Who won Dhamdaha in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Leshi Singh of Janata Dal (United) won the Dhamdaha constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Dilip Kumar Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a margin of 33,594 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Dhamdaha?

Leshi Singh won Dhamdaha by 33,594 votes, which is 16.90% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Dhamdaha in 2020?

Voter turnout in Dhamdaha constituency was 63.39% in the 2020 election, with 2,00,149 votes cast out of 3,15,754 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 61

Dhamdaha (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Leshi Singh

Janata Dal (United)

97,057

votes

Runner-Up

Dilip Kumar Yadav

Rashtriya Janata Dal

63,463

votes

Won by 33,594 votes

Margin: 16.90%

Total Valid Votes: 1,98,740

Candidate-Wise Results

19 candidates contested this seat

A total of 19 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Dhamdaha seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: LESHI SINGH (JD(U)), DILIP KUMAR YADAV (RJD), YOGENDRA KUMAR (LJP), ASHISH ANUJ (IND), RAMESH KUMAR MEHTA (RLSP), BINDESHWARI SHARMA (IND), MANEESH KUMAR YADAV (IND), BRAJESH KUMAR THAKUR (IND), BRAHCHARI VYAS NANDAN (JDR), SUBHASH KUMAR RAJAK (IND), MD GAISUL AZAM (NCP), DIPAK PODAR (IND), SANJEET KUMAR (IND), SYED SHAH IQBAL ALAM (JP), KISHOR KUMAR YADAV (LKSHPLK), CHAKRADHAR PASWAN (PPID), BIMAL ROY (BLRP), RAM KUMAR (ACDP). 16 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Dhamdaha constituency, 2020 Bihar Assembly Election
Rank	Constituency No.	Constituency Name	Candidate	Party	Symbol	Gender	Age	Category	General Votes	Postal Votes	Total Votes	% Valid+NOTA	% Electors	Status
1	61	Dhamdaha	LESHI SINGH	JD(U)	Arrow	FEMALE	46	GENERAL	96,758	299	97,057	48.50%	0.00%	Won
2	61	Dhamdaha	DILIP KUMAR YADAV	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	57	GENERAL	63,057	406	63,463	31.71%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	61	Dhamdaha	YOGENDRA KUMAR	LJP	Bungalow	MALE	52	GENERAL	9,415	33	9,448	4.72%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	61	Dhamdaha	ASHISH ANUJ	IND	Chimney	MALE	35	GENERAL	4,333	3	4,336	2.17%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	61	Dhamdaha	RAMESH KUMAR MEHTA	RLSP	Ceiling Fan	MALE	31	GENERAL	3,389	9	3,398	1.70%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	61	Dhamdaha	BINDESHWARI SHARMA	IND	Table	MALE	52	SC	2,524	1	2,525	1.26%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	61	Dhamdaha	MANEESH KUMAR YADAV	IND	Laptop	MALE	31	GENERAL	2,520	3	2,523	1.26%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	61	Dhamdaha	BRAJESH KUMAR THAKUR	IND	Well	MALE	40	GENERAL	2,512	3	2,515	1.26%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	61	Dhamdaha	BRAHCHARI VYAS NANDAN	JDR	Dolli	MALE	54	GENERAL	2,054	4	2,058	1.03%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	61	Dhamdaha	SUBHASH KUMAR RAJAK	IND	Walking Stick	MALE	28	SC	2,000	1	2,001	1.00%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	61	Dhamdaha	MD GAISUL AZAM	NCP	Clock	MALE	35	GENERAL	1,868	1	1,869	0.93%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	61	Dhamdaha	DIPAK PODAR	IND	Letter Box	MALE	40	GENERAL	1,450	2	1,452	0.73%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	61	Dhamdaha	SANJEET KUMAR	IND	Gas Cylinder	MALE	36	GENERAL	1,447	0	1,447	0.72%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	61	Dhamdaha	SYED SHAH IQBAL ALAM	JP	Haldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)	MALE	54	GENERAL	1,398	0	1,398	0.70%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	61	Dhamdaha	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,389	3	1,392	0.70%	0.00%
16	61	Dhamdaha	KISHOR KUMAR YADAV	LKSHPLK	Dish Antenna	MALE	40	GENERAL	1,288	3	1,291	0.65%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	61	Dhamdaha	CHAKRADHAR PASWAN	PPID	Black Board	MALE	55	SC	815	2	817	0.41%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	61	Dhamdaha	BIMAL ROY	BLRP	BUCKET	MALE	43	GENERAL	577	5	582	0.29%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	61	Dhamdaha	RAM KUMAR	ACDP	Jackfruit	MALE	36	GENERAL	560	0	560	0.28%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 61 · Dhamdaha

