About Mahishi Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
Located in the Saharsa district of Bihar, Mahishi is one of the 243 legislative assembly segments of the state. The Mahishi assembly constituency consists of Arapatti, Baghwa, Pastpar, Birgaun, Telhar, Manwar, Mahisarho, Telwa East, Telwa West, Kundah and Bhalahi gram panchayats of Mahishi community development block; Sattar Katiya community development block; and Nauhatta community development block as recommended by the Delimitation Commission of India in 2008.
A total of 2,48,377 eligible voters populate the assembly constituency of Mahishi, amongst them are 1,27,910 male and 1,20,465 female electors. RJD's Dr. Abdul Gafoor represents Mahishi in the state legislative assembly of Bihar. Dr. Gafoor won the seat after he bagged 39,158 votes in the 2010 assembly elections. He defeated Raj Kumar Sah of JD (U), who managed to get 37,441 votes. Mahishi is a part of the Madhepura Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency of Bihar.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Mahishi Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Mahishi assembly elections conducted so far.
| Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Votes |
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| 2020 | 77 | Mahishi | GEN | Gunjeshwar Shah | M | JD(U) | 66316 | Gautam Krishna | M | RJD | 64686 |
| 2015 | 77 | Mahishi | GEN | Dr. Abdul Ghafoor | M | RJD | 56436 | Chandan Kumar Sah | M | RLSP | 30301 |
| 2010 | 77 | Mahishi | GEN | Dr. Abdul Gafoor | M | RJD | 39158 | Raj Kumar Sah | M | JD(U) | 37441 |
| OCT 2005 | 118 | Mahishi | GEN | Gunjeshwar Sah | M | JD(U) | 38283 | Surendra Yadav | M | RJD | 31400 |
| FEB 2005 | 118 | Mahishi | GEN | Surendra Yadav | M | IND | 40417 | Dr. Abdul Ghafoor | M | RJD | 25489 |
| 2000 | 118 | Mahishi | GEN | Abdul Ghafoor | M | RJD | 49431 | Surendra Yadav | M | JD(U) | 31607 |
| 1995 | 118 | Mahishi | GEN | Abdul Gafoor | M | JD | 46715 | Lahtan Choudhary | M | INC | 31625 |
| 1990 | 118 | Mahishi | GEN | Anand Mohan | M | JD | 97032 | Lahtan Chaudhary | M | INC | 35007 |
| 1985 | 118 | Mahishi | GEN | Lahtan Choudhary | M | INC | 69281 | Devanand Yadav | M | LKD | 14250 |
| 1980 | 118 | Mahishi | GEN | Lahtan Chaudhry | M | INC(I) | 46431 | Satya Na. Yadav | M | INC(U) | 19828 |
| 1977 | 118 | Mahishi | GEN | Parmeshwar Kumar | M | JNP | 49505 | Lathan Choudhary | M | INC | 21057 |
| 1972 | 112 | Mahishi | GEN | Lahtan Chadhary | M | INC | 33467 | Parmeshwar Kumar | M | SOP | 29378 |
| 1969 | 112 | Mahishi | GEN | Lahtan Choudhary | M | INC | 34946 | Parameshwar Kumar | M | SSP | 19574 |
| 1967 | 112 | Mahishi | GEN | P. Kumar | M | SSP | 19335 | K. Mahton | M | INC | 10994 |
Last Updated on Aug 12, 2021