Dhaka Assembly constituency
| Dhaka | |
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| Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Division | Tirhut |
| District | East Champaran |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sheohar |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2020 |
| Preceded by | Faisal Rahman |
Dhaka is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Bihar, in East Champaran district.
Overview
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 21. Dhaka Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Dhaka and Ghorasahan community development blocks.[1]
Dhaka Assembly constituency is part of 4. Sheohar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Masoodur Rahman | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | Nek Mahamad | Communist Party of India | |
| 1967 | S. N. Sharma | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1969 | Masoodur Rahman | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Hafiz Idris Ansari | ||
| 1977 | Siyaram Thakur | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Motiur Rahman | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1990 | Avaneesh Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1995 | |||
| 2000 | Manoj Kumar Singh | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2005 | Avaneesh Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Pawan Kumar Jaiswal | Independent politician | |
| 2015 | Faisal Rahman | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | Pawan Kumar Jaiswal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pawan Kumar Jaiswal | 99,792 | 48.01 | +11.35 | |
| RJD | Faisal Rahman | 89,678 | 43.15 | −3.82 | |
| RLSP | Ram Pukar Sinha | 10,932 | 5.26 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,965 | 1.43 | +0.06 | |
| Majority | 10,114 | 4.86 | −5.45 | ||
| Turnout | 207,840 | 64.73 | −0.53 | ||
| BJP gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
2015
- Faisal Rahman of RJD, won the Dhaka assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Pawan Jaiswal of BJP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Faisal Rahman | 87,458 | 46.97 | ||
| BJP | Pawan Kumar Jaiswal | 68,261 | 36.66 | ||
| Independent | Ram Pukar Sinha | 20,160 | 10.83 | ||
| NCP | Nek Mohammad | 1,868 | 1.0 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,548 | 1.37 | ||
| Majority | 19,197 | 10.31 | |||
| Turnout | 186,214 | 65.26 | |||
2010
- Pawan Kumar Jaiswal (IND), defeated Faisal Rahman of JD-U
1972
- Hafiz Idris Ansari (INC): 18,619 votes[5]
- Nek Mahamad Akhtar (IND): 15,688 votes
References
- ^ a b "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "Dhaka Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2015". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1972". www.elections.in. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021.
External links
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.