |
| 7 | KU. UDAI BHANU ROY | IND | 1,719 | 0.6% |
| 8 | FIROZ HASAN | IND | 1,071 | 0.3% |
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 (9th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe31.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 0.4% · max 35.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
9th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.0%
lowerhigher
6th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 54.2%JNP 22.8%JNP(S) 19.1%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%
Figures are for Samastipur, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%
What's nearby?
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