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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 122 · 1977
Kishanganj
Winner — 1977
RAJ NANDAN PRASAD
JNP· Janata
JNP 48.1%IND 19.9%4 others 32.0%
Votes
25,969
48.1% share
Winning margin
15,218
28.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
54.8%
of 98,640
Kishanganj is a safe seat — RAJ NANDAN PRASAD won by 28.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJ NANDAN PRASAD | Janata | 25,969 | 48.1% |
| 2 | BISHNUDEO SINGH | IND | 10,751 | 19.9% |
| 3 | ARVIND PD. YADAV | INC | 8,896 | 16.5% |
| 4 | SHASHINATH JHA | IND | 5,958 | 11.0% |
| 5 | MAHANTH MISHRA | IND | 1,782 | 3.3% |
| 6 | KULANAND SAHA | IND | 651 | 1.2% |
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 (111th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe28.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 1.7% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
111th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
172nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 48.1%IND 19.9%INC 16.5%IND 11.0%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
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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