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Bihar · PC 10 · 2009
Kishanganj
Winner — Lok Sabha 2009
MOHAMMAD ASRARUL HAQUE
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 38.2%JD(U) 25.4%13 others 36.4%
Votes
2,39,405
38.2% share
Winning margin
80,269
12.8% of votes
Total votes cast
6,26,914
Candidates
15
Seat history
5 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHAMMAD ASRARUL HAQUE | UPA (UPA) | 2,39,405 | 38.2% |
| 2 | SYED MAHMOOD ASHRAF | NDA | 1,59,136 | 25.4% |
| 3 | TASLEEM UDDIN | UPA | 1,24,182 | 19.8% |
| 4 | MOHAMMAD NISSAR ALAM | UPA | 27,072 | 4.3% |
| 5 | SIKANDER SINGH | IND | 21,952 | 3.5% |
| 6 | ZUBAIR ALAM | 13,575 | 2.2% | |
| 7 | MOHAMMAD KHASHIUR RAHMAN | SJP(R) | 8,021 | 1.3% |
| 8 | MD. TASLIMUDDIN | IND | 5,762 | 0.9% |
| 9 | CHOTAY LAL MAHTO | IND | 5,563 | 0.9% |
| 10 | VISHWANATH KEJRIWAL | IND | 5,053 | 0.8% |
| 11 | TAMAJUL ALI | BJJD | 4,101 | 0.7% |
| 12 | RAJIT PODAR | ABAS | 3,865 | 0.6% |
| 13 | ASGAR MALIK | IND | 3,308 | 0.5% |
| 14 | ABHINAV MODI | IND | 2,981 | 0.5% |
| 15 | ABDUL RAJJAK URF KAL | IND | 2,938 | 0.5% |
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High turnout (4th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 1.2% · max 65.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
4th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.51
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
18th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.2%JD(U) 25.4%RJD 19.8%OTH 16.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.12 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,90,400
Density
897 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,884 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population3.8%
Figures are for Kishanganj, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%MUSLIM
Muslim 68.0%Hindu 31.4%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation10.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births54.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate48.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel15.3%
Health insurance8.1%
What's nearby?
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