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|name = Mahishi 
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|settlement_type = Vidhan Sabha constituency 
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| pushpin_map = India Bihar
| map_caption = Location in Bihar
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{IND}}
|subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Bihar|District]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Saharsa district|Saharsa]]
|subdivision_type3 = [[List of Assembly constituencies of Bihar|Constituency No.]]
|subdivision_name3 = 77
|subdivision_type4 = Type
|subdivision_name4 = Open
|subdivision_type5 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
|subdivision_name5 = [[Madhepura (Lok Sabha constituency)|13. Madhepura]]
|subdivision_type6 = [[Voting system|Electoral system]]
|subdivision_name6 = [[First past the post system|First past the post]]

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'''Mahishi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Saharsa district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]].

==Overview==
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 77 Mahishi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Nauhatta and Sattar Katiya [[Community Development Block in India|community development blocks]]; Baghwa, Birgaun, Manwar, Telwa West, Telwa East, Bhalahi, Kundah, Mahisarho, Telhar, Pastpar and Arapatti [[gram panchayat]]s of Mahishi CD Block.<ref name=commission>{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|work= Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies |publisher = |accessdate = 2011-01-10 }}</ref>

Mahishi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 13 [[Madhepura (Lok Sabha constituency)]] .<ref name=commission/>

==Election results==
===1977-2010===
In the 2016 state assembly election, Dr. Abdul ghafoor of RJD won the mahishi assembly seat defeating his nearest rival chandan Kumar sah of RLSP.In [[2010 Bihar legislative assembly election|2010 state assembly elections]], [[Abdul Ghafoor (Saharsa politician)|Dr. Abdul Ghafoor]] of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]] won the Mahishi assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Raj Kumar Sah of [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS0477.htm |title = Bihar - Mahisi |work =Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results | publisher = Election Commission of India|accessdate = 2011-02-01 }}</ref> Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Gunjeshwar Sah of JD(U) defeated Surendra Yadav representing RJD in [[Bihar Assembly Election, Oct 2005|October 2005]]. Surendra Yadav, contesting as an Independent, defeated [[Abdul Ghafoor (Saharsa politician)|Dr. Abdul Ghafoor]] of RJD in [[Bihar Assembly Election, Feb 2005|February 2005]]. [[Abdul Ghafoor (Saharsa politician)|Dr. Abdul Ghafoor]] of RJD defeated Surendra Yadav representing JD(U) in 2000. [[Abdul Ghafoor (Saharsa politician)|Dr. Abdul Ghafoor]] of [[Janata Dal|JD]] defeated Lahtan Choudhary of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 1995. Anand Mohan of JD defeated Lahtan Choudhary of Congress in 1990. Lahtan Choudhary of Congress defeated Devanand Yadav of [[Lok Dal|LD]] in 1985 and Satya Narayan Yadav of [[Indian National Congress (Urs)|Congress (U)]] in 1980. Parameshwar Kumar of [[Janata Party|JP]] defeated Lahtan Chudhary of Congress in 1977.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp118.htm |title = 118 - Mahishi Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|accessdate = 2011-01-15 }}</ref>

===Assembly Elections 2020===
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==References==
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{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Bihar}}
{{Kosi Division topics}}

{{Bihar elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar]]
[[Category:Politics of Saharsa district]]

Mahishi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) - Revision history

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