Mahishi is assembly constituency number 77 in Bihar, in Saharsa district, and one of the segments of the Madhepura Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Gautam Krishna of the Rashtriya Janata Dal won with 46.2% of the vote, 3,740 votes ahead of Gunjeshwar Sah (JD(U)).
- 01Gautam KrishnaRJD93,75246.19%
- 02Gunjeshwar SahJD(U)90,01244.35%
- 03Suraj SamratIndependent3,1421.55%
- 04Shamim AkhtarJNSRJP2,5711.27%
- 05Priyanka AnandBSP1,2070.59%
- 9 other candidates · 5,611 votesNOTA · 6,671 (3.29%)
Margin 3,740 votes · 1.84% of valid votes
All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,02,966 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gautam KrishnaMale · 40 yrs | RJD | 93,752 | 46.19% |
| 2 | Gunjeshwar SahMale · 72 yrs | JD(U) | 90,012 | 44.35% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,671 | 3.29% |
| 3 | Suraj SamratMale · 38 yrs | Independent | 3,142 | 1.55% |
| 4 | Shamim AkhtarMale · 50 yrs | JNSRJP | 2,571 | 1.27% |
| 5 | Priyanka AnandFemale · 37 yrs | BSP | 1,207 | 0.59% |
| 6 | Sushil Kumar RajakMale · 30 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,201 | 0.59% |
| 7 | Vijay Kumar GuptaMale · 37 yrs | AAP | 847 | 0.42% |
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| 8 | Ranjit SadaMale · 35 yrs · SC | Independent | 758 | 0.37% |
| 9 | Arvind KumarMale · 28 yrs | Independent | 653 | 0.32% |
| 10 | Raja KumarMale · 27 yrs | Independent | 567 | 0.28% |
| 11 | Rahul PaswanMale · 29 yrs · SC | Independent | 519 | 0.26% |
| 12 | Maharudra JhaMale · 66 yrs | Independent | 398 | 0.20% |
| 13 | Devnarayan YadavMale · 45 yrs | JNSKJNDL | 338 | 0.17% |
| 14 | Tiro SharmaMale · 75 yrs · SC | Independent | 330 | 0.16% |
The seat changed hands: JD(U) won in 2020, RJD in 2025.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Mahishi result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunjeshwar Sah | JD(U) | 66,316 | 37.83% |
| 2 | Gautam Krishna | RJD | 64,686 | 36.90% |
| 3 | Abdur Razzaque | LJP | 22,110 | 12.61% |
| 4 | Yogendar Mukhiya | Independent | 4,743 | 2.71% |
| 5 | Rama Shankar Singh | Independent | 4,338 | 2.47% |
| 6 | Shivendra Kumar | RLSP | 3,731 | 2.13% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,008 | 1.72% |
| 7 | Mohammad Arshad Hussain | BAHUMP | 1,233 | 0.70% |
| 8 | Maharudra Jha | Independent | 1,210 | 0.69% |
| 9 | Rajiv Kumar Yadav | BHRTSBLP | 856 | 0.49% |
| 10 | Rajiv Das | BTMSP | 780 | 0.44% |
| 11 | Nehal Akhtar | MZEKP | 629 | 0.36% |
| 12 | Tripurari Prasad Singh | TPLRSP | 503 | 0.29% |
| 13 | Munna Mandal | RSPS | 413 | 0.24% |
| 14 | Sunit Kumar Singh "chauhan" | NCP | 403 | 0.23% |
| 15 | Guddu Kumar | RSWD | 348 | 0.20% |
Mahishi result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Abdul Ghafoor | RJD | 56,436 | 38.77% |
| 2 | Chandan Kumar Sah | BLSP | 30,301 | 20.81% |
| 3 | Gautam Krishna | JAPL | 19,958 | 13.71% |
| 4 | Punam Deo | Independent | 11,361 | 7.80% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 8,702 | 5.98% |
| 5 | Surendra Yadav | Independent | 6,281 | 4.31% |
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| 6 | Bimal Kant Jha | Independent | 2,409 | 1.65% |
| 7 | Rajkishor Sada | Independent | 1,835 | 1.26% |
| 8 | Nanhe Khan | BSP | 1,777 | 1.22% |
| 9 | Subodh Panday | Independent | 1,702 | 1.17% |
| 10 | Maharudra Jha | Independent | 1,096 | 0.75% |
| 11 | Nausad Alam | Independent | 1,074 | 0.74% |
| 12 | Lalan Yadav | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,034 | 0.71% |
| 13 | Dhirendra Pathak | Independent | 909 | 0.62% |
| 14 | Vijay Kumar Gupta | NJPI | 705 | 0.48% |
Mahishi result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr Abdul Gafoor | RJD | 39,158 | 33.39% |
| 2 | Raj Kumar Sah | JD(U) | 37,441 | 31.92% |
| 3 | Surendra Yadav | Independent | 20,304 | 17.31% |
| 4 | Birendra Kumar Jha | INC | 4,548 | 3.88% |
| 5 | Gunjeshwar Sah | Independent | 3,667 | 3.13% |
| 6 | Raghunath Prasad Yadav | Independent | 2,006 | 1.71% |
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| 7 | Jawahar Jha | Independent | 1,850 | 1.58% |
| 8 | Beer Bikram Kumar Singh | BSP | 1,637 | 1.40% |
| 9 | Maharudra Jha | Independent | 1,457 | 1.24% |
| 10 | Tiro Sharma | SMBHP | 1,167 | 0.99% |
| 11 | Parmeshwer Mahto | Independent | 1,036 | 0.88% |
| 12 | Rekha Devi | JD(S) | 946 | 0.81% |
| 13 | Nanha Khan | Independent | 910 | 0.78% |
| 14 | Tuntun Paswan | Independent | 600 | 0.51% |
| 15 | Lalan Kumar Sada | IJP | 563 | 0.48% |
Mahishi outlined in orange among the other Bihar seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2025. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Saharsa district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Mahishi is one of the assembly segments of Madhepura. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Madhepura candidates.
- Dinesh Chandra YadavJD(U)84,161 50.5%
- Da Kumar ChandradeepRJD73,198 43.9%
- Sureshwar PoddarAMiP2,332 1.4%
- Md Arshad HussainBSP1,686 1.0%
- Jawahar Lal JaiswalSUCI1,417 0.9%
In the assembly election RJD won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, JD(U) led here by 10,963 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Mahishi.
Who won the Mahishi assembly seat in 2025?
Gautam Krishna of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) won Mahishi in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 93,752 votes, which was 46.19% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Mahishi?
The margin was 3,740 votes (1.84% of valid votes). The runner-up was Gunjeshwar Sah of the Janata Dal (United) with 90,012 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Mahishi in 2025?
Turnout was 70.48%: 2,03,052 of 2,88,096 registered electors voted, across 361 polling stations. That is 11.7 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Mahishi part of?
Mahishi is an assembly segment of the Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dinesh Chandra Yadav got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Mahishi a reserved constituency?
No. Mahishi is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Mahishi?
The Bihar assembly elected in 2025 completes its five-year term in 2030, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Bihar assembly elections of 2025 and 2020 and 2015 and 2010 (2025 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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- Saharsa population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, SaharsaEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Bihar state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Bihar Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Bihar districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, BiharBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in BiharCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
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