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| name = Faisal Rahman<br />
| image = Faisal Rahman.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| birth_place = Sapahi, Dhaka subdivision, East Champaran, Bihar, India<br />
| office1 = Member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start1 = 14 Nov 2025<br />
| term_end1 = <br />
| predecessor1 = [[Pawan Jaiswal|Pawan Kumar Jaiswal]]<br />
| party = [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]<br />
| term_start2 = 2015<br />
| term_end2 = 2020<br />
| predecessor2 = Pawan Kumar Jaiswal<br />
| successor2 = Pawan Kumar Jaiswal<br />
| constituency2 = [[Dhaka (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhaka]]<br />
| occupation = Agriculturist, social worker<br />
| alma_mater = Schooling up to 10th grade<ref name="myneta2015">{{Cite web|title=Faisal Rahman – RJD Candidate Affidavit, Bihar 2015|url=https://myneta.info/bihar2015/candidate.php?candidate_id=2677|website=MyNeta.info|access-date=24 May 2025}}</ref><br />
| children = 3<br />
| footnotes = <ref name="ECI2025">{{Cite web|title=General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Trends & Results November-2025 - ECI Result|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S0421.htm|website=Election Commission of India|access-date=18 November 2025}}</ref><br />
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'''Faisal Rahman''' is an Indian politician from the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] (RJD). He served as a Member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] representing the [[Dhaka (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhaka]] constituency in [[East Champaran district]] from 2015 to 2020.<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Faisal Rahman was born in Sapahi town of the Dhaka subdivision, East Champaran district, Bihar. According to his 2015 election affidavit, he completed schooling up to the 10th grade and lists his profession as agriculture and social service.<ref name="myneta2015" /><br />
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==Political career==<br />
===2010 election===<br />
Rahman made his first electoral bid in the 2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election from Dhaka on a Janata Dal (United) ticket but was defeated by independent candidate Pawan Kumar Jaiswal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Faisal Rahman – JD(U) Candidate Affidavit, Bihar 2010|url=https://myneta.info/bih2010/candidate.php?candidate_id=706|website=MyNeta.info|access-date=24 May 2025}}</ref><br />
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===2015 election and tenure===<br />
In the 2015 election, standing for RJD, he defeated BJP’s Pawan Kumar Jaiswal by a margin of 19,197 votes, securing 47.07% of the vote to Jaiswal’s 37.48%.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bihar Assembly Election Results 2015: Dhaka|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/2015-election-results.html|website=Elections.in|access-date=24 May 2025}}</ref> He served in the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly from November 2015 to August 2020.<br />
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During his tenure, Rahman was involved in various initiatives aimed at rural development and agricultural welfare in his constituency.<br />
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===2020 election===<br />
Rahman sought re-election in 2020 but lost to Pawan Kumar Jaiswal (BJP) by a margin of 10,114 votes, polling 43.15% to Jaiswal’s 48.01%.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dhaka Assembly Election Results 2020|url=https://www.oneindia.com/dhaka-assembly-elections-br-21/|website=OneIndia|access-date=24 May 2025}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
He is married and has three children. As per his 2020 election affidavit, his declared assets were ₹1.68 crore, with no criminal cases pending.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Faisal Rahman (RJD) – Dhaka (East Champaran), 2020 affidavit|url=https://myneta.info/Bihar2020/candidate.php?candidate_id=13409|website=MyNeta.info|access-date=24 May 2025}}</ref><br />
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==Constituency context==<br />
The Dhaka Assembly constituency (No. 21) covers Dhaka and Ghorasahan blocks in East Champaran district and is part of the Sheohar Lok Sabha seat. It is notable as the site of Gandhi’s 1917 [[Champaran Satyagraha]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dhaka Assembly constituency profile|url=https://electionpandit.com/state/bihar/ac/21/dhaka|website=ElectionPandit|access-date=24 May 2025}}</ref><br />
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