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{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Mahishi
| type = SLA
| map_image = 77-Mahishi constituency.svg
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| mla = [[Gautam Krishna]]
|party = {{party index link|Rashtriya Janata Dal}} 
| alliance = {{Party index link|Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)}}
| latest_election_year = [[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]] 
| preceded_by = [[Gunjeshwar Sah]], {{small|{{Party index link|Janata Dal (United)}}}}
| region =
| state = [[Bihar]]
| district = [[Saharsa district|Saharsa]]
| division =
| loksabha_cons = [[Madhepura]]
| constituency_no = [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|77]]
| established = 1967
| electors = 288,096
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image =
| abolished = 
}}
'''Mahishi Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Saharsa district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]].

==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 Block in India|community development blocks]]; Baghwa, Birgaun, Manwar, Telwa West, Telwa East, Bhalahi, Kundah, Mahisarho, Telhar, Pastpar and Arapatti [[gram panchayat]]s of Mahishi CD Block.<ref name=commission>{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|work= Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies |publisher = |accessdate = 2011-01-10 }}</ref>

Mahishi Assembly constituency is part of No. 13 [[Madhepura (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=commission/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Name<ref name="election2018">{{Cite web |title=Sonbarsa Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/sonbarsa.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|[[1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|Parameshwar Kumar
|{{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}
|-
|[[1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|rowspan="2" |Lahtan Chadhary
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|-
|[[1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|Parameshwar Kumar
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|rowspan="2" |Lahtan Chadhary
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}}
|-
|[[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|[[Anand Mohan Singh]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal|dab=y|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|rowspan="2" |[[Abdul Ghafoor (Saharsa politician)|Abdul Ghafoor]]
|-
|[[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]
|Surendra Yadav
|{{Full party name with color|Independent}}
|-
|[[October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]
|[[Gunjeshwar Sah]]
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=y}}
|-
|[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]]
|rowspan="2" |[[Abdul Ghafoor (Saharsa politician)|Abdul Ghafoor]]
| {{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]]
|-
|[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]
|[[Gunjeshwar Sah]]
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=y}}
|-
||[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]]
|[[Gautam Krishna]]
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
|-
|}

==Election results==
=== 2025 ===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Mahishi<ref name="election2025">{{Cite web |date=2025-12-15 |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2020 |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ae/2025/16 |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Gautam Krishna]]
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|votes = {{formatnum:93752}}
|percentage = 46.19
|change = +9.29
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Gunjeshwar Sah]]
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|votes = {{formatnum:90012}}
|percentage = 44.35
|change = +6.52
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Suraj Samrat
|votes = {{formatnum:3142}}
|percentage = 1.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Shamim Akhtar
|party = Jan Suraaj Party
|votes = {{formatnum:2571}}
|percentage = 1.27
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:6671}}
|percentage = 3.29
|change = +1.57
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:3740}}
|percentage = 1.84
|change = +0.91
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:202966}}
|percentage = 70.45
|change = +11.69
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|loser = JD(U)
|swing = 3,740
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2020 ===
{{Election box begin |title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Mahishi]]<ref name="election2020">{{Cite web |date=2021-01-13 |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2020 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/12787-bihar-legislative-election-2020/ |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = [[Gunjeshwar Sah]]
|votes = {{formatnum:66316}}
|percentage = 37.83
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Gautam Krishna]]
|votes = {{formatnum:64686}}
|percentage = 36.9
|change = -1.87
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Lok Janshakti Party
|candidate = Abdur Razzaque
|votes = {{formatnum:22110}}
|percentage = 12.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Yogendar Mukhiya
|votes = {{formatnum:4743}}
|percentage = 2.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Rama Shankar Singh
|votes = {{formatnum:4338}}
|percentage = 2.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Rashtriya Lok Samta Party
|candidate = Shivendra Kumar
|votes = {{formatnum:3731}}
|percentage = 2.13
|change = -18.68
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:3008}}
|percentage = 1.72
|change = -4.26
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:1630}}
|percentage = 0.93
|change = -17.03
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:175307}}
|percentage = 58.76
|change = +5.31
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Janata Dal (United)
|loser = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2015 ===
{{Election box begin
|title = [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Mahishi<ref name="election2015">{{cite web |date=2018-08-20 |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2015 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3904-bihar-2015/ |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = Dr. Abdul Ghafoor
|votes = {{formatnum:56436}}
|percentage = 38.77
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Rashtriya Lok Samta Party
|candidate = Chandan Kumar Sah
|votes = {{formatnum:30301}}
|percentage = 20.81
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)
|candidate = [[Gautam Krishna]]
|votes = {{formatnum:19958}}
|percentage = 13.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Punam Deo
|votes = {{formatnum:11361}}
|percentage = 7.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Surendra Yadav
|votes = {{formatnum:6281}}
|percentage = 4.31
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Bimal Kant Jha
|votes = {{formatnum:2409}}
|percentage = 1.65
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Rajkishor Sada
|votes = {{formatnum:1835}}
|percentage = 1.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Nanhe Khan
|votes = {{formatnum:1777}}
|percentage = 1.22
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Subodh Panday
|votes = {{formatnum:1702}}
|percentage = 1.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:8702}}
|percentage = 5.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:26135}}
|percentage = 17.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:145580}}
|percentage = 53.45
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===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 Bihar legislative assembly election|2010 state assembly elections]], [[Abdul Ghafoor (Saharsa politician)|Dr. Abdul Ghafoor]] of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]] won the Mahishi assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Raj Kumar Sah of [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]].<ref name="election2010">{{cite web| url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS0477.htm |title = Bihar - Mahisi |work =Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results | publisher = Election Commission of India|accessdate = 2011-02-01 }}</ref> 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 [[Bihar Assembly Election, Oct 2005|October 2005]]. Surendra Yadav, contesting as an Independent, defeated [[Abdul Ghafoor (Saharsa politician)|Dr. Abdul Ghafoor]] of RJD in [[Bihar Assembly Election, Feb 2005|February 2005]]. [[Abdul Ghafoor (Saharsa politician)|Dr. Abdul Ghafoor]] of RJD defeated Surendra Yadav representing JD(U) in 2000. [[Abdul Ghafoor (Saharsa politician)|Dr. Abdul Ghafoor]] of [[Janata Dal|JD]] defeated Lahtan Choudhary of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 1995. Anand Mohan of JD defeated Lahtan Choudhary of Congress in 1990. Lahtan Choudhary of Congress defeated Devanand Yadav of [[Lok Dal|LD]] in 1985 and Satya Narayan Yadav of [[Indian National Congress (Urs)|Congress (U)]] in 1980. Parameshwar Kumar of [[Janata Party|JP]] defeated Lahtan Choudhary of Congress in 1977.<ref name="election1977">{{cite web| url = http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp118.htm |title = 118 - Mahishi Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|accessdate = 2011-01-15 }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite web |title=Results of all Bihar Assembly elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/68-bihar/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}

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