GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Kishanganj
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain (BJP) won by 8,648 votes (1.2%).
- Electors
- 11,29,430
- Votes polled
- 7,27,839
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 64.4%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1999 national median: 1.2% (median 7.9%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1999 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Knife-edge (<2%)Flipped vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 1.2%(+0.3%)
- Turnout
- 64.4%(-1.1%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 70.7%
Winning margin over time · Kishanganj
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syed Shahnawaz HussainWinner | BJP | 2,58,035 | 36.0% |
| 2 | Taslimuddin | RJD | 2,49,387 | 34.8% |
| 3 | Maulana Asrarul Haque | NCP | 1,97,478 | 27.5% |
| 4 | Aftab Ahmad | AJBP | 9,892 | 1.4% |
| 5 | Pradeep Kumar Sah | SPSP | 2,017 | 0.3% |
| 6 | Lal Chand | IND | 826 | 0.1% |
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