Kishanganj, Madhepura Assembly constituency

For constituency with the same name in Purnia division, see Kishanganj Assembly constituency.

Kishanganj
Former constituency for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Bihar
District	Madhepura
LS constituency	Madhepura
Established	1977
Abolished	2008

Kishanganj Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in Madhepura district in the Indian state of Bihar. It was reserved for Scheduled castes.

As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission of India, Kishanganj Assembly constituency ceased to exist in 2010. ^[1]

It was part of Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency.

Results

1977-2005

In the October 2005 and February 2005 state assembly elections, Renu Kumari of JD(U) won the Kishanganj assembly seat defeating her nearest rival Prof. Rabindra Charan Yadav, Independent/ RJD. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Prof. Rabindra Charan Yadav of RJD/ JD defeated Md. Abdul Sattar of JD(U) in 2000, Jai Krishna Mehta of Congress in 1995, and Maheshwar Mehta of Congress in 1990. Rajnandan Prasad of LD defeated Singheshwar Mehta of Congress in 1985. Singheshwar Mehta of Congress defeated Rajnandan Prasad of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) in 1980. Rajnandan Prasad of JP defeated Bishnudeo Singh, Independent, in 1977. ^[2]

References

1. "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
2. "122 - Kishanganj Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-01-15.

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