Bihar polls: Abdul Gafoor is the sitting MLA of Mahishi constituency

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Mahishi assembly constituency was won by RJD MLA Dr Abdul Gafoor
The seat is part of Madhepura LS constituency
Chandan Kumar Shah of BLSP was the runner up in 2015

Written By:Shivam

Updated: November 06 2020 05:24:25 AM ET Mahishi, Bihar, India

The Mahishi assembly constituency is currently held by RJD MLA Dr Abdul Gafoor who defeated Chandan Kumar Shah of BLSP in 2015. The seat, one of Bihar’s 243 assembly constituencies, is part of 12. Madhepura (Lok Sabha Constituency).

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 77 Mahishi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Nauhatta and Sattar Katiya Community development block; Baghwa, Birgaun, Manwar, Telwa West, Telwa East, Bhalahi, Kundah, Mahisarho, Telhar, Pastpar and Arapatti gram panchayats of Mahishi CD Block

Here are a few details about the Mahishi constituency seat

Name of the assembly constituency, district: Mahishi, Saharsa

Lok Sabha constituency: Madhepura

Polling date: November 7, 2020.

2015 candidates: Dr. Abdul Gafoor (RJD), Chandan Kumar Shah(BLSP),Gautam Krishna(JAPL)

2020 candidates: Gautam Krishna(RJD), Gunjeshwar Shah(JDU),Abdul Razzaq(LJP)

Sitting MLA, party: Vacant

Winning margin in 2015: 26135 (19.09% of total valid votes)

Runner up name, party: Chandan Kumar Shah (BLSP)

Number of voters in 2015: 144,964 (658 postal votes)

Percentage of votes polled in 2015: 53.47 %

Number of women voters in 2015: 79,431