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Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 1985

Kishanganj

Parliamentary constituency 23 (GEN) · Bihar

State boardBihar 1985

[01]Result · 1985

#23 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants9
Electors7,98,096
Votes polled3,83,803
Turnout48.1%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerS.ShahabuddinJanata Party2,12,42355.4% of votes
MARGIN73,692 votes · 19.2 pp2,12,423 − 1,38,731
Runner-upI.Haque Indian National Congress1,38,73136.2% of votes
JNP 60.5% of top-two votesINC 39.5%

All candidates 9

  1. 01 S.ShahabuddinJNP2,12,423 55.4%
  2. 02 I.HaqueINC1,38,731 36.2%
  3. 03 K.RahmanIND14,807 3.9%
  4. 04 J.P.GuptaIND8,468 2.2%
  5. 05 S.N.VermaIND2,534 0.7%
  6. 06 M.AhmedIND1,997 0.5%
  7. 07 T.ChandIND1,943 0.5%
  8. 08 B.DasIND1,754 0.5%
  9. 09 S.UddinIND1,146 0.3%

Turnout 48.1%

025507510048.1%TURNOUT◦ state median 48.3%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 3 seats, 198548.3%
  • ReconciliationΣ 9 candidates = 3,83,803Verified

Seat history 2024–1962

  1. 2024
    17.1 pp
    ShambhaviLok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
  2. 2019
    24.7 pp
    Ramchandra PaswanLok Janshakti Party
  3. 2014
    0.8 pp
    Ram Chandra PaswanLok Janshakti Party
  4. 2009
    17.8 pp
    Maheshwar HazariJanata Dal (United)
  5. 2004
    19.7 pp
    TaslimuddinRashtriya Janata Dal
  6. 1999
    1.2 pp
    Syed Shahnawaz HussainBharatiya Janata Party
  7. 1998
    0.9 pp
    Taslim UddinRashtriya Janata Dal
  8. 1996
    24.0 pp
    TaslimuddinJanata Dal
  9. 1991
    15.2 pp
    Syed ShahabuddinJanata Dal
  10. 1989
    4.7 pp
    M.J.AkbarIndian National Congress
  11. 1985
    19.2 pp
    S.ShahabuddinJanata Party
  12. 1984
    26.8 pp
    Jamilur RahmanIndian National Congress
  13. 1980
    31.5 pp
    Zamilur RahmanIndian National Congress
  14. 1977
    27.9 pp
    Halimuddin AhmedBharatiya Lok Dal
  15. 1971
    4.7 pp
    Gyaneshwar Prasad YadavBharatiya Jana Sangh
  16. 1967
    0.4 pp
    S. KeshariIndian National Congress
  17. 1962
    9.7 pp
    Priya GuptaPragati Sheel Party

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 31.5 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 91.5% of votes; the other 7 candidates 8.5% between them.

    (2,12,423 + 1,38,731) ÷ 3,83,803 = 91.5% · 32,649 ÷ 3,83,803 = 8.5%

  2. Turnout of 48.1% was 0.2 pp below the state's median seat (48.3%).

    48.1 − 48.3 = −0.2

  3. The margin narrowed from 26.8 pp in 1984 to 19.2 pp.

    19.2 − 26.8 = −7.6 pp

  4. The seat changed hands: INC in 1984, JNP in 1985.

    1984 INC · 1985 JNP

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 9 candidate lines3,83,803
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled3,83,803
  • Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1985 · Bihar · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates9 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 3 seats on the Bihar Lok Sabha 1985 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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