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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 61 · 2020
Dhamdaha
Winner — 2020
LESHI SINGH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 48.5%RJD 31.7%17 others 19.8%
Votes
97,057
48.5% share
Winning margin
33,594
16.8% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
63.4%
of 3,15,754
Dhamdaha is a safe seat — LESHI SINGH won by 16.8%.
Seat history
3 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LESHI SINGH | NDA (NDA) | 97,057 | 48.5% |
| 2 | DILIP KUMAR YADAV | 63,463 | 31.7% | |
| 3 | YOGENDRA KUMAR | Lok Janshakti Party | 9,448 | 4.7% |
| 4 | ASHISH ANUJ | IND | 4,336 | 2.2% |
| 5 | RAMESH KUMAR MEHTA | 3,398 | 1.7% | |
| 6 | BINDESHWARI SHARMA | IND | 2,525 | 1.3% |
| 7 | MANEESH KUMAR YADAV | IND | 2,523 | 1.3% |
| 8 | BRAJESH KUMAR THAKUR | IND | 2,515 | 1.3% |
| 9 | BRAHCHARI VYAS NANDAN | JDR | 2,058 | 1.0% |
| 10 | SUBHASH KUMAR RAJAK | IND | 2,001 | 1.0% |
| 11 | MD GAISUL AZAM | 1,869 | 0.9% | |
| 12 | DIPAK PODAR | IND | 1,452 | 0.7% |
| 13 | SANJEET KUMAR | IND | 1,447 | 0.7% |
| 14 | SYED SHAH IQBAL ALAM | JP | 1,398 | 0.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,392 | 0.7% |
| 16 | KISHOR KUMAR YADAV | LKSHPLK | 1,291 | 0.7% |
| 17 | CHAKRADHAR PASWAN | PPID | 817 | 0.4% |
| 18 | BIMAL ROY | BLRP | 582 | 0.3% |
| 19 | RAM KUMAR | ACDP | 560 | 0.3% |
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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
lean16.8%
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%
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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) 48.5%RJD 31.7%OTH 19.1%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/18
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.27 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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