DHAKA
Assembly seat no. 21 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | RJDFaisal Rahman | BJPPawan Kumar Jaiswal | 178 | 0.07% | 10 | 73.4% |
| 2020 | BJPPAWAN KUMAR JAISWAL | RJDFAISAL RAHMAN | 10,114 | 4.87% | 9 | 64.7% |
| 2015 | RJDFAISAL RAHMAN | BJPPAWAN KUMAR JAISWAL | 19,197 | 10.31% | 10 | 65.3% |
| 2010 | INDPAWAN KUMAR JAISWAL | JD(U)FAISAL RAHMAN | 1,649 | 1.30% | 11 | 54.8% |
| Nov 20051973 boundaries | BJPAWANEESH KUMAR SINGH | LJPBHAI PAWAN JAISWAL | 2,690 | 2.63% | 11 | 44.4% |
| Feb 20051973 boundaries | BJPAWANEESH KUMAR SINGH | LJPNEK MOHAMMAD | 11,269 | 11.08% | 15 | 42.4% |
| 20001973 boundaries | RJDMANOJ KUMAR SINGH | BJPAVANEESH KUMAR SINGH | 6,097 | 4.42% | 14 | 66.7% |
| 19951973 boundaries | BJPAWNISH KUMAR SINGH | INCMOTIUR RAHMAN | 25,164 | 22.46% | 26 | 54.0% |
| 19901973 boundaries | BJPAVANISH KUMAR SINGH | INCMOTIUR RAHMAN | 44,598 | 30.94% | 11 | 78.1% |
| 19851973 boundaries | INCMOTIUR RAHMAN | BJPAVANISH KUMAR SINGH | 22,389 | 22.02% | 11 | 66.7% |
| 19801973 boundaries | INC(I)MOTIUR RAHMAN | INDPREM SHANKER KUMAR | 21,953 | 22.65% | 10 | 68.4% |
| 19771973 boundaries | JNPSIYARAM THAKUR | INCHAFIZ IDRIS ANSARI | 11,884 | 15.63% | 5 | 59.8% |
| 19721966 boundaries | INCHAFIZ IDRIS ANSARI | INDNEK MAHAMAD AKHTAR | 2,931 | 5.23% | 7 | 50.3% |
| 19691966 boundaries | INCMASODUR RAHMAN | BJSRAM BAHADUR PRASAD SINHA | 3,368 | 6.98% | 5 | 55.0% |
| 19671966 boundaries | PSPS.N. SHARMA | INCI. WAHSHI | 5,040 | 12.21% | 7 | 50.5% |
| 19621961 boundaries | CPINEK MAHAMAD | SWAGAJADHAR SINGH | 2,714 | 10.20% | 4 | 43.6% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the DHAKA assembly constituency in 2025?
Faisal Rahman (RJD) won DHAKA in 2025, by a margin of 178 votes.
Which party has won DHAKA the most times?
BJP, with 5 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has DHAKA gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2025.
Who has won DHAKA the most times?
PAWAN KUMAR JAISWAL, with 2 wins between 2010 and 2020.
