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Kishanganj, Bihar — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Kishanganj (Bihar) was won by Dr. Mohammad Jawed (Indian National Congress) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 34,466 votes over Syed Mahmood Ashraf. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Kishanganj, Bihar, from 1957 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1957–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1957 Md. Tahir Indian National Congress 68,949 47.9% Bokai Mandal (Independent) 31,284 (21.8 pts)
1962 Mohammad Tahir Indian National Congress 64,522 35.7% Bokai Mandal (Swatantra Party) 14,555 (8.0 pts)
1967 L. L. Kapoor Praja Socialist Party 84,834 43.0% M. Tahir (Indian National Congress) 34,283 (17.4 pts)
1971 Jamilur Rahman Indian National Congress 122,619 58.5% Bal Krishna Jha (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) 80,914 (38.6 pts)
1977 Halimuddin Ahmed Bharatiya Lok Dal 168,175 58.6% Jamilur Rahman (Indian National Congress) 80,130 (27.9 pts)
1980 Zamilur Rahman Congress (I) 170,662 54.2% Halimuddin Ahmad (Janata Party) 99,049 (31.5 pts)
1984 Jamilur Rahman Indian National Congress 191,754 44.2% M. Mushtak (LKD) 116,130 (26.8 pts)
1989 M.J.Akbar Indian National Congress 178,556 32.5% Asrarul Haque (Independent) 25,991 (4.7 pts)
1991 Syed Shahabuddin Janata Dal 231,703 44.1% Vishwanath Kejriwal (Bharatiya Janata Party) 79,628 (15.2 pts)
1996 Taslimuddin Janata Dal 381,530 55.7% Vishwanath Kejriwal (Bharatiya Janata Party) 164,583 (24.0 pts)
1998 Taslim Uddin Rashtriya Janata Dal 236,744 32.5% Asrarul Haque (Samajwadi Party) 6,488 (0.9 pts)
1999 Syed Shahnawaz Hussain Bharatiya Janata Party 258,035 36.0% Taslimuddin (Rashtriya Janata Dal) 8,648 (1.2 pts)
2004 Taslimuddin Rashtriya Janata Dal 420,331 51.7% Syed Shahnawaz Hussain (Bharatiya Janata Party) 160,497 (19.7 pts)
2009 Mohammad Asrarul Haque Indian National Congress 239,405 38.2% Syed Mahmood Ashraf (Janata Dal (United)) 80,269 (12.8 pts)
2014 Mohammad Asrarul Haque Indian National Congress 493,461 53.1% Dr Dilip Kumar Jaiswal (Bharatiya Janata Party) 194,612 (21.0 pts)
2019 Dr. Mohammad Jawed Indian National Congress 367,017 33.9% Syed Mahmood Ashraf (Janata Dal (United)) 34,466 (3.2 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Md. Tahir Indian National Congress 68,949 47.9%
Bokai Mandal Independent 37,665 26.2%
Khalilur Rahman Praja Socialist Party 37,221 25.9%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mohammad Tahir Indian National Congress 64,522 35.7%
Bokai Mandal Swatantra Party 49,967 27.6%
Lakhan Lall Kapoor Praja Socialist Party 44,649 24.7%
Bishwanath Mishra Jharkhand Party 13,385 7.4%
Mahboor Rahman Independent 8,440 4.7%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
L. L. Kapoor Praja Socialist Party 84,834 43.0%
M. Tahir Indian National Congress 50,551 25.6%
M. Ehsan Independent 26,634 13.5%
Zahiruddin Independent 15,765 8.0%
S. Sanatan Bharatiya Jana Sangh 11,159 5.7%
S. A. M. Kaji` Swatantra Party 8,464 4.3%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jamilur Rahman Indian National Congress 122,619 58.5%
Bal Krishna Jha Bharatiya Jana Sangh 41,705 19.9%
Lakhan Lal Kapur Independent 20,182 9.6%
Gulam Sarwar Independent 9,596 4.6%
Nurul Hoda Praja Socialist Party 6,462 3.1%
Md. Ismail Congress (O) 3,610 1.7%
Zakir Ali Iraqui Independent 2,753 1.3%
Shyamdeo Jha Independent 1,727 0.8%
Roshan Jahan Independent 845 0.4%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Halimuddin Ahmed Bharatiya Lok Dal 168,175 58.6%
Jamilur Rahman Indian National Congress 88,045 30.7%
Shyamdeo Jha Independent 13,802 4.8%
Ali Mogni Independent 9,634 3.4%
