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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 77 · 2025
Mahishi
Winner — 2025
GAUTAM KRISHNA
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 46.2%JD(U) 44.3%13 others 9.5%
Votes
93,752
46.2% share
Winning margin
3,740
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
70.5%
of 2,88,096
Mahishi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 3,740 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
4 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.35 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAUTAM KRISHNA | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 93,752 | 46.2% |
| 2 | GUNJESHWAR SAH | 90,012 | 44.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,671 | 3.3% |
| 4 | SURAJ SAMRAT | IND | 3,142 | 1.6% |
| 5 | SHAMIM AKHTAR | JANSURAJ | 2,571 | 1.3% |
| 6 | PRIYANKA ANAND | 1,207 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | SUSHIL KUMAR RAJAK | IND | 1,201 | 0.6% |
| 8 | VIJAY KUMAR GUPTA | 847 | 0.4% | |
| 9 | RANJIT SADA | IND | 758 | 0.4% |
| 10 | ARVIND KUMAR | IND | 653 | 0.3% |
| 11 | RAJA KUMAR | IND | 567 | 0.3% |
| 12 | RAHUL PASWAN | IND | 519 | 0.3% |
| 13 | MAHARUDRA JHA | IND | 398 | 0.2% |
| 14 | DEVNARAYAN YADAV | JJD | 338 | 0.2% |
| 15 | TIRO SHARMA | IND | 330 | 0.2% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (78th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.9% · max 28.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
78th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
166th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.3%
lowerhigher
16th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 46.2%JD(U) 44.4%OTH 6.2%NOTA 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.35 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,00,661
Density
1127 / km²
Sex ratio
906 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,687 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 14.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.8%
Electricity11.2%
Sanitation16.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.4%
Children fully vaccinated72.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.8%
Children underweight (under 5)42.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate43.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Clean cooking fuel25.2%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana (Foxnut)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.