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Bihar · PC 23 · 1996
Kishanganj
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
TASLIMUDDIN
JD· United Front
JD 55.0%BJP 31.2%13 others 13.8%
Votes
3,81,530
55.7% share
Winning margin
1,64,583
24.0% of votes
Total votes cast
6,94,288
Candidates
15
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TASLIMUDDIN | 3,81,530 | 55.7% | |
| 2 | VISHWANATH KEJRIWAL | 2,16,947 | 31.7% | |
| 3 | MD. MUSTAQUE MUNNA | IND | 45,571 | 6.7% |
| 4 | MD. ZAHIDUR RAHMAN | 15,895 | 2.3% | |
| 5 | SYED SHAHABUDDIN | JP | 9,095 | 1.3% |
| 6 | MD JUBER ALAM | IND | 8,882 | 1.3% |
| 7 | PARVEEN KR.PASWAN | IND | 1,909 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SATYENDERANATH VERMA | IND | 1,458 | 0.2% |
| 9 | LAXAMI RISHIDEO | IND | 933 | 0.1% |
| 10 | DILIP KUMAR GHOSH | IND | 621 | 0.1% |
| 11 | HARI MOHAN SINGH | IND | 510 | 0.1% |
| 12 | LAXMI PRASAD SINGH | 428 | 0.1% | |
| 13 | ATAHAR HUSSAIN | IND | 317 | 0.1% |
| 14 | HARI RAM AGARWAL | IND | 272 | 0.0% |
| 15 | AZIMUDDIN | IND | 125 | 0.0% |
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
safe24.0%
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 55.7%BJP 31.7%IND 6.7%OTH 5.9%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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