Kishanganj Assembly Election 2025: A close contest between Congress and BJP in Kishanganj Assembly Election 2025. Muslim and Yadav voters will be decisive, it remains to be seen who wins.
Kishanganj Assembly Election 2025: Kishanganj Assembly Seat is considered a politically very important and historical seat in the Seemanchal area of Bihar. In the last three elections (2010, 2015, 2020), the Congress party has won here continuously. The current MLA is Izharul Hussain (INC), who won in a very close contest in 2020. Kishanganj politics is dominated by Muslim voters, who form about 70% of the total voters. Apart from this, Yadav, Kushwaha and Dalit voters also play a decisive role.
Past wins and losses: analysis in statistics
2020 kishanganj election
- Winner: Izharul Hussain (INC)-61,078 votes
- Loser: Sweety Singh (BJP)-59,697 votes
- Margin of victory and defeat: Only 1,381 votes
- Important thing: This election was very closely fought and Congress remained dominant.
- Note: Post graduate Izharul Hussain faces a criminal case. He has total movable and immovable assets worth Rs 66 lakh and a loan of Rs 79 thousand.
Kishanganj elections, 2015
- Winner: Dr. Mohammad Javed (INC)-66,522 votes
- Loser: Sweety Singh (BJP)-57,913 votes
- Important thing: Congress won by a margin of about 8,609 votes.
2010 Kishanganj elections
- Winner: Dr. Mohammad Javed (INC)-38,867 votes
- Loser: Sweety Singh (BJP)-38,603 votes
- Important thing: Difference of only 264 votes, close contest and exciting result.
Social and caste equation in Kishanganj assembly
- 1. Muslim voters are in majority (about 70%).
- 2. Yadav and Kushwaha voters also play a decisive role.
- 3. Congress registered consecutive victories by maintaining the Muslim-Yadav alliance.
- 4. BJP continuously tried to break this equation.
- 5. The political sensitivity of Seemanchal region always makes elections interesting.
2025: What does the data say so far?
- 1. Congress’s hold: Consecutive victories in the last three elections.
- 2. BJP’s challenge: Sweety Singh’s second consecutive defeat and strategy to increase vote share.
- 3. Voter Number and Polling: There are lakhs of active voters in Kishanganj Assembly.
- 4. Caste and social equation: Muslim, Yadav and Dalit voters play a decisive role.
Kishanganj Assembly Seat has always been important in the politics of Bihar. A close contest may be seen in 2025 also. Caste equations, local issues and voter preferences will decide who will be the next winner.