KISHANGANJ
Constituency no. 10 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called KISHANGANJ. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 7 results.
Winner, 1999
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 16
Margin, 1999
8,648
1.21% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
RJDTaslimuddin
- Votes
- 2,49,387
- Vote share
- 34.75%
- Behind by
- 8,648
Electors
11,29,430
Total votes polled
7,17,635
Valid votes
7,17,635
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.5%
Full result, 1999
6 candidates · 7,17,635 valid votes
Syed Shahnawaz HussainBJPwon
2,58,035
36.0%
TaslimuddinRJD
2,49,387
34.8%
Maulana Asrarul HaqueNCP
1,97,478
27.5%
Aftab AhmadAJBP
9,892
1.4%
Pradeep Kumar SahSPSP
2,017
0.3%
Lal ChandIND
826
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MOHAMMAD JAWED | INC | 4,02,850 | 35.00% | MUJAHID ALAM | 59,692 |
| 2019 | Dr. Mohammad Jawed | INC | 3,67,017 | 33.32% | Syed Mahmood Ashraf | 34,466 |
| 2014 | MOHAMMAD ASRARUL HAQUE | INC | 4,93,461 | 53.15% | DR DILIP KUMAR JAISWAL | 1,94,612 |
| 2009 | MOHAMMAD ASRARUL HAQUE | INC | 2,39,405 | 38.19% | SYED MAHMOOD ASHRAF | 80,269 |
| 2004 | TASLIMUDDIN | RJD | 4,20,331 | 51.68% | SYED SHAHNAWAZ HUSSAIN | 1,60,497 |
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 constituency in 2024?
MOHAMMAD JAWED (INC) won KISHANGANJ in 2024, by a margin of 59,692 votes.
Which party has won KISHANGANJ the most times?
INC, with 8 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has KISHANGANJ gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won KISHANGANJ the most times?
MOHAMMAD ASRARUL HAQUE, with 2 wins between 2009 and 2014.
