Kishanganj is an
assembly
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constituency in
Kishanganj district
Kishanganj district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Kishanganj town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Kishanganj district is a part of Purnia division (Seemanchal).
History
Kishanganj district ...
in the
India
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n
state of
Bihar
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.
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 54 Kishanganj Assembly constituency is composed of the following:
Kishanganj
Kishanganj is a city and district headquarters of Kishanganj district in Purnia division of Bihar state.
History
Kishanganj, which was previously part of Purnia district, is part of the Mithila region.
Mithila first gained prominence after bei ...
municipality; Motihara Toluka, Singhia Kulamani, Halamala, Taisa
gram panchayat
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...
s of Kishnaganj
community development block
In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technic ...
; and Pothia CD Block.
In
2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
The Legislative Assembly election was held over five-phases in Bihar through October–November 2015 before the end of the tenure of the prior Legislative Assembly of Bihar on 29 November 2015.
In April 2015, the Janata Parivar group (a group ...
, Kishanganj will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.
Kishanganj Assembly constituency is part of No 10
Kishanganj (Lok Sabha constituency)
Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in India
Assembly segments
Presently, Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) s ...
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Members of the Legislative Assembly
Following is the list of Members of Legislative Assembly from Kishanganj Assembly Constituency.
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Election results
1977-2010
In the November 2010 state assembly elections, Dr. Mohammad Jawed
Mohammad Jawed is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Kishanganj constituency in the 2019 Indian general election as member of the Indian National Congress.
Early life
Mohammad ...
of Congress
A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of a ...
won the Kishanganj seat defeating his nearest rival Sweety Singh of BJP. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Akhtarul Iman
Akhtarul Iman (born 7 March 1964) is an Indian politician from the state of Bihar. He is a member of 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly, representing the Amour seat as MLA. He is also the Bihar State President of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Mu ...
of RJD
The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: ''National People's Party'') is an Indian political party, based in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Kerala. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav.
The party's support base has tradit ...
defeated Sanjeev Kumar Yadav of BJP in October 2005 and February 2005. Taslimuddin of RJD defeated Rajeswar Baid of BJP in 2000. Rafique Alam
Rafique Alam (1 June 1929 – 3 April 2011), popularly known as Alam Saheb, was an Indian politician who had been active in politics for six decades. He was a union minister and a member of the Indian National Congress since the beginning of ...
of Congress defeated Md. Mustaque Munna of JD in 1995. Md. Mustaque Munna of JD defeated Khalilur Rahman of Congress in 1990. Md. Mustaque Munna of LD defeated Md. Usman of Congress in 1985. Md. Mustaque Munna of Janata Party (Secular – Chanara Singh) defeated Rafique Alam
Rafique Alam (1 June 1929 – 3 April 2011), popularly known as Alam Saheb, was an Indian politician who had been active in politics for six decades. He was a union minister and a member of the Indian National Congress since the beginning of ...
of Congress in 1980. Rafique Alam
Rafique Alam (1 June 1929 – 3 April 2011), popularly known as Alam Saheb, was an Indian politician who had been active in politics for six decades. He was a union minister and a member of the Indian National Congress since the beginning of ...
of Congress defeated Badri Narayan Mandal of JP in 1977.
2019 result
As per the voter list of 2019, there are 286240 electorates and 271 polling stations in this constituency. Voter turnout was 64.81% in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Bye Election to assembly constituency oct-2019
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2020
References
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Assembly constituencies of Bihar
Politics of Kishanganj district