Who won Kishanganj in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Ijaharul Husain of Indian National Congress won the Kishanganj constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Sweety Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 1,381 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Kishanganj?

Ijaharul Husain won Kishanganj by 1,381 votes, which is 0.78% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Kishanganj in 2020?

Voter turnout in Kishanganj constituency was 60.86% in the 2020 election, with 1,78,662 votes cast out of 2,93,565 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 54

Kishanganj (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Ijaharul Husain

Indian National Congress

61,078

votes

Runner-Up

Sweety Singh

Bharatiya Janata Party

59,697

votes

Won by 1,381 votes

Margin: 0.78%

Total Valid Votes: 1,77,573

Candidate-Wise Results

21 candidates contested this seat

A total of 21 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Kishanganj seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: IJAHARUL HUSAIN (INC), Sweety Singh (BJP), MD. QAMRUL HODA (AIMIM), TASIR UDDIN (IND), TAILA KISHKU (IND), Mohan Singh (IND), ANIL SINGH (BPL), RAMNATH SHARMA (IND), CHHOTE LAL MAHTO (IND), IJEKAL HASADA (IND), Abdul Ghafoor (IND), SHILPI KUMARI (IND), Shivnath Malik (SHS), FIROZ ALAM (AIFB), PERWEZ ALAM (RUC), TAJAMUDDIN (BHJJP), MOHAMMAD ZAHID ALAM (LJD), MOHAMMAD MEHBOOBUR RAHMAN (SDPI), Shambhu Kumar Yadav (RAUNTP), Maksood Alam (VSIP). 17 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Kishanganj constituency, 2020 Bihar Assembly Election
Rank	Constituency No.	Constituency Name	Candidate	Party	Symbol	Gender	Age	Category	General Votes	Postal Votes	Total Votes	% Valid+NOTA	% Electors	Status
1	54	Kishanganj	IJAHARUL HUSAIN	INC	Hand	MALE	58	GENERAL	60,599	479	61,078	34.20%	0.00%	Won
2	54	Kishanganj	Sweety Singh	BJP	Lotus	FEMALE	38	GENERAL	59,378	319	59,697	33.42%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	54	Kishanganj	MD. QAMRUL HODA	AIMIM	Kite	MALE	57	GENERAL	41,727	177	41,904	23.46%	0.00%
4	54	Kishanganj	TASIR UDDIN	IND	Saw	MALE	60	GENERAL	2,066	3	2,069	1.16%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	54	Kishanganj	TAILA KISHKU	IND	Letter Box	MALE	45	GENERAL	1,552	0	1,552	0.87%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	54	Kishanganj	Mohan Singh	IND	Glass Tumbler	MALE	44	GENERAL	1,418	1	1,419	0.79%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	54	Kishanganj	ANIL SINGH	BPL	FLUTE	MALE	45	GENERAL	1,372	0	1,372	0.77%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	54	Kishanganj	RAMNATH SHARMA	IND	DIAMOND	MALE	53	GENERAL	1,258	2	1,260	0.71%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	54	Kishanganj	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,034	3	1,037	0.58%	0.00%
10	54	Kishanganj	CHHOTE LAL MAHTO	IND	Gas Cylinder	MALE	43	GENERAL	997	1	998	0.56%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	54	Kishanganj	IJEKAL HASADA	IND	Football	MALE	33	ST	993	0	993	0.56%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	54	Kishanganj	Abdul Ghafoor	IND	Cup & Saucer	MALE	51	GENERAL	977	1	978	0.55%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	54	Kishanganj	SHILPI KUMARI	IND	Lady Purse	FEMALE	38	GENERAL	706	1	707	0.40%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	54	Kishanganj	Shivnath Malik	SHS	Man Blowing Turha	MALE	55	SC	624	1	625	0.35%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	54	Kishanganj	FIROZ ALAM	AIFB	Lion	MALE	37	GENERAL	477	2	479	0.27%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	54	Kishanganj	PERWEZ ALAM	RUC	Kettle	MALE	30	GENERAL	461	0	461	0.26%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	54	Kishanganj	TAJAMUDDIN	BHJJP	COCONUT FARM	MALE	60	GENERAL	461	0	461	0.26%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	54	Kishanganj	MOHAMMAD ZAHID ALAM	LJD	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	34	GENERAL	425	2	427	0.24%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	54	Kishanganj	MOHAMMAD MEHBOOBUR RAHMAN	SDPI	HOCKEY and BALL	MALE	37	GENERAL	419	1	420	0.24%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	54	Kishanganj	Shambhu Kumar Yadav	RAUNTP	Whistle	MALE	27	GENERAL	402	2	404	0.23%	0.00%	Forfeited
21	54	Kishanganj	Maksood Alam	VSIP	Boat with Man and Sail	MALE	55	GENERAL	269	0	269	0.15%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 54 · Kishanganj

