Assembly constituency 21, Bihar

Dhaka

Faisal Rahman (RJD) won the 2025 election by 178 votes, taking 45.70% of the vote to Pawan Kumar Jaiswal (BJP)'s 45.60%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerRJDFaisal Rahman, 2025
Winner's vote share, 202545.70%runner-up 45.60%
Winning margin, 20251780.07% of votes cast
Elections on record4RJD 2, BJP 1, IND 1

Result by result

2010 IND 48,100 38.0% vs 36.7%2015 RJD 87,458 47.0% vs 36.7%2020 BJP 99,792 48.0% vs 43.8%2025 RJD 1,12,727 45.7% vs 45.6%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMarginTurnout
2025AssemblyDhaka
Seat 21
Faisal Rahman
RJD
1,12,727
45.7%
Pawan Kumar Jaiswal
BJP
1,12,549
45.6%
178 votes
0.07%
72.9%
2020AssemblyDhaka
Seat 21
Pawan Kumar Jaiswal
BJP
99,792
48.0%
Faisal Rahman
RJD
89,678
43.8%
10,114 votes
4.87%
64.7%
2015AssemblyDhaka
Seat 21
Faisal Rahman
RJD
87,458
47.0%
Pawan Kumar Jaiswal
BJP
68,261
36.7%
19,197 votes
10.31%
65.3%
2010AssemblyDhaka
Seat 21
Pawan Kumar Jaiswal
IND
48,100
38.0%
Faisal Rahman
JD(U)
46,451
36.7%
1,649 votes
1.30%
54.8%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.