{{Short description|Indian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Gautam Krishna | image = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = Saharsa district, Bihar, India | alma_mater = •TP College,Madhepura (Intermediate)<br/> • Patna College (Graduation)<br/> • Patna University (PhD)<ref>{{cite web|title=Gautam Krishna Affidavit |url=https://suvidha.eci.gov.in/ac/public/uploads1/acaffidavit/E30/2025/AC/S04/77/S04_2991_1848_202510170849591760714399.pdf|website=suvidha.eci.gov.in}}</ref> | office = Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | constituency = Mahishi Assembly constituency | term_start = 2025 | predecessor = Gunjeshwar Sah | spouse = | party = RJD | occupation = Politics <br /> Former Civil Servant }}
'''Gautam Krishna''' is an Indian Politician and former Block Development Officer (BDO) from Bihar and a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. Krishna won the Mahishi Assembly constituency of Saharsa district on the RJD ticket in the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Assembly Constituency 77 - MAHISHI(Bihar)|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S0477.htm|publisher=Election Commission of India (ECI)}}</ref><ref name="OneIndia">{{cite web |title=Mahishi Assembly Election Results 2025 |url=https://www.oneindia.com/mahishi-assembly-elections-br-77/ |publisher=OneIndia |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref><ref name="IndiaTV">{{cite news |title=Mahishi Assembly Election 2025: Constituency profile |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/bihar/news-mahishi-constituency-bihar-assembly-election-2025-constituency-profile-past-winners-margin-party-wise-candidates-2025-09-13-1008058 |publisher=India TV |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref><ref name="IndiaToday">{{cite web |title=Gautam Krishna – Candidate Profile|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/bihar/candidate-gautam-krishna-2163 |publisher=India Today |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> He was the topper of Patna College in his batch and a gold medalist of Patna University.
== Political career ==
Gautam Krishna began his political journey in 2015 after resigning from his position as Block Development Officer (BDO) to contest the assembly elections from the Mahishi constituency on a Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) ticket, though he was unsuccessful. He joined the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in 2020 and again contested from Mahishi, losing narrowly by just 1,630 votes to the incumbent JD(U) candidate Gunjeshwar Sah.
In 2023, Krishna was appointed State Vice-President of the RJD Youth Wing, strengthening his role within the party organization. During 2024, he led major flood relief campaigns in the Kosi region, addressing issues such as flood management, youth employment, and social justice for backward classes.
Krishna achieved electoral success in the 2025 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, winning the Mahishi seat with 93,752 votes and defeating JD(U)'s Gunjeshwar Sah by a margin of 3,740 votes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mahishi (Bihar) Assembly Election Results 2025: Gautam Krishna of RJD Wins|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/mahishi-bihar-assembly-election-results-2025-live-winner-runner-up-candidates-10363361}}</ref> His victory was notable as one of the few seats won by the opposition in a region dominated by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). <ref>{{cite web |title=BDO की नौकरी छोड़ राजनीति में आए, गौतम कृष्ण की संघर्ष कहानी |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/saharsa-bdo-to-mla-gautam-krishnas-decadelong-struggle-pays-off-in-mahishi-40040130.html |website=Dainik Jagran |date=15 November 2025 |access-date=2026-03-22 }}</ref>
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