IJAHARUL HUSAIN

INC

Won

Total Votes61,078

% of Valid + NOTA34.20%

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SymbolHandGenderMALEAge58CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes60,599Postal Votes479% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 54 · Kishanganj

Sweety Singh

BJP

Runner-up

Total Votes59,697

% of Valid + NOTA33.42%

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SymbolLotusGenderFEMALEAge38CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes59,378Postal Votes319% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 54 · Kishanganj

MD. QAMRUL HODA

AIMIM

Total Votes41,904

% of Valid + NOTA23.46%

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SymbolKiteGenderMALEAge57CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes41,727Postal Votes177% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 54 · Kishanganj

TASIR UDDIN

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,069

% of Valid + NOTA1.16%

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SymbolSawGenderMALEAge60CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,066Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 54 · Kishanganj

TAILA KISHKU

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,552

% of Valid + NOTA0.87%

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SymbolLetter BoxGenderMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,552Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 54 · Kishanganj

Mohan Singh

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,419

% of Valid + NOTA0.79%

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SymbolGlass TumblerGenderMALEAge44CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,418Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 54 · Kishanganj

ANIL SINGH

BPL

Forfeited

Total Votes1,372

% of Valid + NOTA0.77%

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SymbolFLUTEGenderMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,372Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 54 · Kishanganj

RAMNATH SHARMA

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,260

% of Valid + NOTA0.71%

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SymbolDIAMONDGenderMALEAge53CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,258Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 54 · Kishanganj

NOTA

Total Votes1,037

% of Valid + NOTA0.58%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,034Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 54 · Kishanganj

CHHOTE LAL MAHTO

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes998

% of Valid + NOTA0.56%

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SymbolGas CylinderGenderMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes997Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 54 · Kishanganj

IJEKAL HASADA

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes993

% of Valid + NOTA0.56%

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SymbolFootballGenderMALEAge33CategorySTGeneral Votes993Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 54 · Kishanganj

Abdul Ghafoor

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes978

% of Valid + NOTA0.55%

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SymbolCup & SaucerGenderMALEAge51CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes977Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 54 · Kishanganj

SHILPI KUMARI

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes707

% of Valid + NOTA0.40%

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SymbolLady PurseGenderFEMALEAge38CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes706Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 54 · Kishanganj

Shivnath Malik

SHS

Forfeited

Total Votes625

% of Valid + NOTA0.35%

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SymbolMan Blowing TurhaGenderMALEAge55CategorySCGeneral Votes624Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 54 · Kishanganj

FIROZ ALAM

AIFB

Forfeited

Total Votes479

% of Valid + NOTA0.27%

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SymbolLionGenderMALEAge37CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes477Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 54 · Kishanganj

PERWEZ ALAM

RUC

Forfeited

Total Votes461

% of Valid + NOTA0.26%

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SymbolKettleGenderMALEAge30CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes461Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 54 · Kishanganj

TAJAMUDDIN

BHJJP

Forfeited

Total Votes461

% of Valid + NOTA0.26%

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SymbolCOCONUT FARMGenderMALEAge60CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes461Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 54 · Kishanganj

MOHAMMAD ZAHID ALAM

LJD

Forfeited

Total Votes427

% of Valid + NOTA0.24%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge34CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes425Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 54 · Kishanganj

