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Dhamdaha

Assembly Constituency, Bihar

Leshi Singh

JDU | Dhamdaha | Bihar

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61. Dhamdaha is one of the 70 Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies in Bihar. This constituency is located in the Koshi region. Bihar is located in the East region of India. This seat can be classified as: Rural and falls in the Purnia district of Bihar. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 61. Dhamdaha Assembly constituency is part of the 12. Purnia (General) Lok Sabha constituency and can be classified as Rural. In the 2025 Bihar Assembly election, Dhamdaha voted on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 and the counting of votes is on Friday, November 14, 2025.

Location

The geographic coordinates of Dhamdaha Assembly constituency are: 25°45'59.0"N 87°16'50.2"E. This constituency falls in Purnia district of Bihar and in the Koshi region. Dhamdaha shares its borders with five other Assembly constituencies. Other Bihar Assembly constituencies adjacent to Dhamdaha are: Kasba, Baisi, Kasba, Manihari, Purnia. This constituency shares an inter-state border with .
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2025

Dhamdaha Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
JDU----
Leshi Singh
Winner
Margin : (%)
Winner
IND----Kumari Kumkum Rani
JRJP----Manoj Sharma
IND----Raman Kumar
IND----Pradip Yadav
IND----Chand Lal Uranv
JSP----Rakesh Kumar
RSBP----Bhagwan Mareya
AIMIM----Mohd Ishtiyaque Alam
RJD----Santosh Kumar
2020

Dhamdaha Assembly election results

2015

Dhamdaha Assembly election results

2010

Dhamdaha Assembly election results

Demographic profile

There were a total of 312770 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2025 Assembly election in Dhamdaha Assembly constituency, of which 162940 were male, 149817 female and 13 of the third gender. In the 2020 Assembly elections, there were a total of 315754 registered voters, of which 163101 were male, 152646 female and 7 from the third gender. In the 2015 Assembly elections, there were a total of 290121 registered voters, of which 150118 were male, 139996 female and 135 from the third gender. In 2010 elections, there were a total of 236569 registered voters in this constituency, of which 123817 were male and 112752 female and 61 from the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 198 in 2020, 7 in 2015, and 0 in 2010.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2025 was 919, in 2020 it was 936, 933 in 2015, and 911 in 2010.

Poll dates

Dhamdaha Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 2 of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. The counting of votes is on Friday, November 14, 2025.

In the 2020 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 3 on Saturday, November 7, 2020 and the results were declared on Tuesday, November 10, 2020.

In the 2015 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 5 on Thursday, November 5, 2015 and the results were declared on Sunday, November 8, 2015.

In the 2010 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 1 on Thursday, October 21, 2010 and the results were declared on Wednesday, November 24, 2010.

Election Trivia

The Election Commission of India is undertaking a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) for electoral rolls in Bihar for the first time since 2003. This drive aims at cleaning up the voter list by removing ineligible, non-existent and duplicate registered voters in the state.

Extent

Assembly constituency no.61. Dhamdaha comprises of the following areas of Purnia district in the Koshi region of Bihar: CD Block Dhamdaha; Gram Panchayats Banbhag Chunapur, Bithnouli Khemchand East, Bithnouli Khemchand West, Ganeshpur, Gangaili, Gowasi, Kajha, Majra, Parora, Rahuwa, Sahara, Satkodariya, Gokulpur, Jagni & Pothia Rampur of Krityanand Nagar CD Block.

This constituency covers an approximate area of 583.14 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Dhamdaha is: 25°45'59.0"N 87°16'50.2"E.

A total of five Assembly constituencies in the state of Bihar share borders with Dhamdaha constituency, which are: Kasba, Baisi, Kasba, Manihari, Purnia. This constituency shares an inter-state border with .

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in this Dhamdaha constituency was 76.65%. In 2020, this seat registered a turnout of 63.39%, while it was 65.28% in 2015, and 61.77% in 2010.
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Total voters

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Victory margin

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Leshi Singh of JDU won in this constituency beating Dilip Kumar Yadav of RJD by a margin of 33594 votes which was 16.79% of the total votes cast. In 2015, Leshi Singh of JDU was the winner in this seat beating Shiv Shankar Thakur Allias Shankar Azad of BLSP by a margin of 30291 votes which was 16% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2010 Assembly elections, Leshi Singh of JDU won this seat defeating of INC by a margin of 44697 votes which was 30.59% of the total votes polled for the seat.
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Winner vote share (%)

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Leshi Singh of JDU had a vote share of 48.5% in this seat. In the 2015 Assembly elections, Leshi Singh of JDU got a vote share of 40.15% , In the 2010 Assembly elections, Leshi Singh of JDU got a vote share of 44.02% in Dhamdaha.
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  • First Published: August 29, 2025, 05:40 IST
  • Last Updated: November 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM IST

61. Dhamdaha


CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
Reservation status :General
State :Bihar
District(s) :Purnia
Region (India) :East
Region (State) :Seemanchal
Lok Sabha constituency :Purnia
2025 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Voter turnout (%) :76.65
Total voters :3,12,770
Male voters :1,62,940
Female voters :1,49,817
Third gender voters :13
Electorate gender ratio :919
Poll phase :2
Poll date :November 11, 2025
Results (Counting of votes) :November 14, 2025
Number of candidates :11

Assembly cons. Results

Cons. name202520202015
AmourAIMIMAIMIMINC
DhamdahaJDUJDUJDU
TeghraBJPCPIRJD
TarariBJPCPIMLLCPIMLL
JagdishpurJDURJDRJD
BarharaBJPBJPRJD
AgiaonBJPCPIMLLJDU
GopalganjBJPBJPBJP
KochadhamanAIMIMAIMIMJDU
ArrahBJPBJPRJD