Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Pawan Kumar Jaiswal of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Dhaka Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 99,792 votes (48.70% vote share). The runner-up was Faisal Rahman (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 89,678 votes.
A total of 9 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 | Pawan Kumar Jaiswal | 99792 | 48.70% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Faisal Rahman | 89678 | 43.80% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Ram Pukar Sinha | 10932 | 5.30% | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 4 | Md Salim Mansuri | 1313 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 5 | Abhijit Singh | 966 | 0.50% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 6 | Dr. Rajan Jaiswal | 875 | 0.40% | The Plurals Party |
| 7 | Chandradip Kumar | 570 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 8 | Md. Kasim Ansari | 499 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 9 | Ramkrit Paswan | 250 | 0.10% | Jan Sangharsh Dal |
The Dhaka constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 9 candidates contested for this seat. Pawan Kumar Jaiswal (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 99,792 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.