Dhaka Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2025
Faisal Rahman
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 — results
Winner
Faisal Rahman
votes
1,12,727
Margin
178(0.1%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Faisal Rahman✓ WinnerRJD1,12,72745.72%
- 2Pawan Kumar JaiswalBJP1,12,54945.64%
- 3Doctor L. B. PrasadJan Suraaj PartyDeposit lost8,3473.39%
- 4Rana RanjitAIMIMDeposit lost5,7302.32%
- 5NOTA3,0471.24%
- 6Subodh KumarINDDeposit lost1,6850.68%
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- 7Madhusudan KumarAAPDeposit lost9120.37%
- 8Md SalimINDDeposit lost4950.2%
- 9Nagina PaswanRashtriya Jansambhavna PartyDeposit lost4770.19%
- 10Sikandar BhartiBSPDeposit lost3960.16%
- 11Kedar RamNayak Yuva Kranti PartyDeposit lost2150.09%
Deposit lost: 8 of 10 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2025
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 3,35,844
- Votes cast
- 2,46,699
- Turnout
- 73.46%
- Polling stations
- 381
incl. service voters
incl. 1,241 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women78.9%
1,24,053 of 1,57,241 voted on EVMs
Men68%
1,21,404 of 1,78,594 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 9; 1 voted.
- Candidates10
- Lost deposit8
- NOTA3,047
- Valid votes2,43,533
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Dhaka?
Faisal Rahman (RJD) won Dhaka in the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 with 1,12,727 votes.
What was the winning margin in Dhaka?
Faisal Rahman defeated Pawan Kumar Jaiswal (BJP) by 178 votes.
What was the turnout in Dhaka in 2025?
73.46% — 2,46,699 of 3,35,844 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 78.9%, men's 68%.
How many voters does Dhaka have?
3,35,844 electors at the 2025 election — 1,78,594 men, 1,57,241 women, 9 third gender (service voters included), and 381 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Dhaka?
The last general election was completed in November 2025. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2030; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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