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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 61 · 2015
Dhamdaha
Winner — 2015
LESHI SINGH
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 40.2%BLSP 24.2%24 others 35.7%
Votes
76,027
40.1% share
Winning margin
30,291
16.0% of votes
Total candidates
25
Turnout
65.3%
of 2,90,121
Dhamdaha is a safe seat — LESHI SINGH won by 16.0%.
Seat history
5 of 25 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.44 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
26 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LESHI SINGH | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 76,027 | 40.1% |
| 2 | SHIV SHANKAR THAKUR ALLIAS SHANKAR AZAD | BLSP | 45,736 | 24.1% |
| 3 | DILIP KUMAR YADAV | JAPL | 12,667 | 6.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,990 | 3.2% |
| 5 | MITHLESH KUMAR SINGH | 4,991 | 2.6% | |
| 6 | JYOTI RANI | IND | 4,144 | 2.2% |
| 7 | PAPPU KUMAR RANJAN | IND | 3,924 | 2.1% |
| 8 | YOGENDRA KUMAR | IND | 3,776 | 2.0% |
| 9 | TAHAMMUL MANSURI | 3,656 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | BIMAL ROY | 3,378 | 1.8% | |
| 11 | PANKAJ KUMAR SINGH | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 2,740 | 1.4% |
| 12 | CHAND DEV PASWAN | IND | 2,554 | 1.4% |
| 13 | SUDAMA KUMAR | SKLP | 2,242 | 1.2% |
| 14 | TARUN KUMAR SINGH | BSP | 2,132 | 1.1% |
| 15 | NIRANJAN KUMAR SINGH | IND | 2,094 | 1.1% |
| 16 | SUNIL RAY | RAJPA | 1,766 | 0.9% |
| 17 | NAWALESH PATHAK | IND | 1,555 | 0.8% |
| 18 | LOKESH KUMAR | IND | 1,355 | 0.7% |
| 19 | MD AFTAB ALAM | JDR | 1,231 | 0.7% |
| 20 | SANJAY RAM | IND | 1,219 | 0.6% |
| 21 | YOGENDRA SINGH | IND | 1,216 | 0.6% |
| 22 | SUNIL KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,110 | 0.6% |
| 23 | SHRAWAN KUMAR YADAV | MVM | 1,035 | 0.6% |
| 24 | VINDESHWARI SHARMA | IND | 984 | 0.5% |
| 25 | CHARITRA RISHI | IND | 942 | 0.5% |
| 26 | JYOTISH KUMAR | LD | 892 | 0.5% |
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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
lean16.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 2.1% · max 30.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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13th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
232nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.8%
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22nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 40.1%BLSP 24.1%JAPL 6.7%OTH 25.8%NOTA 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/25
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.44 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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