| Office | Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
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| Term start | 2025
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| Predecessor | Gunjeshwar Sah
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| Constituency | Mahishi Assembly constituency
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| Born | Saharsa district, Bihar, India
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| Political party | RJD
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| Alma mater | •TP College,Madhepura (Intermediate) • Patna College (Graduation) • Patna University (PhD)[1] |
| Occupation | Politics Former Civil Servant
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Gautam Krishna is an Indian Politician and former Block Development Officer (BDO) from Bihar and a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. Krishna won the Mahishi Assembly constituency of Saharsa district on the RJD ticket in the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.[2][3][4][5] He was the topper of Patna College in his batch and a gold medalist of Patna University.
Political career
Gautam Krishna began his political journey in 2015 after resigning from his position as Block Development Officer (BDO) to contest the assembly elections from the Mahishi constituency on a Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) ticket, though he was unsuccessful. He joined the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in 2020 and again contested from Mahishi, losing narrowly by just 1,630 votes to the incumbent JD(U) candidate Gunjeshwar Sah.
In 2023, Krishna was appointed State Vice-President of the RJD Youth Wing, strengthening his role within the party organization. During 2024, he led major flood relief campaigns in the Kosi region, addressing issues such as flood management, youth employment, and social justice for backward classes.
Krishna achieved electoral success in the 2025 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, winning the Mahishi seat with 93,752 votes and defeating JD(U)'s Gunjeshwar Sah by a margin of 3,740 votes.[6] His victory was notable as one of the few seats won by the opposition in a region dominated by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). [7]
References
- ↑ Gautam Krishna Affidavit. suvidha.eci.gov.in.
- ↑ Assembly Constituency 77 - MAHISHI(Bihar). Election Commission of India (ECI).
- ↑ Mahishi Assembly Election Results 2025. OneIndia. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- ↑ Mahishi Assembly Election 2025: Constituency profile. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- ↑ Gautam Krishna – Candidate Profile. India Today. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- ↑ Mahishi (Bihar) Assembly Election Results 2025: Gautam Krishna of RJD Wins.
- ↑ BDO की नौकरी छोड़ राजनीति में आए, गौतम कृष्ण की संघर्ष कहानी. Dainik Jagran(15 November 2025). Retrieved 2026-03-22.