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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 122 · 1985
Kishanganj
Winner — 1985
RAJNANDAN PRASAD
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 42.5%INC 21.2%12 others 36.3%
Votes
33,456
42.5% share
Winning margin
16,761
21.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
62.5%
of 1,26,141
Kishanganj is a safe seat — RAJNANDAN PRASAD won by 21.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJNANDAN PRASAD | Lok Dal | 33,456 | 42.5% |
| 2 | SINGHESHWAR MEHTA | INC | 16,695 | 21.2% |
| 3 | ANAND MOHAN | Janata | 16,651 | 21.1% |
| 4 | KAMESHWAR SINGH | Left | 8,772 | 11.1% |
| 5 | ASHOK KUMAR SINGH | BJP | 962 | 1.2% |
| 6 | ASHOK KUMAR YADAV | IND | 444 | 0.6% |
| 7 | RAMAUTAR MEHTA | IND | 400 | 0.5% |
| 8 | MAHANGU THAKUR | IND | 399 | 0.5% |
| 9 | BABU LAL JAKHAR | IND | 271 | 0.3% |
| 10 | BHOLA PD. YADAV | IND | 250 | 0.3% |
| 11 | MUSTAFA KAMAL | IND | 153 | 0.2% |
| 12 | KHAGENDRA JHA | IND | 129 | 0.2% |
| 13 | DIL MOHAN SINGH | IND | 111 | 0.1% |
| 14 | SURENDRA NR. JHA | IND | 90 | 0.1% |
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
safe21.3%
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%
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172nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 42.5%INC 21.2%JNP 21.1%CPI 11.1%OTH 4.1%
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?
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