Dhamdaha is assembly constituency number 61 in Bihar, in Purnia district, and one of the segments of the Purnia Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Leshi Singh of the Janata Dal (United) won with 57.3% of the vote, 55,159 votes ahead of Santosh Kumar (RJD).
- 01Leshi SinghJD(U)1,38,75057.32%
- 02Santosh KumarRJD83,59134.53%
- 03Mohd Ishtiyaque AlamAIMIM5,1262.12%
- 04Vindeshwari SharmaIndependent3,0321.25%
- 05Rakesh KumarJNSRJP1,8040.75%
- 6 other candidates · 2,981 votesNOTA · 6,781 (2.80%)
Margin 55,159 votes · 22.79% of valid votes
All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,42,065 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leshi SinghFemale · 51 yrs | JD(U) | 1,38,750 | 57.32% |
| 2 | Santosh KumarMale · 50 yrs | RJD | 83,591 | 34.53% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,781 | 2.80% |
| 3 | Mohd Ishtiyaque AlamMale · 30 yrs | AIMIM | 5,126 | 2.12% |
| 4 | Vindeshwari SharmaMale · 57 yrs | Independent | 3,032 | 1.25% |
| 5 | Rakesh KumarMale · 46 yrs | JNSRJP | 1,804 | 0.75% |
| 6 | Raman KumarMale · 36 yrs | Independent | 922 | 0.38% |
| 7 | Chand Lal UranvMale · 47 yrs · ST | Independent | 581 | 0.24% |
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| 8 | Pradip YadavMale · 43 yrs | Independent | 447 | 0.18% |
| 9 | Bhagwan MareyaMale · 88 yrs | RJBP | 417 | 0.17% |
| 10 | Kumari Kumkum RaniFemale · 31 yrs | Independent | 365 | 0.15% |
| 11 | Manoj SharmaMale · 45 yrs | JRJP | 249 | 0.10% |
JD(U) held the seat: it also won in 2020.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Dhamdaha result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leshi Singh | JD(U) | 97,057 | 48.50% |
| 2 | Dilip Kumar Yadav | RJD | 63,463 | 31.71% |
| 3 | Yogendra Kumar | LJP | 9,448 | 4.72% |
| 4 | Ashish Anuj | Independent | 4,336 | 2.17% |
| 5 | Ramesh Kumar Mehta | RLSP | 3,398 | 1.70% |
| 6 | Bindeshwari Sharma | Independent | 2,525 | 1.26% |
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| 7 | Maneesh Kumar Yadav | Independent | 2,523 | 1.26% |
| 8 | Brajesh Kumar Thakur | Independent | 2,515 | 1.26% |
| 9 | Brahchari Vyas Nandan | JDR | 2,058 | 1.03% |
| 10 | Subhash Kumar Rajak | Independent | 2,001 | 1.00% |
| 11 | Md Gaisul Azam | NCP | 1,869 | 0.93% |
| 12 | Dipak Podar | Independent | 1,452 | 0.73% |
| 13 | Sanjeet Kumar | Independent | 1,447 | 0.72% |
| 14 | Syed Shah Iqbal Alam | JP | 1,398 | 0.70% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,392 | 0.70% |
| 15 | Kishor Kumar Yadav | LKSHPLK | 1,291 | 0.65% |
| 16 | Chakradhar Paswan | PPID | 817 | 0.41% |
| 17 | Bimal Roy | BLRP | 582 | 0.29% |
| 18 | Ram Kumar | ACDP | 560 | 0.28% |
Dhamdaha result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leshi Singh | JD(U) | 76,027 | 40.15% |
| 2 | Shiv Shankar Thakur Allias Shankar Azad | BLSP | 45,736 | 24.15% |
| 3 | Dilip Kumar Yadav | JAPL | 12,667 | 6.69% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,990 | 3.16% |
| 4 | Mithlesh Kumar Singh | CPI(M) | 4,991 | 2.64% |
| 5 | Jyoti Rani | Independent | 4,144 | 2.19% |
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| 6 | Pappu Kumar Ranjan | Independent | 3,924 | 2.07% |
| 7 | Yogendra Kumar | Independent | 3,776 | 1.99% |
| 8 | Tahammul Mansuri | JMM | 3,656 | 1.93% |
| 9 | Bimal Roy | Shiv Sena | 3,378 | 1.78% |
| 10 | Pankaj Kumar Singh | CPI(ML)(L) | 2,740 | 1.45% |
| 11 | Chand Dev Paswan | Independent | 2,554 | 1.35% |
| 12 | Sudama Kumar | SKLP | 2,242 | 1.18% |
| 13 | Tarun Kumar Singh | BSP | 2,132 | 1.13% |
| 14 | Niranjan Kumar Singh | Independent | 2,094 | 1.11% |
