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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 21 · 2025
Dhaka
Winner — 2025
FAISAL RAHMAN
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 45.7%BJP 45.6%9 others 8.7%
Votes
1,12,727
45.7% share
Winning margin
178
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
73.5%
of 3,35,844
Dhaka was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 178 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
6 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.73 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FAISAL RAHMAN | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 1,12,727 | 45.7% |
| 2 | PAWAN KUMAR JAISWAL | 1,12,549 | 45.6% | |
| 3 | DOCTOR L. B. PRASAD | JANSURAJ | 8,347 | 3.4% |
| 4 | RANA RANJIT | 5,730 | 2.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,047 | 1.2% |
| 6 | SUBODH KUMAR | IND | 1,685 | 0.7% |
| 7 | MADHUSUDAN KUMAR | 912 | 0.4% | |
| 8 | MD SALIM | IND | 495 | 0.2% |
| 9 | NAGINA PASWAN | RJBP | 477 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SIKANDAR BHARTI | 396 | 0.2% | |
| 11 | KEDAR RAM | NYKP | 215 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (34th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 0.1% · max 23.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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34th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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186th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 45.7%BJP 45.6%OTH 7.4%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
6/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.73 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
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