DHAMDAHA
Assembly seat no. 61 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2020
LESHI SINGH
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 5 of 16
Margin, 2020
33,594
16.79% of valid votes
Result, 2020
Runner-up
RJDDILIP KUMAR YADAV
- Votes
- 63,463
- Vote share
- 31.71%
- Behind by
- 33,594
Electors
3,15,754
Total votes polled
2,00,132
Valid votes
2,00,132
NOTA votes
1,392
0.70% of votes polled
Turnout
63.4%
Full result, 2020
18 candidates · 2,00,132 valid votes
LESHI SINGHJD(U)won
97,057
48.5%
DILIP KUMAR YADAVRJD
63,463
31.7%
YOGENDRA KUMARLJP
9,448
4.7%
ASHISH ANUJIND
4,336
2.2%
RAMESH KUMAR MEHTARLSP
3,398
1.7%
BINDESHWARI SHARMAIND
2,525
1.3%
MANEESH KUMAR YADAVIND
2,523
1.3%
BRAJESH KUMAR THAKURIND
2,515
1.3%
BRAHCHARI VYAS NANDANJDR
2,058
1.0%
SUBHASH KUMAR RAJAKIND
2,001
1.0%
MD GAISUL AZAMNCP
1,869
0.9%
DIPAK PODARIND
1,452
0.7%
Showing the top 12 of 18. The full list is in the API.
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
