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{{Short description|Lok Sabha Constituency in Bihar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Kishanganj {{Small|BR-10}}
| type = LS
| established = 1957
| party = [[File:Indian National Congress hand logo.svg|20px]] {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}}
| mp = [[Mohammad Jawed]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
| state = [[Bihar]]
| assembly_cons = [[Bahadurganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bahadurganj]] 
[[Thakurganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Thakurganj]] [[Kishanganj, Bihar Assembly constituency|Kishanganj]] [[Kochadhaman (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kochadhaman]] [[Amour (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Amour]] [[Baisi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baisi]]
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image = Mohammad Jawed 1.jpg
}}

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

{{Pie chart
| value1 = 58.82
| value2 = 11.76
| value3 = 11.76
| value4 = 5.88
| value5 = 5.88
| value6 = 5.88
| label1 = [[Indian National Congress|'''INC''' (10 times)]]
| label2 = [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|'''RJD''' (2 times)]]
| label3 = [[Janata Dal|'''JD''' (2 times)]]
| label4 = [[Praja Socialist Party|'''PSP''' (1 time)]]
| label5 = [[Janata Party|'''JP''' (1 time)]]
| label6 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|'''BJP''' (1 time)]]
| color1 = {{party color|Indian National Congress}}
| color2 = {{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
| color3 = {{party color|Janata Dal}}
| color4 = {{party color|Praja Socialist Party}}
| color5 = {{party color|Janata Party}}
| color6 = {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| caption = Most successful parties from [[Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency|Kishanganj Lok Sabha]]
}}

==Assembly segments==
Presently, Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six [[Vidhan Sabha]] (legislative assembly) segments:<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Sule|first=Babayo|date=2019-05-17|title=Civil Society Organisations And Election Monitoring In Nigeria: The 2015 General Election|pages=405–412|journal=Technology & Society: A Multidisciplinary Pathway for Sustainable Development|publisher=Cognitive-Crcs|doi=10.15405/epsbs.2019.05.02.40|series=The European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences|doi-access=free}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! #
! Name
! District
! Member
! colspan="2" |Party
! colspan="2" |2024 Lead
|-
|52
|[[Bahadurganj Assembly constituency|Bahadurganj]]
|rowspan="4"| [[Kishanganj district|Kishanganj]]
|[[Tauseef Alam]]
|{{Party name with color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}
|{{Party name with color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}
|-
|53
|[[Thakurganj Assembly constituency|Thakurganj]]
|[[Gopal Kumar Agarwal|Gopal Agarwal]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}" |
|[[JD(U)]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}" |
|[[JD(U)]]
|-
|54
|[[Kishanganj, Bihar Assembly constituency|Kishanganj]]
|[[Qamrul Hoda]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|55
|[[Kochadhaman Assembly constituency|Kochadhaman]]
|[[Sarwar Alam]]
|{{Party name with color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|rowspan=3}}
|{{Party name with color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}
|-
|56
|[[Amour Assembly constituency|Amour]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Purnia district|Purnia]]
|[[Akhtarul Iman]]
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|57
|[[Baisi Assembly constituency|Baisi]]
|[[Ghulam Sarwar (AIMIM politician)|Ghulam Sarwar]]
|-
|}

==Members of Parliament==
Following is the list of the Members of Parliament from Kishanganj constituency<ref>[http://archive.eci.gov.in/GE2004/States/index_fs.htm "Election Commission of India"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131061850/http://archive.eci.gov.in/GE2004/States/index_fs.htm |date=2009-01-31 }}</ref><ref>[http://164.100.47.134/newls/lokprev.aspx "Lok Sabha Former Members"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616190202/http://164.100.47.134/newls/lokprev.aspx |date=2008-06-16 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/lokprev.aspx|title=Members : Lok Sabha|website=loksabhaph.nic.in|access-date=2019-06-02}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Name
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|[[1957 Indian general election|1957]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Mohammad Tahir (politician)|Mohammad Tahir]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
|-
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
|Lakhan Lal Kapoor
|{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
|[[Indian general election, 1971|1971]]
|Jamilur Rahman
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[Indian general election, 1977|1977]]
|Halimuddin Ahmed
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[Indian general election, 1980|1980]]
| rowspan="2" |Jamilur Rahman
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|-
|[[Indian general election, 1984|1984]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[Indian general election, 1989|1989]]
|[[M. J. Akbar]]
|-
|[[Indian general election, 1991|1991]]
|[[Syed Shahabuddin]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Mohammed Taslimuddin]]
|-
|[[Indian general election, 1998|1998]]
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[Indian general election, 1999|1999]]
|[[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain|Shahnawaz Hussain]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[Indian general election, 2004|2004]]
|[[Mohammed Taslimuddin]]
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[Indian general election, 2009|2009]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Asrarul Haq Qasmi]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}
|-
|[[Indian general election, 2014|2014]]
|-
|[[Indian general election, 2019|2019]]
|rowspan=2|[[Mohammad Jawed]]
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|-
|}

