Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency

Lok Sabha Constituency in Bihar

Kishanganj
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Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country| India
Region| East India
State| Bihar
Assembly constituencies| Bahadurganj
Thakurganj
Kishanganj
Kochadhaman
Amour
Baisi
Established| 1957
Reservation| None
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent

Mohammad Jawed

Party|  INC
Elected year| 2024

Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in India

## Assembly segments

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Presently, Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:[1]

#  | Name  | District  | Member  | Party  | 2024 lead

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52  | Bahadurganj | Kishanganj | Mohammad Anzar Nayeemi |  | RJD[a] |  | AIMIM
53  | Thakurganj | Saud Alam |  | RJD |  | JD(U)
54  | Kishanganj | Ijaharul Hussain |  | INC |  | INC
55  | Kochadhaman | Muhammad Izhar Asfi |  | RJD[b] |  | AIMIM
56  | Amour | Purnia | Akhtarul Iman |  | AIMIM |  | INC
57  | Baisi | Syed Ruknuddin Ahmad |  | RJD[c] |  | INC

1. ^ won as AIMIM candidate but defected to RJD
2. ^ won as AIMIM candidate but defected to RJD
3. ^ won as AIMIM candidate but defected to RJD

## Members of Parliament

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Following is the list of the Members of Parliament from Kishanganj constituency[2][3][4]

Year  | Name  | Party

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1957 | Mohammad Tahir |  | Indian National Congress
1962
1967 | Lakhan Lal Kapoor  |  | Praja Socialist Party
1971 | Jamilur Rahman  |  | Indian National Congress
1977 | Halimuddin Ahmed  |  | Janata Party
1980 | Jamilur Rahman  |  | Indian National Congress (I)
1984 |  | Indian National Congress
1989 | M. J. Akbar
1991 | Syed Shahabuddin |  | Janata Dal
1996 | Taslimuddin
1998 |  | Rashtriya Janata Dal
1999 | Shahnawaz Hussain |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 | Taslimuddin |  | Rashtriya Janata Dal
2009 | Asrarul Haq Qasmi |  | Indian National Congress
2014
2019 | Mohammad Jawed
2024

## Election results

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### 2024

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2024 Indian general elections: Kishanganj[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | Mohammad Jawed | 402,850  | 35.00  | 1.62
| JD(U) | Mujahid Alam | 343,158  | 29.81  | New
| AIMIM | Akhtarul Iman | 309,264  | 26.87  | 0.09
| NOTA | None of the above | 24,966  | 2.17  | 0.38
Margin of victory  | 59,692  | 5.19  | 2.06
Turnout | 1,151,099  | 62.84  | 3.84
| INC hold | Swing |  |

### 2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Kishanganj Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | Mohammad Jawed | 367,017  | 33.32  | −19.83
| JD(U) | Syed Mahmood Ashraf  | 3,32,551  | 30.19  | +24.18
| AIMIM | Akhtarul Iman | 2,95,029  | 26.78  | N/A
| NOTA | None of the above | 19,722  | 1.79  | −0.06
| AAP | Alimuddin Ansari  | 9,822  | 0.89  | −0.73
| AITC | Javed Akhter  | 5,483  | 0.5  | N/A
Margin of victory  | 34,461  | 3.13  | −17.83
Turnout | 11,01,656  | 66.38  | +1.86
| INC hold | Swing |  |

### 2014 general elections

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2014 Indian general elections: Kishanganj Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| INC | Mohammad Asrarul Haque | 493,461  | 53.15  | +14.96
| BJP | Dr. Dilip Kumar Jaiswal | 2,98,849  | 32.19  | +32.19
| JD(U) | Akhtarul Iman | 55,822  | 6.01  | −19.37
| AAP | Alimuddin Ansari  | 15,010  | 1.62  | +1.62
| NOTA | None of the Above | 17,206  | 1.85  |
Majority  | 1,94,612  | 20.96  |
Turnout | 9,28,490  | 64.52  |
| INC hold | Swing |  |

### 2009 general elections

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2009 Indian general elections: Kishanganj Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | Mohammad Asrarul Haque | 239,405  | 38.19%  |
| JD(U) | Syed Mahmood Ashraf  | 1,59,136  | 25.38%  |
| RJD | Taslimuddin | 1,24,182  | 19.81%  |
Majority  | 80,269  | 12.81  |
Turnout | 6,26,6914  | 52.84  |
| INC gain from RJD | Swing |  |

### 2004 general elections

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2004 Indian general elections: Kishanganj Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| RJD | Taslimuddin | 420,331  | 51.7  |
| BJP | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain | 259,834  | 31.9  |
| SP | Abdul Jalil Masthan | 77,356  | 9.5  |
Majority  | 160,497  | 19.7  |
Turnout | 8,13,315  | 63.6  |
| RJD gain from BJP | Swing |  |

### 1999 Indian general elections

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1999 Indian general elections: Kishanganj Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain | 258,035  | 35.5  |
| RJD | Taslimuddin | 249,387  | 34.3  |
| NCP | Asrarul Haq Qasmi | 197,478  | 27.1  |
Majority  | 8,648  | 1.2  |
Turnout | 7,27,839  | 64.4  |
| BJP gain from RJD | Swing |  |

### 1998 Indian general elections

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1998 Indian general election: Kishanganj Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| RJD | Taslimuddin | 236,744  | 32.47  |
| SP | Asrarul Haq Qasmi | 230,256  | 31.58  |
| BJP | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain | 230,210  | 31.57  |
Majority  | 6,488  | 0.99  |
Turnout | 729,132  | 65.51  |
| RJD gain from JD | Swing |  |

## See also

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* Akhtarul Iman
* Kishanganj district
* List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
* Asrarul Haq Qasmi

## References

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2. ^ "Election Commission of India" Archived 2009-01-31 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ "Lok Sabha Former Members" Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
5. ^ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Kishanganj". Archived from the original on 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

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Kishanganj|

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Former Vidhan Sabha constituencies|

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