Mahishi Assembly constituency

Mahishi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Saharsa district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Mahishi
Constituency No. 77 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Lok Sabha constituency	Madhepura
Established	1967
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Gunjeshwar Sah
Party	Janta Dal (United)
Alliance	NDA
Elected year	2020

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 77 Mahishi Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Nauhatta and Sattar Katiya community development blocks; Baghwa, Birgaun, Manwar, Telwa West, Telwa East, Bhalahi, Kundah, Mahisarho, Telhar, Pastpar and Arapatti gram panchayats of Mahishi CD Block.^[1]

Mahishi Assembly constituency is part of No. 13 Madhepura (Lok Sabha constituency).^[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Name[2]	Party
1967	Parameshwar Kumar		Samyukta Socialist Party
1969	Lahtan Chadhary		Indian National Congress
1972
1977	Parameshwar Kumar		Janata Party
1980	Lahtan Chadhary		Indian National Congress
1985			Indian National Congress
1990	Anand Mohan Singh		Janata Dal
1995	Abdul Ghafoor
2000			Rashtriya Janata Dal
2005	Surendra Yadav		Independent politician
2005	Gunjeshwar Sah		Janata Dal (United)
2010	Abdul Ghafoor		Rashtriya Janata Dal
2015
2020	Gunjeshwar Sah		Janata Dal (United)

Election results

1977-2010

In the 2016 state assembly election, Dr. Abdul Ghafoor of RJD won the Mahishi assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Chandan Kumar Sah of RLSP. In 2010 state assembly elections, Dr. Abdul Ghafoor of RJD won the Mahishi assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Raj Kumar Sah of JD(U).^[3] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Gunjeshwar Sah of JD(U) defeated Surendra Yadav representing RJD in October 2005. Surendra Yadav, contesting as an Independent, defeated Dr. Abdul Ghafoor of RJD in February 2005. Dr. Abdul Ghafoor of RJD defeated Surendra Yadav representing JD(U) in 2000. Dr. Abdul Ghafoor of JD defeated Lahtan Choudhary of Congress in 1995. Anand Mohan of JD defeated Lahtan Choudhary of Congress in 1990. Lahtan Choudhary of Congress defeated Devanand Yadav of LD in 1985 and Satya Narayan Yadav of Congress (U) in 1980. Parameshwar Kumar of JP defeated Lahtan Choudhary of Congress in 1977.^[4]

2020

2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Mahishi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD(U)	Gunjeshwar Sah
	LJP	Abdur Razzaque
	RJD	Gautam Krishna
	NOTA	None of the above
Majority
Turnout
	gain from		Swing