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Kishanganj (Lok Sabha constituency)
| Kishanganj | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Incumbent | Mohammad Jawed |
| Parliamentary Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected Year | 2019 |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1957–present |
| Reservation | None |
| State | Bihar |
| Assembly Constituencies | Bahadurganj Thakurganj Kishanganj Kochadhaman Amour Baisi |
Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in India
Assembly segments[edit]
Presently, Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:[1]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | MLA | Party | Party Leading (in 2019) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Bahadurganj | None | Kishanganj | Mohammad Anzar Nayeemi | AIMIM | AIMIM |
| 53 | Thakurganj | None | Kishanganj | Saud Alam | RJD | JD(U) |
| 54 | Kishanganj | None | Kishanganj | Ijharul Hussain | INC | INC |
| 55 | Kochadhaman | None | Kishanganj | Muhammad Izhar Asfi | AIMIM | AIMIM |
| 56 | Amour | None | Purnia | Aktarul Iman | AIMIM | INC |
| 57 | Baisi | None | Purnia | Sayed Ruknuddin Ahmed | AIMIM | INC |
Members of Parliament[edit]
Following is the list of the Members of Parliament from Kishanganj constituency[2] [3][4]
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Member of Parliament | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 1952-57 | constituency does not exist | n/a | |
| Second | 1957-62 | Mohammad Tahir | Congress | |
| Third | 1962-67 | Mohammad Tahir | Congress | |
| Fourth | 1967-70 | Lakhan Lal Kapoor | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Fifth | 1971-77 | Jamilur Rahman | Congress | |
| Sixth | 1977-77 | Halimuddin Ahmad | Janata Party | |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | Jamilur Rahman | Congress(I) | |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | Jamilur Rahman | Congress(I) | |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | M.J. Akbar | Congress(I) | |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Syed Sahabuddin | JD | |
| Eleventh | 1996-97 | Mohammad Taslimuddin | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | Mohammad Taslimuddin | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| Thirteenth | 1999–2004 | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Fourteenth | 2004–09 | Mohammed Taslimuddin | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| Fifteenth | 2009–14 | Mohammad Asrarul Haque | Indian National Congress | |
| Sixteenth | 2014-18a | Mohammad Asrarul Haque | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018-19 | vacant | n/a | ||
| Seventeenth | 2019–Incumbent | Mohammad Jawed | Indian National Congress | |
Election results[edit]
2019 general elections[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mohammad Jawed | 3,67,017 | 33.32 | -19.83 | |
| JD(U) | Syed Mahmood Ashraf | 3,32,551 | 30.19 | +24.18 | |
| [[All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen|Template:All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen/meta/shortname]] | 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 | |
| Margin of victory | 34,461 | 3.13 | -17.83 | ||
| Turnout | 11,01,656 | 66.38 | +1.86 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2014 general elections[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mohammad Asrarul Haque | 4,93,461 | 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 | ||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Sule, Babayo (17 May 2019). "Civil Society Organisations And Election Monitoring In Nigeria: The 2015 General Election". The European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences. Cognitive-Crcs: 405–412. doi:10.15405/epsbs.2019.05.02.40.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ "Election Commission of India" Archived 2009-01-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Lok Sabha Former Members" Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ↑ "Kishanganj Congress MP Maulana Asrar-ul-Haque Qasmi passes away at 76". 7 December 2018.
External links[edit]
Template:Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar