Country India District Kishanganj Type Open | State Bihar Constituency No 54 Lok Sabha constituency 10. Kishanganj | |
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Kishanganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: किशनगंज विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Kishanganj district in the Indian state of Bihar.
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Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 54 Kishanganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Kishanganj municipality; Motihara Toluka, Singhia Kulamani, Halamala, Taisa gram panchayats of Kishnaganj community development block; and Pothia CD Block. In Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 2015, Kishanganj will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.
Kishanganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No 10 Kishanganj (Lok Sabha constituency).
1977-2010
In the November 2010 state assembly elections, Dr. Mohammad Jawaid of Congress won the Kishanganj seat defeating his nearest rival Sweety Singh of BJP. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Akhtarul Iman of RJD defeated Sanjeev Kumar Yadav of BJP in October 2005 and February 2005. Taslimuddin of RJD defeated Rajeswar Baid of BJP in 2000. Rafiq Alam of Congress defeated Md. Mustaque Munna of JD in 1995. Md. Mustaque Munna of JD defeated Khalilur Rahman of Congress in 1990. Md. Mustaque Munna of LD defeated Md. Usman of Congress in 1985. Md. Mustaque Munna of Janata Party (Secular – Chanara Singh) defeated Rafique Alam of Congress in 1980. Rafique Alam of Congress defeated Badri Narayan Mandal of JP in 1977.