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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 129 · 1972
Kishanganj
Winner — 1972
RAFIQUE ALAM
INC· Congress (R)
INC 60.2%BJS 11.8%5 others 28.1%
Votes
26,921
60.2% share
Winning margin
21,659
48.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
46.9%
of 95,338
Kishanganj is a safe seat — RAFIQUE ALAM won by 48.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAFIQUE ALAM | Congress (R) | 26,921 | 60.2% |
| 2 | LAKSHMI KANT TRIPATHI | Grand Alliance | 5,262 | 11.8% |
| 3 | ZAKIRALI IRAQUI | Grand Alliance | 4,112 | 9.2% |
| 4 | SUSHILA KAPOOR | 3,669 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | ABDUS SAKOOR | IND | 2,758 | 6.2% |
| 6 | ATHAR HASEN | 1,820 | 4.1% | |
| 7 | ABDUL SALAM | IND | 203 | 0.5% |
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
lean48.4%
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
INC 60.2%BJS 11.8%SWA 9.2%SOP 8.2%IND 6.2%OTH 4.5%
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
🏺Banana🏺Honey🏺Sujni Embroidery
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.