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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 129 · 1967
Kishanganj
Winner — 1967
L.L. KAPOOR
PSP· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
PSP 56.7%IND 16.1%5 others 27.2%
Votes
16,207
56.7% share
Winning margin
11,613
40.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
40.3%
of 70,894
Kishanganj is a safe seat — L.L. KAPOOR won by 40.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L.L. KAPOOR | Praja Socialist Party | 16,207 | 56.7% |
| 2 | K. RAHMAN | IND | 4,594 | 16.1% |
| 3 | A.K. BASU | INC | 2,925 | 10.2% |
| 4 | G.M. TAHA | Samyukta Socialist Party | 1,828 | 6.4% |
| 5 | B.M/ THIRANI | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 1,314 | 4.6% |
| 6 | Z.A. IRAQUT | Swatantra Party | 1,266 | 4.4% |
| 7 | M. MOHAMMED | IND | 458 | 1.6% |
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 (140th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean40.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 2.0% · max 48.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
140th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
235th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 56.7%IND 16.1%INC 10.2%SSP 6.4%OTH 10.6%
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.