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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 135 · 2005 (Feb)
Kishanganj
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
AKHTARUL IMAN
RJD· RJD
RJD 28.6%BJP 27.0%13 others 44.3%
Votes
35,220
28.6% share
Winning margin
2,004
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
52.7%
of 2,33,390
Kishanganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 2,004 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKHTARUL IMAN | RJD | 35,220 | 28.6% |
| 2 | SANJEEV KUMAR YADAV | NDA | 33,216 | 27.0% |
| 3 | MD. MUSHTAQUE MUNNA | JD(S) | 19,241 | 15.6% |
| 4 | MD. IZHAR ASFI | IND | 9,194 | 7.5% |
| 5 | ISRIL | 7,267 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | MD. KALIMUDDIN | 4,384 | 3.6% | |
| 7 | MASROOR ALAM | IND | 2,846 | 2.3% |
| 8 | NOUSHAD HAIDAR | NBNP | 2,220 | 1.8% |
| 9 | MADHAV PD. MODI | BSP | 2,007 | 1.6% |
| 10 | INDRADEV PASWAN | IND | 1,608 | 1.3% |
| 11 | KAMRUJJMA | IND | 1,533 | 1.2% |
| 12 | ABUL KALAM | IND | 1,319 | 1.1% |
| 13 | PRAVEEN KUMAR PASWAN | IND | 1,167 | 0.9% |
| 14 | GOWARDHAN PRASAD YADAV | IND | 901 | 0.7% |
| 15 | NOORUL ALAM | IND | 826 | 0.7% |
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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
lean1.6%
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%
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113th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 28.6%BJP 27.0%JD(S) 15.6%IND 7.5%SP 5.9%OTH 15.3%
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?
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