Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Faisal Rahman of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Dhaka Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 87,458 votes (47.00% vote share). The runner-up was Pawan Kumar Jaiswal (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 68,261 votes.
A total of 10 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faisal Rahman | 87458 | 47.00% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Pawan Kumar Jaiswal | 68261 | 36.70% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 3 | Ram Pukar Sinha | 20160 | 10.80% | Independent |
| 4 | Nek Mohammad | 1868 | 1.00% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 5 | Manjur Ahmad | 1637 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 6 | Ramkrit Paswan | 1434 | 0.80% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 7 | Veerchandra Prasad | 985 | 0.50% | Rashtriya Pragati Party |
| 8 | Prabhu Narain | 952 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 9 | Mohmmad Alam | 480 | 0.30% | Garib Janta Dal (Secular) |
| 10 | Anil Kumar Mehata | 431 | 0.20% | Independent |
The Dhaka constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 10 candidates contested for this seat. Faisal Rahman (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 87,458 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.