MOHAMMAD MEHBOOBUR RAHMAN

SDPI

Forfeited

Total Votes420

% of Valid + NOTA0.24%

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SymbolHOCKEY and BALLGenderMALEAge37CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes419Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 54 · Kishanganj

Shambhu Kumar Yadav

RAUNTP

Forfeited

Total Votes404

% of Valid + NOTA0.23%

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SymbolWhistleGenderMALEAge27CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes402Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 21 · Constituency No. 54 · Kishanganj

Maksood Alam

VSIP

Forfeited

Total Votes269

% of Valid + NOTA0.15%

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SymbolBoat with Man and SailGenderMALEAge55CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes269Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

INC34.20%

BJP33.42%

AIMIM23.46%

IND1.16%

IND0.87%

IND0.79%

BPL0.77%

IND0.71%

NOTA0.58%

IND0.56%

IND0.55%

IND0.40%

SHS0.35%

AIFB0.27%

RUC0.26%

BHJJP0.26%

LJD0.24%

SDPI0.24%

RAUNTP0.23%

VSIP0.15%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Ijaharul Husain of Indian National Congress won the Kishanganj seat by a margin of 1,381 votes (0.78% of total votes), defeating Sweety Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party. Voter turnout was 60.86%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

2,93,565

Total Voters

1,78,662

Turnout

60.86%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,47,986 / 1,45,562 / 17

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

87,604 / 90,010 / 1

Postal Votes

1,047

Service Electors

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	20	2	22
Nomination Rejected	0	0	0
Withdrawn	2	0	2
Contested	18	2	20
Forfeited Deposit	16	1	17

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,77,573

NOTA:1,037

Rejected / Test:52

EVM Votes

1,77,615

Postal Votes

1,047

Valid Postal

992

NOTA % of Valid

0.58%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

439

Avg. Electors / Station

~669

Key Dates

Polling Date

7 Nov 2020

Counting Date

10 Nov 2020

Result Declared

10 Nov 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

QWho won Kishanganj in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Ijaharul Husain of Indian National Congress won the Kishanganj constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Sweety Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 1,381 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Kishanganj?: Ijaharul Husain won Kishanganj by 1,381 votes, which is 0.78% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Kishanganj in 2020?: Voter turnout in Kishanganj constituency was 60.86% in the 2020 election, with 1,78,662 votes cast out of 2,93,565 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Kishanganj in 2020?: A total of 21 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Kishanganj seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: IJAHARUL HUSAIN (INC), Sweety Singh (BJP), MD. QAMRUL HODA (AIMIM), TASIR UDDIN (IND), TAILA KISHKU (IND), Mohan Singh (IND), ANIL SINGH (BPL), RAMNATH SHARMA (IND), CHHOTE LAL MAHTO (IND), IJEKAL HASADA (IND), Abdul Ghafoor (IND), SHILPI KUMARI (IND), Shivnath Malik (SHS), FIROZ ALAM (AIFB), PERWEZ ALAM (RUC), TAJAMUDDIN (BHJJP), MOHAMMAD ZAHID ALAM (LJD), MOHAMMAD MEHBOOBUR RAHMAN (SDPI), Shambhu Kumar Yadav (RAUNTP), Maksood Alam (VSIP). 17 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Kishanganj?: TASIR UDDIN (IND), TAILA KISHKU (IND), Mohan Singh (IND), ANIL SINGH (BPL), RAMNATH SHARMA (IND), CHHOTE LAL MAHTO (IND), IJEKAL HASADA (IND), Abdul Ghafoor (IND), SHILPI KUMARI (IND), Shivnath Malik (SHS), FIROZ ALAM (AIFB), PERWEZ ALAM (RUC), TAJAMUDDIN (BHJJP), MOHAMMAD ZAHID ALAM (LJD), MOHAMMAD MEHBOOBUR RAHMAN (SDPI), Shambhu Kumar Yadav (RAUNTP), Maksood Alam (VSIP) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Kishanganj election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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