DHAKA
Assembly seat no. 21 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, Feb 2005
AWANEESH KUMAR SINGH
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 16
Margin, Feb 2005
11,269
11.08% of valid votes
Result, Feb 2005
Runner-up
LJPNEK MOHAMMAD
- Votes
- 21,469
- Vote share
- 21.12%
- Behind by
- 11,269
Electors
2,39,600
Total votes polled
1,01,662
Valid votes
1,01,662
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
42.4%
Full result, Feb 2005
15 candidates · 1,01,662 valid votes
AWANEESH KUMAR SINGHBJPwon
32,738
32.2%
NEK MOHAMMADLJP
21,469
21.1%
MANOJ KUMAR SINGHRJD
19,830
19.5%
BHAI PAWAN JAISWALSP
18,732
18.4%
SITARAM SINGHIND
1,776
1.8%
RAGHUNATH SINGHIND
1,185
1.2%
EVTEKHAR ALAMIND
1,030
1.0%
JAI LAL DASBSP
1,010
1.0%
MOHAMMD SAKEEL AHMADRKSP
909
0.9%
RAJ KUMAR BAITHAIND
678
0.7%
ASHLAM AZADIND
609
0.6%
MD. SAMSUJJAMAIND
550
0.5%
Showing the top 12 of 15. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Faisal Rahman | RJD | 1,12,727 | 45.72% | Pawan Kumar Jaiswal | 178 |
| 2020 | PAWAN KUMAR JAISWAL | BJP | 99,792 | 48.01% | FAISAL RAHMAN | 10,114 |
| 2015 | FAISAL RAHMAN | RJD | 87,458 | 46.97% | PAWAN KUMAR JAISWAL | 19,197 |
| 2010 | PAWAN KUMAR JAISWAL | IND | 48,100 | 37.98% | FAISAL RAHMAN | 1,649 |
| Nov 2005 | AWANEESH KUMAR SINGH | BJP | 33,162 | 32.36% | BHAI PAWAN JAISWAL | 2,690 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
