| Mahishi | |
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| Constituency No. 77 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Saharsa |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Madhepura |
| Established | 1967 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Janta Dal (United) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Mahishi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Saharsa district in the Indian state of Bihar.
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 77 Mahishi Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Nauhatta and Sattar Katiya community development blocks; Baghwa, Birgaun, Manwar, Telwa West, Telwa East, Bhalahi, Kundah, Mahisarho, Telhar, Pastpar and Arapatti gram panchayats of Mahishi CD Block. [1]
Mahishi Assembly constituency is part of No. 13 Madhepura (Lok Sabha constituency). [1]
| Year | Name [2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Parameshwar Kumar | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1969 | Lahtan Chadhary | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Parameshwar Kumar | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Lahtan Chadhary | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Anand Mohan Singh | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Abdul Ghafoor | ||
| 2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
| 2005 | Surendra Yadav | Independent politician | |
| 2005 | Gunjeshwar Sah | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2010 | Abdul Ghafoor | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | Gunjeshwar Sah | Janata Dal (United) | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | |||||
| RJD | |||||
| JSP | Shamim Akhtar | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Gunjeshwar Sah | 66,316 | 37.83 | ||
| RJD | Gautam Krishna | 64,686 | 36.9 | −1.87 | |
| LJP | Abdur Razzaque | 22,110 | 12.61 | ||
| Independent | Yogendar Mukhiya | 4,743 | 2.71 | ||
| Independent | Rama Shankar Singh | 4,338 | 2.47 | ||
| RLSP | Shivendra Kumar | 3,731 | 2.13 | −18.68 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,008 | 1.72 | −4.26 | |
| Majority | 1,630 | 0.93 | −17.03 | ||
| Turnout | 175,307 | 58.76 | +5.31 | ||
| JD(U) gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Dr. Abdul Ghafoor | 56,436 | 38.77 | ||
| RLSP | Chandan Kumar Sah | 30,301 | 20.81 | ||
| JAP(L) | Gautam Krishna | 19,958 | 13.71 | ||
| Independent | Punam Deo | 11,361 | 7.8 | ||
| Independent | Surendra Yadav | 6,281 | 4.31 | ||
| Independent | Bimal Kant Jha | 2,409 | 1.65 | ||
| Independent | Rajkishor Sada | 1,835 | 1.26 | ||
| BSP | Nanhe Khan | 1,777 | 1.22 | ||
| Independent | Subodh Panday | 1,702 | 1.17 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 8,702 | 5.98 | ||
| Majority | 26,135 | 17.96 | |||
| Turnout | 145,580 | 53.45 | |||
In the 2016 state assembly election, Dr. Abdul Ghafoor of RJD won the Mahishi assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Chandan Kumar Sah of RLSP. In 2010 state assembly elections, Dr. Abdul Ghafoor of RJD won the Mahishi assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Raj Kumar Sah of JD(U). [5] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Gunjeshwar Sah of JD(U) defeated Surendra Yadav representing RJD in October 2005. Surendra Yadav, contesting as an Independent, defeated Dr. Abdul Ghafoor of RJD in February 2005. Dr. Abdul Ghafoor of RJD defeated Surendra Yadav representing JD(U) in 2000. Dr. Abdul Ghafoor of JD defeated Lahtan Choudhary of Congress in 1995. Anand Mohan of JD defeated Lahtan Choudhary of Congress in 1990. Lahtan Choudhary of Congress defeated Devanand Yadav of LD in 1985 and Satya Narayan Yadav of Congress (U) in 1980. Parameshwar Kumar of JP defeated Lahtan Choudhary of Congress in 1977. [6]