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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 54 · 2010
Kishanganj
Winner — 2010
DR MOHAMMAD JAWAID
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 31.4%BJP 31.2%11 others 37.5%
Votes
38,867
31.4% share
Winning margin
264
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
58.5%
of 2,11,851
Kishanganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 264 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
4 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR MOHAMMAD JAWAID | INC (UPA) | 38,867 | 31.4% |
| 2 | SWEETY SINGH | NDA | 38,603 | 31.2% |
| 3 | TASIR UDDIN | 22,074 | 17.8% | |
| 4 | MOHAMMAD KALIM UDDIN | 8,291 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | MOHAMMAD NISSAR ALAM | 3,687 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | ABUL KALAM AZAD | 3,626 | 2.9% | |
| 7 | RAJU RANJAN | IND | 1,800 | 1.4% |
| 8 | MOHAMMAD NOORUL HAQUE | IND | 1,498 | 1.2% |
| 9 | SANJAY KUMAR SRIVASTWA | SJP(R) | 1,299 | 1.1% |
| 10 | MAHABIR CHAUHAN | JPS | 1,198 | 1.0% |
| 11 | DILIP KUMAR RAM | BSP | 1,159 | 0.9% |
| 12 | CHOTE LAL MAHTO | IND | 1,121 | 0.9% |
| 13 | SAYED ASAD HASNAIN | 652 | 0.5% |
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
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.2% · max 35.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
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5th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
234th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.4%BJP 31.2%RJD 17.8%NCP 6.7%OTH 13.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.06 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%
What's nearby?
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