| 15 | Sunil Ray | RAJPA | 1,766 | 0.93% |
| 16 | Nawalesh Pathak | Independent | 1,555 | 0.82% |
| 17 | Lokesh Kumar | Independent | 1,355 | 0.72% |
| 18 | Md Aftab Alam | JDR | 1,231 | 0.65% |
| 19 | Sanjay Ram | Independent | 1,219 | 0.64% |
| 20 | Yogendra Singh | Independent | 1,216 | 0.64% |
| 21 | Sunil Kumar Singh | Independent | 1,110 | 0.59% |
| 22 | Shrawan Kumar Yadav | MVM | 1,035 | 0.55% |
| 23 | Vindeshwari Sharma | Independent | 984 | 0.52% |
| 24 | Charitra Rishi | Independent | 942 | 0.50% |
| 25 | Jyotish Kumar | LD | 892 | 0.47% |
Dhamdaha result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leshi Singh | JD(U) | 64,323 | 44.02% |
| 2 | Irshad Ahmad Khan | INC | 19,626 | 13.43% |
| 3 | Dilip Kumar Yadav | RJD | 19,554 | 13.38% |
| 4 | Patwari Hansda | JMM | 9,148 | 6.26% |
| 5 | Rajkumar Oraon | BSP | 6,156 | 4.21% |
| 6 | Navin Kumar Singh | Independent | 3,293 | 2.25% |
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| 7 | Praful Chandra Roy | Independent | 3,062 | 2.10% |
| 8 | Balram Singh | Independent | 2,850 | 1.95% |
| 9 | Omprakash Mehta | CPI(M) | 2,471 | 1.69% |
| 10 | Md. Nausad | Independent | 2,389 | 1.64% |
| 11 | Bhavendra Kumar | Independent | 2,375 | 1.63% |
| 12 | Chandradev Paswan | Independent | 2,154 | 1.47% |
| 13 | Yamuna Pd. Murmu | CPI(ML)(L) | 2,100 | 1.44% |
| 14 | Shivcharan Mehta | NCP | 1,919 | 1.31% |
| 15 | Upendra Nath Sagar | Independent | 1,313 | 0.90% |
| 16 | Vinay Kumar Poddar | Independent | 1,216 | 0.83% |
| 17 | Yogendra Singh | Independent | 808 | 0.55% |
| 18 | Navin Kr. Mahto | AIFB | 743 | 0.51% |
| 19 | Lakshman Mandal | SP | 615 | 0.42% |
Dhamdaha outlined in orange among the other Bihar seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2025. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Purnia district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Dhamdaha is one of the assembly segments of Purnia. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Purnia candidates.
- Santosh KumarJD(U)1,03,476 51.3%
- Rajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu YadavIndependent88,021 43.6%
- Bima BhartiRJD4,067 2.0%
- Arun DasBSP2,055 1.0%
- Satyendra YadavIndependent1,520 0.8%
In the assembly election JD(U) won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, JD(U) led here by 15,455 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Dhamdaha.
Who won the Dhamdaha assembly seat in 2025?
Leshi Singh of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) won Dhamdaha in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 1,38,750 votes, which was 57.32% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Dhamdaha?
The margin was 55,159 votes (22.79% of valid votes). The runner-up was Santosh Kumar of the Rashtriya Janata Dal with 83,591 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Dhamdaha in 2025?
Turnout was 76.87%: 2,42,092 of 3,14,949 registered electors voted, across 393 polling stations. That is 13.5 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Dhamdaha part of?
Dhamdaha is an assembly segment of the Purnia Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Santosh Kumar got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Dhamdaha a reserved constituency?
No. Dhamdaha is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Dhamdaha?
The Bihar assembly elected in 2025 completes its five-year term in 2030, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Bihar assembly elections of 2025 and 2020 and 2015 and 2010 (2025 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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