Kishanganj Assembly Election 2025 (Source: X)
Kishanganj Election 2025: Kishanganj is constituency no 54 in Bihar. It is one of the 243 assembly constituencies in Bihar and is located in the Kishanganj district.
The current Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kishanganj is Ijaharul Hussain of the Indian National Congress (INC).
Kishanganj will observe polling day in the second phase of Bihar Assembly election on November 11, 2025. Counting of votes will take place on November 14, 2025, followed by the declaration of results on the same day.
In the 2020 Bihar Assembly election for the Kishanganj Bihar constituency, Ijaharul Hussain of the Indian National Congress (INC) won with 61,078 votes, securing 34.2% of the total vote. Sweety Singh of the BJP came second with 59,697 votes.
| SNo | Candidate | Party | Criminal Cases | Education | Age | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdur Rahman | IND | 0 | Graduate | 44 | ||
| 2 | Asraf Alam | AAP | 1 | 8th Pass | 43 | ||
| 3 | Md Tariq Anwar | Janshakti Janta Dal | 0 | 8th Pass | 45 | ||
| 4 | Md Wasim | IND | 0 | Literate | 33 | ||
| 5 | Md. Ishaque Alam | Jan Suraaj Party | 3 | Graduate | 52 | ||
| 6 | Md. Qamrul Hoda | INC | 0 | 10th Pass | 62 | ||
| 7 | Perwez Alam | IND | 0 | 12th Pass | 35 | ||
| 8 | Pradeep Ravidas | BSP | 0 | 10th Pass | 39 | ||
| 9 | Shams Aghaz | All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 0 | Post Graduate | 30 | ||
| 10 | Sweety Singh | BJP | 0 | Graduate Professional | 46 |
In the Kishanganj constituency, the official voting window is from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM on November 11th.
The total population of the Kishanganj Assembly constituency area is approximately 518,002 as per 2024 electoral information data.
The constituency is composed of the entire Pothia Community Development Block (CD Block). Additionally, it includes the Kishanganj municipality (the urban area) and four specific Gram Panchayats from the Kishanganj CD Block. These four Gram Panchayats are Motihara Toluka, Singhia Kulamani, Halamala, and Taisa.
In 2020, Kishanganj had 518,002 registered voters, in which Male population is (257,912) and female population is (260,090).
The Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency was established in 1957, ahead of the second general election in India. The first Member of Parliament from this constituency was Mohammad Tahir, who was elected in the 1957 election on an Indian National Congress ticket.
Kishanganj is located in the Indian state of Bihar, in the Purnea division. It is the district headquarters of Kishanganj district and is situated in the "Chicken's Neck" region of the country, in the foothills of the Himalayas.
The current Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is Ijaharul Hussain of the Indian National Congress (INC). He was elected in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.
