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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 128 · 1962
Kishanganj
Winner — 1962
MOHAMAD HUSSAIN AZAD
SWA· Swatantra Party
SWA 48.3%INC 27.7%3 others 24.0%
Votes
10,793
48.3% share
Winning margin
4,590
20.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
25.9%
of 86,374
Kishanganj is a safe seat — MOHAMAD HUSSAIN AZAD won by 20.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHAMAD HUSSAIN AZAD | Swatantra Party | 10,793 | 48.3% |
| 2 | SYED ABUL HAYAT | INC | 6,203 | 27.7% |
| 3 | BALDEO PRASAD MODI | Praja Socialist Party | 3,444 | 15.4% |
| 4 | BASUDEO TRIPATHI | 1,200 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | SHYAMDEO JHA | SOC | 722 | 3.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (107th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 2.6% · max 45.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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107th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
223rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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130th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 48.3%INC 27.7%PSP 15.4%BJS 5.4%OTH 3.2%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.