DHAKA
Assembly seat no. 21 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2020
PAWAN KUMAR JAISWAL
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 16
Margin, 2020
10,114
4.87% of valid votes
Result, 2020
Runner-up
RJDFAISAL RAHMAN
- Votes
- 89,678
- Vote share
- 43.15%
- Behind by
- 10,114
Electors
3,21,111
Total votes polled
2,07,840
Valid votes
2,07,840
NOTA votes
2,965
1.43% of votes polled
Turnout
64.7%
Full result, 2020
9 candidates · 2,07,840 valid votes
PAWAN KUMAR JAISWALBJPwon
99,792
48.0%
FAISAL RAHMANRJD
89,678
43.1%
RAM PUKAR SINHARLSP
10,932
5.3%
MD SALIM MANSURIIND
1,313
0.6%
ABHIJIT SINGHJAPL
966
0.5%
DR. RAJAN JAISWALTPLRSP
875
0.4%
CHANDRADIP KUMARIND
570
0.3%
MD. KASIM ANSARIIND
499
0.2%
RAMKRIT PASWANJNSNGHDL
250
0.1%
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
