| Dhaka | |
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| Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Division | Tirhut |
| District | East Champaran |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sheohar |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 335,844 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | RJD |
| Alliance | [[Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)|Template:Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)/meta/shortname]] |
| Elected year | 2025 |
| Preceded by | Pawan Kumar Jaiswal |
Dhaka is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Bihar, in East Champaran district.
Overview[edit | edit source]
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 21. Dhaka Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Dhaka and Ghorasahan community development blocks.[1]
Dhaka Assembly constituency is part of 4. Sheohar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
Election results[edit | edit source]
2025[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Faisal Rahman | 112,727 | 45.72 | +2.57 | |
| BJP | Pawan Kumar Jaiswal | 112,549 | 45.64 | −2.37 | |
| Jan Suraaj Party | Doctor L. B. Prasad | 8,347 | 3.39 | ||
| AIMIM | Rana Ranjit | 5,730 | 2.32 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,047 | 1.24 | −0.19 | |
| Majority | 178 | 0.08 | −4.78 | ||
| Turnout | 246,580 | 73.42 | +8.69 | ||
| RJD gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2020[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pawan Kumar Jaiswal | 99,792 | 48.01 | +11.35 | |
| RJD | Faisal Rahman | 89,678 | 43.15 | −3.82 | |
| RLSP | Ram Pukar Sinha | 10,932 | 5.26 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,965 | 1.43 | +0.06 | |
| Majority | 10,114 | 4.86 | −5.45 | ||
| Turnout | 207,840 | 64.73 | −0.53 | ||
| BJP gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
2015[edit | edit source]
- Faisal Rahman of RJD, won the Dhaka assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Pawan Jaiswal of BJP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Faisal Rahman | 87,458 | 46.97 | ||
| BJP | Pawan Kumar Jaiswal | 68,261 | 36.66 | ||
| Independent | Ram Pukar Sinha | 20,160 | 10.83 | ||
| NCP | Nek Mohammad | 1,868 | 1.0 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,548 | 1.37 | ||
| Majority | 19,197 | 10.31 | |||
| Turnout | 186,214 | 65.26 | |||
2010[edit | edit source]
- Pawan Kumar Jaiswal (IND), defeated Faisal Rahman of JD-U
Of Margin 5234 vote.
1972[edit | edit source]
- Hafiz Idris Ansari (INC): 18,619 votes[6]
- Nek Mahamad Akhtar (IND): 15,688 votes
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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 10 January 2011.
- ↑ "Dhaka Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ↑ "2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Result: Dhaka". Election Commission of India. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 25 November 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. 13 January 2021.
- ↑ "Dhaka Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025". The Times of India. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 25 November 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ "Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1972". www.elections.in. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021.
External links[edit | edit source]
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.