Kishanganj, Bihar Assembly constituency
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| Kishanganj, Bihar Assembly constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 54 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Kishanganj |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 283,172 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Alliance | MGB |
| Elected year | 2025 |
| Preceded by | Ijaharul Hussain |
Kishanganj Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Kishanganj district in the Indian state of Bihar.
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 54 Kishanganj Assembly 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.[1] In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Kishanganj will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[2][3]
Kishanganj Assembly constituency is part of No 10 Kishanganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Following is the list of Members of Legislative Assembly from Kishanganj Assembly Constituency.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
| Year | Name[21] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Rawatmal Agrawal | Indian National Congress | |
| Kamleshwari Prasad Yadav | |||
| 1955^ | Kamleshwari Prasad Yadav | ||
| 1957 | Abdul Hayat | ||
| 1962 | Mohammad Hussain Azad | Swatantra Party | |
| Yashoda Devi | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1967 | Shushila Kapoor | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1969 | Rafique Alam | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | Mohammad Mushtaque | Janata Party (Secular) | |
| 1985 | Lok Dal | ||
| 1990 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1995 | Rafique Alam | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Mohammed Taslimuddin | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2005 | Akhtarul Iman | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Mohammad Jawed | Indian National Congress | |
| 2015 | |||
| 2019^ | Qamrul Hoda | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | |
| 2020 | Ijaharul Hussain | Indian National Congress | |
| 2025 | Qamrul Hoda | ||
^by-election