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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 54 · 2020
Kishanganj
Winner — 2020
IJAHARUL HUSAIN
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 34.2%BJP 33.4%19 others 32.4%
Votes
61,078
34.2% share
Winning margin
1,381
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
60.8%
of 2,93,565
Kishanganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 1,381 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
4 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IJAHARUL HUSAIN | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 61,078 | 34.2% |
| 2 | Sweety Singh | NDA | 59,697 | 33.4% |
| 3 | MD. QAMRUL HODA | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (unaligned) | 41,904 | 23.5% |
| 4 | TASIR UDDIN | IND | 2,069 | 1.2% |
| 5 | TAILA KISHKU | IND | 1,552 | 0.9% |
| 6 | Mohan Singh | IND | 1,419 | 0.8% |
| 7 | ANIL SINGH | BPL | 1,372 | 0.8% |
| 8 | RAMNATH SHARMA | IND | 1,260 | 0.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,037 | 0.6% |
| 10 | CHHOTE LAL MAHTO | IND | 998 | 0.6% |
| 11 | IJEKAL HASADA | IND | 993 | 0.6% |
| 12 | Abdul Ghafoor | IND | 978 | 0.6% |
| 13 | SHILPI KUMARI | IND | 707 | 0.4% |
| 14 | Shivnath Malik | 625 | 0.3% | |
| 15 | FIROZ ALAM | 479 | 0.3% | |
| 16 | PERWEZ ALAM | RUC | 461 | 0.3% |
| 17 | TAJAMUDDIN | BHJJP | 461 | 0.3% |
| 18 | MOHAMMAD ZAHID ALAM | LJD | 427 | 0.2% |
| 19 | MOHAMMAD MEHBOOBUR RAHMAN | 420 | 0.2% | |
| 20 | Shambhu Kumar Yadav | RAUNTP | 404 | 0.2% |
| 21 | Maksood Alam | VSIP | 269 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (5th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.2% · max 35.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
5th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.11
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39th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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234th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.2%BJP 33.4%AIMIM 23.5%OTH 8.4%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/20
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.16 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,90,400
Density
897 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,884 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population3.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%MUSLIM
Muslim 68.0%Hindu 31.4%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation10.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births54.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate48.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel15.3%
Health insurance8.1%
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