KISHANGANJ
Assembly seat no. 54 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1967.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called KISHANGANJ. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 1969
RAFIQUE ALAM
INC
Elections held
7
1967–2025
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 7
Margin, 1969
9,677
25.85% of valid votes
Result, 1969
Runner-up
PSPSUSHILA KAPOOR
- Votes
- 8,322
- Vote share
- 22.23%
- Behind by
- 9,677
Electors
78,966
Total votes polled
37,437
Valid votes
37,437
NOTA votes
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Turnout
47.4%
Full result, 1969
7 candidates · 37,437 valid votes
RAFIQUE ALAMINCwon
17,999
48.1%
SUSHILA KAPOORPSP
8,322
22.2%
RABINDRA NATH GHOSHBJS
5,232
14.0%
ZAKIR ALI IRAQUISWA
2,859
7.6%
S . M . TAHIRCPI
1,763
4.7%
ABDUL SALAMIND
931
2.5%
SHYAMDEO JHAIND
331
0.9%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 7 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Md. Qamrul Hoda | INC | 89,669 | 39.49% | Sweety Singh | 12,794 |
| 2020 | IJAHARUL HUSAIN | INC | 61,078 | 34.20% | Sweety Singh | 1,381 |
| 2015 | DR MOHAMMAD JAWAID | INC | 66,522 | 38.83% | SWEETY SINGH | 8,609 |
| 2010 | DR MOHAMMAD JAWAID | INC | 38,867 | 31.38% | SWEETY SINGH | 264 |
| 1972 | RAFIQUE ALAM | INC | 26,921 | 60.17% | LAKSHMI KANT TRIPATHI | 21,659 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KISHANGANJ assembly constituency in 2025?
Md. Qamrul Hoda (INC) won KISHANGANJ in 2025, by a margin of 12,794 votes.
Which party has won KISHANGANJ the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 7 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has KISHANGANJ gone to the polls?
7 times, from 1967 to 2025.
Who has won KISHANGANJ the most times?
DR MOHAMMAD JAWAID, with 2 wins between 2010 and 2015.
