DHAKA
Assembly seat no. 21 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, Nov 2005
AWANEESH KUMAR SINGH
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 16
Margin, Nov 2005
2,690
2.63% of valid votes
Result, Nov 2005
Runner-up
LJPBHAI PAWAN JAISWAL
- Votes
- 30,472
- Vote share
- 29.74%
- Behind by
- 2,690
Electors
2,30,980
Total votes polled
1,02,474
Valid votes
1,02,474
NOTA votes
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Turnout
44.4%
Full result, Nov 2005
11 candidates · 1,02,474 valid votes
AWANEESH KUMAR SINGHBJPwon
33,162
32.4%
BHAI PAWAN JAISWALLJP
30,472
29.7%
MANOJ KUMAR SINGHRJD
18,469
18.0%
NEK MOHAMDSP
7,317
7.1%
SITARAM SINGHIND
3,692
3.6%
RAJ KUMAR BAITHAIND
2,863
2.8%
RAJ KISHOR SINGHIND
1,961
1.9%
SUDHIR KUMAR SINGHBSP
1,601
1.6%
BACHCHA MANDALIND
1,050
1.0%
PRABHU RAIIND
985
1.0%
KAIMUDDINMUL
902
0.9%
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