Md. Muslim Independent 6,314 2.2%
Gulam Haider Aulia Indian Union Muslim League 1,114 0.4%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Zamilur Rahman Congress (I) 170,662 54.2%
Halimuddin Ahmad Janata Party 71,613 22.8%
Khalilur Rahaman Janata Party (Secular) 60,039 19.1%
Jogeshwar Dome Independent 4,324 1.4%
Zakir Ali Iraqui Independent 3,481 1.1%
Santosh Kumar Ghosh Independent 1,865 0.6%
Ku. Udai Bhanu Roy Independent 1,719 0.5%
Firoz Hasan Independent 1,071 0.3%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jamilur Rahman Indian National Congress 191,754 44.2%
M. Mushtak LKD 75,624 17.4%
Tara Chand Bharatiya Janata Party 75,241 17.3%
Taslim Uddin Janata Party 72,215 16.6%
Jwala Prasad Gupta Independent 9,941 2.3%
Balak Das Independent 3,926 0.9%
Santosh Kumar Ghosh Independent 1,417 0.3%
Ramadhar Sharma Independent 1,250 0.3%
Ataur Rahman Independent 1,077 0.2%
Devendra Na. Singh Independent 899 0.2%
Nurool Hoda Independent 570 0.1%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
M.J.Akbar Indian National Congress 178,556 32.5%
Asrarul Haque Independent 152,565 27.8%
Mustaque Munna Janata Dal 139,992 25.5%
Lakhanlal Kapur JNP (JP) 55,682 10.1%
Balak Dass Independent 13,758 2.5%
Jamil Akhitar Independent 3,169 0.6%
Mohan Yadav DDP 2,497 0.5%
Nasimudin Independent 1,802 0.3%
M.A.Hanan Independent 805 0.1%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Syed Shahabuddin Janata Dal 231,703 44.1%
Vishwanath Kejriwal Bharatiya Janata Party 152,075 28.9%
M.J. Akbar Indian National Congress 80,175 15.3%
Taslim Uddin Independent 42,794 8.1%
Tara Chand Independent 4,987 0.9%
Abadh Das Independent 3,362 0.6%
Vishwakarma Prasad Independent 2,995 0.6%
M.A. Hannan Janata Party 1,443 0.3%
Shivnath Prasad Independent 1,309 0.2%
Lal Chand Jalan Independent 1,119 0.2%
Farooque Azam Independent 641 0.1%
Santosh Kr. Ghosh Independent 615 0.1%
Mohan Yadav DDP 590 0.1%
Zahir Uddin Independent 513 0.1%
Gahan Lal Majhi Independent 401 0.1%
Balak Das Independent 368 0.1%
Vankat Lal Agarwal Independent 293 0.1%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Taslimuddin Janata Dal 381,530 55.7%
Vishwanath Kejriwal Bharatiya Janata Party 216,947 31.7%
Md. Mustaque Munna Independent 45,571 6.7%
Md. Zahidur Rahman Indian National Congress 15,895 2.3%
Syed Shahabuddin Janata Party 9,095 1.3%
Md Juber Alam Independent 8,882 1.3%
Parveen Kr.Paswan Independent 1,909 0.3%
Satyenderanath Verma Independent 1,458 0.2%
Laxami Rishideo Independent 933 0.1%
Dilip Kumar Ghosh Independent 621 0.1%
Hari Mohan Singh Independent 510 0.1%
Laxmi Prasad Singh Bahujan Samaj Party 428 0.1%
Atahar Hussain Independent 317 0.0%
Hari Ram Agarwal Independent 272 0.0%
Azimuddin Independent 125 0.0%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Taslim Uddin Rashtriya Janata Dal 236,744 32.5%
Asrarul Haque Samajwadi Party 230,256 31.6%
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain Bharatiya Janata Party 230,210 31.6%
Mushtaoue Munna Janata Dal 31,922 4.4%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain Bharatiya Janata Party 258,035 36.0%
Taslimuddin Rashtriya Janata Dal 249,387 34.8%
Maulana Asrarul Haque Nationalist Congress Party 197,478 27.5%
Aftab Ahmad AJBP 9,892 1.4%
Pradeep Kumar Sah SPSP 2,017 0.3%
Lal Chand Independent 826 0.1%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Taslimuddin Rashtriya Janata Dal 420,331 51.7%
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain Bharatiya Janata Party 259,834 31.9%
Abdul Jalil Mastan Samajwadi Party 77,356 9.5%
Vishwanath Kejariwal Bahujan Samaj Party 15,234 1.9%
Syam Sunder Thakur Independent 12,261 1.5%
Chhotelal Mahto Independent 11,479 1.4%
Lal Chand Jalan Independent 6,822 0.8%
Nevi Lal Das Independent 3,634 0.4%