==Election results==
===2024===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Indian general elections]]: [[Kishanganj]]<ref name="2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Kishanganj">{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Kishanganj |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S0410.htm |access-date=31 July 2024 |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731183444/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S0410.htm |archive-date=31 July 2024}}</ref><ref name="Kishanganj Constituency Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 - 2024">{{cite news |title=Kishanganj Constituency Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 - 2024 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-constituencies/bihar/kishanganj |access-date=31 December 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251231142055/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-constituencies/bihar/kishanganj |archive-date=31 December 2025 |language=en}}</ref>}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Mohammad Jawed]]
|votes = 402,850
|percentage = 35.00
|change = {{Increase}}1.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Janata Dal (United)|candidate=[[Mujahid Alam]]|votes=343,158|percentage=29.81|change={{down}}0.38}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen
|candidate = [[Akhtarul Iman]]
|votes = 309,264
|percentage = 26.87
|change = {{Increase}}0.09
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the above]]|votes=24,966|percentage=2.17|change={{increase}}0.38}}

{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 59,692
|percentage = 5.19
|change = {{Increase}}2.06
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=11,51,296|percentage=62.91|change={{decrease}}3.77}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2019===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Kishanganj]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Mohammad Jawed]]
|votes = 3,67,017
|percentage = 33.32
|change = -19.83
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = Syed Mahmood Ashraf
|votes = 3,32,551
|percentage = 30.19
|change = +24.18
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen
|candidate = [[Akhtarul Iman]]
|votes =2,95,029
|percentage = 26.78
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate =[[None of the above]]
|votes = 19,722
|percentage = 1.79
|change = -0.06
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate = Alimuddin Ansari
|votes = 9,822
|percentage = 0.89
|change = -0.73
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Javed Akhter
|votes = 5,483
|percentage = 0.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 34,461
|percentage = 3.13
|change = -17.83
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 11,01,656
|percentage = 66.38
|change = +1.86
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2014 general elections===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Kishanganj]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Mohammad Asrarul Haque]]
|votes = 4,93,461
|percentage = 53.15
|change = +14.96
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Dilip Kumar Jaiswal|Dr. Dilip Kumar Jaiswal]]
|votes = 2,98,849
|percentage = 32.19
|change = +32.19
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = [[Akhtarul Iman]]
|votes =55,822
|percentage = 6.01
|change = -19.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate = Alimuddin Ansari
|votes = 15,010
|percentage = 1.62
|change = +1.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|votes = 17,206
|percentage = 1.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,94,612
|percentage = 20.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,28,490
|percentage = 64.52
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2009 general elections===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Kishanganj]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Mohammad Asrarul Haque]]
|votes = 2,39,405
|percentage = 38.19%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = Syed Mahmood Ashraf
|votes = 1,59,136
|percentage = 25.38%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Mohammed Taslimuddin]]
|votes = 1,24,182
|percentage = 19.81%
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 80,269
|percentage = 12.81
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,26,6914
|percentage = 52.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2004 general elections===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: [[Kishanganj]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Mohammed Taslimuddin]]
|votes = 420,331
|percentage = 51.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain]]
|votes = 259,834
|percentage = 31.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Samajwadi Party
|candidate = [[Abdul Jalil Mastan]]
|votes = 77,356
|percentage = 9.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 160,497
|percentage = 19.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,13,315
|percentage = 63.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1999 Indian general elections===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1999 Indian general elections]]: [[Kishanganj]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = [[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain]]
|votes = 258,035
|percentage = 35.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Mohammed Taslimuddin]]
|votes = 249,387
|percentage = 34.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nationalist Congress Party
|candidate = [[Asrarul Haq Qasmi]]
|votes = 197,478
|percentage = 27.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,648
|percentage = 1.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,27,839
|percentage = 64.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1998 Indian general elections===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1998 Indian general election]]: [[Kishanganj]]}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Mohammed Taslimuddin]]
|votes = 236,744
|percentage = 32.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Samajwadi Party
|candidate = [[Asrarul Haq Qasmi]]
|votes = 230,256
|percentage = 31.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain]]
|votes = 230,210
|percentage = 31.57
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 6,488
|percentage = 0.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 729,132
|percentage = 65.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|loser = Janata Dal
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Akhtarul Iman]]
* [[Kishanganj district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]
* [[Asrarul Haq Qasmi]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

==External links==
*[https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/bihar/kishanganj/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_dates.html Kishanganj lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule]

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[[Category:Politics of Kishanganj district]]
[[Category:Politics of Purnia district]]

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