Kishanganj
Assembly Constituency, Bihar
54. Kishanganj is one of the 70 Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies in Bihar. This constituency is located in the Koshi region. Bihar is located in the East region of India. This seat can be classified as: Semi-Urban and falls in the Kishanganj district of Bihar. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 54. Kishanganj Assembly constituency is part of the 10. Kishanganj (General) Lok Sabha constituency and can be classified as Semi-Urban. In the 2025 Bihar Assembly election, Kishanganj voted on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 and the counting of votes is on Friday, November 14, 2025.
Location
The geographic coordinates of Kishanganj Assembly constituency are: 26°17'40.9"N 88°07'41.2"E. This constituency falls in Kishanganj district of Bihar and in the Koshi region. Kishanganj shares its borders with two other Assembly constituencies. Other Bihar Assembly constituencies adjacent to Kishanganj are: Thakurganj, Kochadhaman. This constituency shares an inter-state border with West Bengal.
2025
Kishanganj Assembly election results
2020
Kishanganj Assembly election results
2015
Kishanganj Assembly election results
2010
Kishanganj Assembly election results
Demographic profile
There were a total of 280185 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2025 Assembly election in Kishanganj Assembly constituency, of which 149056 were male, 131118 female and 11 of the third gender. In the 2020 Assembly elections, there were a total of 293565 registered voters, of which 147986 were male, 145562 female and 17 from the third gender. In the 2015 Assembly elections, there were a total of 257258 registered voters, of which 132915 were male, 124333 female and 22 from the third gender. In 2010 elections, there were a total of 211851 registered voters in this constituency, of which 111039 were male and 100812 female and 15 from the third gender.
The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 72 in 2020, 10 in 2015, and 0 in 2010.
The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2025 was 880, in 2020 it was 984, 935 in 2015, and 908 in 2010.
Poll dates
Kishanganj Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 2 of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. The counting of votes is on Friday, November 14, 2025.
In the 2020 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 3 on Saturday, November 7, 2020 and the results were declared on Tuesday, November 10, 2020.
In the 2015 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 5 on Thursday, November 5, 2015 and the results were declared on Sunday, November 8, 2015.
In the 2010 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 1 on Thursday, October 21, 2010 and the results were declared on Wednesday, November 24, 2010.
Election Trivia
The Election Commission of India is undertaking a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) for electoral rolls in Bihar for the first time since 2003. This drive aims at cleaning up the voter list by removing ineligible, non-existent and duplicate registered voters in the state.
Extent
Assembly constituency no.54. Kishanganj comprises of the following areas of Kishanganj district in the Koshi region of Bihar: CD Block Pothia; Gram Panchayats Motihara Toluka, Singhia Kulamani, Halamala, Taisa & Kishanganj (M) of Kishangan CD Block.
This constituency covers an approximate area of 384.36 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Kishanganj is: 26°17'40.9"N 88°07'41.2"E.
A total of two Assembly constituencies in the state of Bihar share borders with Kishanganj constituency, which are: Thakurganj, Kochadhaman. This constituency shares an inter-state border with West Bengal.
Voter turnout
According to data released by the Election Commission of India, in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in this Kishanganj constituency was 79.93%. In 2020, this seat registered a turnout of 60.86%, while it was 66.63% in 2015, and 58.47% in 2010.
Victory margin
In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Ijaharul Husain of INC won in this constituency beating Sweety Singh of BJP by a margin of 1381 votes which was 0.77% of the total votes cast. In 2015, Dr Mohammad Jawaid of INC was the winner in this seat beating Sweety Singh of BJP by a margin of 8609 votes which was 5.02% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2010 Assembly elections, Dr Mohammad Jawaid of INC won this seat defeating of BJP by a margin of 264 votes which was 0.21% of the total votes polled for the seat.
Winner vote share (%)
In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Ijaharul Husain of INC had a vote share of 34.2% in this seat. In the 2015 Assembly elections, Dr Mohammad Jawaid of INC got a vote share of 38.83% , In the 2010 Assembly elections, Dr Mohammad Jawaid of INC got a vote share of 31.38% in Kishanganj.
- First Published: August 29, 2025, 05:40 IST
- Last Updated: November 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM IST