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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 61 · 2010
Dhamdaha
Winner — 2010
LESHI SINGH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 44.0%INC 13.4%17 others 42.5%
Votes
64,323
44.0% share
Winning margin
44,697
30.6% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
61.8%
of 2,36,569
Dhamdaha is a safe seat — LESHI SINGH won by 30.6%.
Seat history
6 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LESHI SINGH | NDA (NDA) | 64,323 | 44.0% |
| 2 | IRSHAD AHMAD KHAN | INC | 19,626 | 13.4% |
| 3 | DILIP KUMAR YADAV | 19,554 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | PATWARI HANSDA | 9,148 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | RAJKUMAR ORAON | BSP | 6,156 | 4.2% |
| 6 | NAVIN KUMAR SINGH | IND | 3,293 | 2.3% |
| 7 | PRAFUL CHANDRA ROY | IND | 3,062 | 2.1% |
| 8 | BALRAM SINGH | IND | 2,850 | 1.9% |
| 9 | OMPRAKASH MEHTA | 2,471 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | MD. NAUSAD | IND | 2,389 | 1.6% |
| 11 | BHAVENDRA KUMAR | IND | 2,375 | 1.6% |
| 12 | CHANDRADEV PASWAN | IND | 2,154 | 1.5% |
| 13 | YAMUNA PD. MURMU | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 2,100 | 1.4% |
| 14 | SHIVCHARAN MEHTA | 1,919 | 1.3% | |
| 15 | UPENDRA NATH SAGAR | IND | 1,313 | 0.9% |
| 16 | VINAY KUMAR PODDAR | IND | 1,216 | 0.8% |
| 17 | YOGENDRA SINGH | IND | 808 | 0.6% |
| 18 | NAVIN KR. MAHTO | 743 | 0.5% | |
| 19 | LAKSHMAN MANDAL | 615 | 0.4% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (13th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean30.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 2.1% · max 30.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
13th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
232nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.8%
lowerhigher
22nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 44.0%INC 13.4%RJD 13.4%JMM 6.3%OTH 22.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
6/19
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.12 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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