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Mahishi Election Result: The Mahishi Assembly constituency (AC-77) is a crucial General seat located in the Saharsa district of Bihar, known for its dynamic electoral history. The seat is currently held by the Janata Dal (United), represented by the incumbent MLA Gunjeshwar Sah. He secured his victory in the closely fought 2020 assembly elections. This constituency is part of the larger Supaul Lok Sabha constituency and has historically been a stronghold for various Janata Dal factions before settling into a contest primarily between the RJD and the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) in recent cycles.
The official result for the Mahishi assembly election was announced following the counting on November 14, 2025. Polling was held on November 6th as part of the first phase of the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025.
Gautam Krishna won the Mahishi assembly seat in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections. He secured the seat with 93,752 votes. Additionally, he defeated Janata Dal (United)'s Gunjeshwar Shah by a 3,740-vote margin.
The current Sitting MLA for the Mahishi constituency is Gunjeshwar Sah of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)). He has been the representative for the constituency since his win in the 2020 elections.
Gautam Krishna is the new MLA of Mahishi. He secured the seat by winning in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections with 93,752 votes.
Dr. Abdul Ghafoor (RJD) of the Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Mahishi seat in the 2010 Bihar assembly elections. He secured the victory with approximately 39,158 votes (33.4%). The runner-up in the elections was Raj Kumar Sah of the Janata Dal (United), who secured approximately 37,441 (31.9%). Dr. Ghafoor won by a narrow margin of approximately 1717 votes.
In the 2015 elections, Abdul Ghafoor of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) secured the seat for a second consecutive term. He won with approximately 56,436 votes (38.8%). The runner-up was Chandan Kumar Sah of the RLSP, who secured approximately 30,301 votes (20.8%). Ghafoor won by a substantial margin of approximately 26,135 votes.
Winner Gunjeshwar Sah, representing JD(U), won the Mahishi MLA seat in the 2020 elections against the RJD's Gautam Krishna. He won with approximately 66,316 votes. His rival, Gautam Krishna, secured around 64,686 votes.
The voter turnout percentage in Mahishi for the 2020 and 2015 elections goes as follows:
2020 Election: 58.81%
2015 Election: 53.45%
In the 2025 elections, the estimated voter turnout is reported to be 70.12% (approx).
The victory margin in the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections for the Mahishi constituency was approximately 1,630 votes. JD(U)'s Gunjeshwar Sah defeated his closest rival, Gautam Krishna, who received 64,686 votes.
Mahishi is Assembly Constituency number 77 in the Bihar Legislative Assembly. It is a General (Unreserved) seat that falls under the Saharsa district and is part of the Supaul Lok Sabha constituency.
According to the 2020 Assembly election data, Mahishi had approximately 298,343 registered voters. The estimated registered voters count for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections was reported to be around 306,624. As per the reported figures, the total number of registered voters are 286,711 (approx).
The Mahishi assembly constituency was established in 1967. It first went to the polls in the same year of its establishment.
The postal (PIN) code for the Mahishi Post Office in the Saharsa district of Bihar is 852219.
Here is a list of potential candidates contesting for the Mahishi seat in the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025:
