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Bihar · PC 23 · 1991
Kishanganj
Winner — Lok Sabha 1991
SYED SHAHABUDDIN
JD· Janata Dal
JD 43.3%BJP 28.4%15 others 28.2%
Votes
2,31,703
44.1% share
Winning margin
79,628
15.2% of votes
Total votes cast
5,34,541
Candidates
17
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SYED SHAHABUDDIN | 2,31,703 | 44.1% | |
| 2 | VISHWANATH KEJRIWAL | 1,52,075 | 28.9% | |
| 3 | M.J. AKBAR | 80,175 | 15.3% | |
| 4 | TASLIM UDDIN | IND | 42,794 | 8.2% |
| 5 | TARA CHAND | IND | 4,987 | 0.9% |
| 6 | ABADH DAS | IND | 3,362 | 0.6% |
| 7 | VISHWAKARMA PRASAD | IND | 2,995 | 0.6% |
| 8 | M.A. HANNAN | JP | 1,443 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SHIVNATH PRASAD | IND | 1,309 | 0.3% |
| 10 | LAL CHAND JALAN | IND | 1,119 | 0.2% |
| 11 | FAROOQUE AZAM | IND | 641 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SANTOSH KR. GHOSH | IND | 615 | 0.1% |
| 13 | MOHAN YADAV | 590 | 0.1% | |
| 14 | ZAHIR UDDIN | IND | 513 | 0.1% |
| 15 | GAHAN LAL MAJHI | IND | 401 | 0.1% |
| 16 | BALAK DAS | IND | 368 | 0.1% |
| 17 | VANKAT LAL AGARWAL | IND | 293 | 0.1% |
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
safe15.2%
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
JD 44.1%BJP 28.9%INC 15.3%IND 8.2%OTH 3.5%
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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