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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 54 · 2019 by-elections

Kishanganj

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Winner — 2019 by-elections

QAMRUL HODA
AIMIM
AIMIM 42.1%BJP 36.0%6 others 21.9%
Votes
70,469
42.1% share
Winning margin
10,204
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
8

A clear win with a 6.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
QAMRUL HODA
AIMIM
70,46942.1%
2
SWEETY SINGH
BJP
60,26536.0%
3
SAYEEDA BANU
INC
25,28515.1%
4
MD IMRAN
IND
5,0933.0%
5
FIROZ ALAM
CPI
2,7111.6%
6
CHOTE LAL MAHTO
IND
1,3450.8%
7
HESHAM NAZIR
IND
1,1030.7%
8
TASIRUDDIN
IND
1,0630.6%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (5th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.2% · max 35.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
5th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
234th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
7 seats · 4 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AIMIM 42.1%BJP 36.0%INC 15.1%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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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