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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 135 · 1977
Kishanganj
Winner — 1977
RAFIQUI ALAM
INC· INC
INC 45.8%JNP 24.2%4 others 30.0%
Votes
24,029
45.8% share
Winning margin
11,313
21.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
50.7%
of 1,03,493
Kishanganj is a safe seat — RAFIQUI ALAM won by 21.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAFIQUI ALAM | INC | 24,029 | 45.8% |
| 2 | BADRI NARAYAN MANDAL | Janata | 12,716 | 24.2% |
| 3 | S. M. TAHIR | IND | 9,368 | 17.9% |
| 4 | CHANDRA MONHAN SINGH | IND | 2,460 | 4.7% |
| 5 | ZAKIR ALI IRAQI | IND | 1,985 | 3.8% |
| 6 | VALAK DAS | IND | 1,912 | 3.6% |
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.
High turnout (39th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 4.4% · max 29.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
39th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
113th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.8%JNP 24.2%IND 17.9%OTH 12.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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