# Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency

Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in India

## Assembly segments

Presently, Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 lead |
| 52 | Bahadurganj | Kishanganj | Mohammad Anzar Nayeemi | RJD | AIMIM |
| 53 | Thakurganj | Kishanganj | Saud Alam | RJD | JD(U) |
| 54 | Kishanganj | Kishanganj | Ijaharul Hussain | INC | INC |
| 55 | Kochadhaman | Kishanganj | Muhammad Izhar Asfi | RJD | AIMIM |
| 56 | Amour | Purnia | Akhtarul Iman | AIMIM | INC |
| 57 | Baisi | Purnia | Syed Ruknuddin Ahmad | RJD | INC |
* ↑ won as AIMIM candidate but defected to RJD
* ↑ won as AIMIM candidate but defected to RJD
* ↑ won as AIMIM candidate but defected to RJD

## Members of Parliament

Following is the list of the Members of Parliament from Kishanganj constituency
| Year | Name | Party |
| 1957 | Mohammad Tahir | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Mohammad Tahir | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Lakhan Lal Kapoor | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1971 | Jamilur Rahman | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Halimuddin Ahmed | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Jamilur Rahman | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Jamilur Rahman | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | M. J. Akbar | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Syed Shahabuddin | Janata Dal |
| 1996 | Taslimuddin | Janata Dal |
| 1998 | Taslimuddin | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 1999 | Shahnawaz Hussain | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Taslimuddin | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Asrarul Haq Qasmi | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Asrarul Haq Qasmi | Indian National Congress |
| 2019 | Mohammad Jawed | Indian National Congress |
| 2024 | Mohammad Jawed | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Kishanganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mohammad Jawed | 402,850 | 35.00 | 1.62 |
| | JD(U) | Mujahid Alam | 343,158 | 29.81 | 0.38 |
| | AIMIM | Akhtarul Iman | 309,264 | 26.87 | 0.09 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 24,966 | 2.17 | 0.38 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 59,692 | 5.19 | 2.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,151,099 | 62.84 | 3.84 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Kishanganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mohammad Jawed | 367,017 | 33.32 | −19.83 |
| | JD(U) | Syed Mahmood Ashraf | 3,32,551 | 30.19 | +24.18 |
| | AIMIM | Akhtarul Iman | 2,95,029 | 26.78 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 19,722 | 1.79 | −0.06 |
| | AAP | Alimuddin Ansari | 9,822 | 0.89 | −0.73 |
| | AITC | Javed Akhter | 5,483 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 34,461 | 3.13 | −17.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,01,656 | 66.38 | +1.86 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2014 general elections

2014 Indian general elections: Kishanganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mohammad Asrarul Haque | 493,461 | 53.15 | +14.96 |
| | BJP | Dr. Dilip Kumar Jaiswal | 2,98,849 | 32.19 | +32.19 |
| | JD(U) | Akhtarul Iman | 55,822 | 6.01 | −19.37 |
| | AAP | Alimuddin Ansari | 15,010 | 1.62 | +1.62 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 17,206 | 1.85 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,94,612 | 20.96 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,28,490 | 64.52 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2009 general elections

2009 Indian general elections: Kishanganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Mohammad Asrarul Haque | 239,405 | 38.19% |
| | JD(U) | Syed Mahmood Ashraf | 1,59,136 | 25.38% |
| | RJD | Taslimuddin | 1,24,182 | 19.81% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80,269 | 12.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,26,6914 | 52.84 |
| | INC gain from RJD | INC gain from RJD | Swing | |

### 2004 general elections

2004 Indian general elections: Kishanganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | RJD | Taslimuddin | 420,331 | 51.7 |
| | BJP | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain | 259,834 | 31.9 |
| | SP | Abdul Jalil Mastan | 77,356 | 9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160,497 | 19.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,13,315 | 63.6 |
| | RJD gain from BJP | RJD gain from BJP | Swing | |

### 1999 Indian general elections

1999 Indian general elections: Kishanganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain | 258,035 | 35.5 |
| | RJD | Taslimuddin | 249,387 | 34.3 |
| | NCP | Asrarul Haq Qasmi | 197,478 | 27.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,648 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,27,839 | 64.4 |
| | BJP gain from RJD | BJP gain from RJD | Swing | |

### 1998 Indian general elections

1998 Indian general election: Kishanganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | RJD | Taslimuddin | 236,744 | 32.47 |
| | SP | Asrarul Haq Qasmi | 230,256 | 31.58 |
| | BJP | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain | 230,210 | 31.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,488 | 0.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 729,132 | 65.51 |
| | RJD gain from JD | RJD gain from JD | Swing | |