Dilip Kumar Panjiar Independent 3,278 0.4%
Dev Kumar Sah Independent 3,086 0.4%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mohammad Asrarul Haque Indian National Congress 239,405 38.2%
Syed Mahmood Ashraf Janata Dal (United) 159,136 25.4%
Tasleem Uddin Rashtriya Janata Dal 124,182 19.8%
Mohammad Nissar Alam JMM 27,072 4.3%
Sikander Singh Independent 21,952 3.5%
Zubair Alam Bahujan Samaj Party 13,575 2.2%
Mohammad Khashiur Rahman SJP(R) 8,021 1.3%
Md. Taslimuddin Independent 5,762 0.9%
Chotay Lal Mahto Independent 5,563 0.9%
Vishwanath Kejriwal Independent 5,053 0.8%
Tamajul Ali BJJD 4,101 0.7%
Rajit Podar ABAS 3,865 0.6%
Asgar Malik Independent 3,308 0.5%
Abhinav Modi Independent 2,981 0.5%
Abdul Rajjak Urf Kal Independent 2,938 0.5%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mohammad Asrarul Haque Indian National Congress 493,461 53.1%
Dr Dilip Kumar Jaiswal Bharatiya Janata Party 298,849 32.2%
Akhtarul Iman Janata Dal (United) 55,822 6.0%
None Of The Above Independent 17,206 1.9%
Alimuddin Ansari Aam Aadmi Party 15,010 1.6%
Md.Naushad Bahujan Samaj Party 14,903 1.6%
Chhote Lal Mahto Independent 11,392 1.2%
Manuwer Alam JDR 5,714 0.6%
Md. Gulab Siddiki LJP(S) 5,559 0.6%
Mohammad Wasiqur Rahman IUML 5,422 0.6%
Chitranjan Singh Independent 5,152 0.6%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dr. Mohammad Jawed Indian National Congress 367,017 33.9%
Syed Mahmood Ashraf Janata Dal (United) 332,551 30.7%
Akhtarul Iman AIMEIM 295,029 27.3%
Rajesh Kumar Dubey Independent 15,184 1.4%
Haserul Independent 10,860 1.0%
Shukal Murmu JMM 10,275 0.9%
Alimuddin Ansari Aam Aadmi Party 9,822 0.9%
Chhote Lal Mahto Independent 8,700 0.8%
Asad Alam Independent 8,133 0.8%
Indra Deo Paswan Bahujan Samaj Party 6,793 0.6%
Javed Akhter All India Trinamool Congress 5,483 0.5%
Azimuddin Independent 4,755 0.4%
Rajendra Paswan BMP 4,013 0.4%
Pradip Kumar Singh Shiv Sena 3,266 0.3%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1957: Indian National Congress margin 21.8 pts 1962: Indian National Congress margin 8.0 pts 1967: Praja Socialist Party margin 17.4 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 38.6 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 27.9 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 31.5 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 26.8 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 4.7 pts 1991: Janata Dal margin 15.2 pts 1996: Janata Dal margin 24.0 pts 1998: Rashtriya Janata Dal margin 0.9 pts 1999: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 1.2 pts 2004: Rashtriya Janata Dal margin 19.7 pts 2009: Indian National Congress margin 12.8 pts 2014: Indian National Congress margin 21.0 pts 2019: Indian National Congress margin 3.2 pts 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Kishanganj has been contested at 16 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Praja Socialist Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Janata Dal, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Kishanganj in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Dr. Mohammad Jawed (Indian National Congress) won Kishanganj, Bihar, in 2019 with 367,017 votes (33.9%), a margin of 34,466 votes over Syed Mahmood Ashraf.

Which parties have won Kishanganj since 1957?

Since 1957, Kishanganj has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Janata Dal, Praja Socialist Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal.

What was the closest result in Kishanganj?

The closest result on record for Kishanganj was 1998, when Rashtriya Janata Dal beat Samajwadi Party by just 6,488 votes (0.9 percentage points).

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