DHAMDAHA
Assembly seat no. 61 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, Nov 2005
DILIP KUMAR YADAV
RJD
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 5 of 16
Margin, Nov 2005
3,597
3.62% of valid votes
Result, Nov 2005
Runner-up
JD(U)LESHI SINGH
- Votes
- 35,578
- Vote share
- 35.80%
- Behind by
- 3,597
Electors
2,00,908
Total votes polled
99,384
Valid votes
99,384
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
49.5%
Full result, Nov 2005
10 candidates · 99,384 valid votes
DILIP KUMAR YADAVRJDwon
39,175
39.4%
LESHI SINGHJD(U)
35,578
35.8%
NEELAM DEVILJP
11,900
12.0%
JAMUN MURMUBSP
4,184
4.2%
RAMPADARATH SINGHIND
2,588
2.6%
SHIV SHANKAR THAKURSP
1,519
1.5%
SANDHYA VERMACPI(ML)(L)
1,510
1.5%
RAJENDRA MANDALIND
1,113
1.1%
BALRAM SINGHIND
1,013
1.0%
ARUN MEHTAAD
804
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Leshi Singh | JD(U) | 1,38,750 | 57.32% | Santosh Kumar | 55,159 |
| 2020 | LESHI SINGH | JD(U) | 97,057 | 48.50% | DILIP KUMAR YADAV | 33,594 |
| 2015 | LESHI SINGH | JD(U) | 76,027 | 40.15% | SHIV SHANKAR THAKUR ALLIAS SHANKAR AZAD | 30,291 |
| 2010 | LESHI SINGH | JD(U) | 64,323 | 44.02% | IRSHAD AHMAD KHAN | 44,697 |
| Nov 2005 | DILIP KUMAR YADAV | RJD | 39,175 | 39.42% | LESHI SINGH | 3,597 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the DHAMDAHA assembly constituency in 2025?
Leshi Singh (JD(U)) won DHAMDAHA in 2025, by a margin of 55,159 votes.
Which party has won DHAMDAHA the most times?
JD(U), with 5 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has DHAMDAHA gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2025.
Who has won DHAMDAHA the most times?
LESHI SINGH, with 4 wins between 2005 and 2020.
