DHAKA
Assembly seat no. 21 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2010
PAWAN KUMAR JAISWAL
IND
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 16
Margin, 2010
1,649
1.30% of valid votes
Result, 2010
Runner-up
JD(U)FAISAL RAHMAN
- Votes
- 46,451
- Vote share
- 36.68%
- Behind by
- 1,649
Electors
2,31,228
Total votes polled
1,26,635
Valid votes
1,26,635
NOTA votes
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Turnout
54.8%
Full result, 2010
11 candidates · 1,26,635 valid votes
PAWAN KUMAR JAISWALINDwon
48,100
38.0%
FAISAL RAHMANJD(U)
46,451
36.7%
NEK MOHAMMEDLJP
13,418
10.6%
ABDUL HAMID ANSARIINC
4,464
3.5%
JAIMANGAL PRASADBSP
4,385
3.5%
BINDESHWARI PRASADCPI
3,504
2.8%
NEKA MAHAMADIND
2,221
1.8%
SUBHAS KUMAR SINGHSJPR
1,386
1.1%
DHARAM DEV RAISMBHP
1,258
1.0%
JAWAHAR LAL PRASADSP
914
0.7%
ZAINAB AHMAD NABINCP
534
0.4%
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