LESHI SINGH

JD(U)

Won

Total Votes97,057

% of Valid + NOTA48.50%

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SymbolArrowGenderFEMALEAge46CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes96,758Postal Votes299% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 61 · Dhamdaha

DILIP KUMAR YADAV

RJD

Runner-up

Total Votes63,463

% of Valid + NOTA31.71%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge57CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes63,057Postal Votes406% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 61 · Dhamdaha

YOGENDRA KUMAR

LJP

Forfeited

Total Votes9,448

% of Valid + NOTA4.72%

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SymbolBungalowGenderMALEAge52CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes9,415Postal Votes33% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 61 · Dhamdaha

ASHISH ANUJ

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes4,336

% of Valid + NOTA2.17%

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SymbolChimneyGenderMALEAge35CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes4,333Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 61 · Dhamdaha

RAMESH KUMAR MEHTA

RLSP

Forfeited

Total Votes3,398

% of Valid + NOTA1.70%

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SymbolCeiling FanGenderMALEAge31CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,389Postal Votes9% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 61 · Dhamdaha

BINDESHWARI SHARMA

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,525

% of Valid + NOTA1.26%

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SymbolTableGenderMALEAge52CategorySCGeneral Votes2,524Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 61 · Dhamdaha

MANEESH KUMAR YADAV

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,523

% of Valid + NOTA1.26%

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SymbolLaptopGenderMALEAge31CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,520Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 61 · Dhamdaha

BRAJESH KUMAR THAKUR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,515

% of Valid + NOTA1.26%

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SymbolWellGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,512Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 61 · Dhamdaha

BRAHCHARI VYAS NANDAN

JDR

Forfeited

Total Votes2,058

% of Valid + NOTA1.03%

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SymbolDolliGenderMALEAge54CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,054Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 61 · Dhamdaha

SUBHASH KUMAR RAJAK

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,001

% of Valid + NOTA1.00%

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SymbolWalking StickGenderMALEAge28CategorySCGeneral Votes2,000Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 61 · Dhamdaha

MD GAISUL AZAM

NCP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,869

% of Valid + NOTA0.93%

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SymbolClockGenderMALEAge35CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,868Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 61 · Dhamdaha

DIPAK PODAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,452

% of Valid + NOTA0.73%

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SymbolLetter BoxGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,450Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 61 · Dhamdaha

SANJEET KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,447

% of Valid + NOTA0.72%

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SymbolGas CylinderGenderMALEAge36CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,447Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 61 · Dhamdaha

SYED SHAH IQBAL ALAM

Forfeited

Total Votes1,398

% of Valid + NOTA0.70%

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SymbolHaldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)GenderMALEAge54CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,398Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 61 · Dhamdaha

NOTA

Total Votes1,392

% of Valid + NOTA0.70%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,389Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 61 · Dhamdaha

KISHOR KUMAR YADAV

LKSHPLK

Forfeited

Total Votes1,291

% of Valid + NOTA0.65%

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SymbolDish AntennaGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,288Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 61 · Dhamdaha

CHAKRADHAR PASWAN

PPID

Forfeited

Total Votes817

% of Valid + NOTA0.41%

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SymbolBlack BoardGenderMALEAge55CategorySCGeneral Votes815Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 61 · Dhamdaha

BIMAL ROY

BLRP

Forfeited

Total Votes582

% of Valid + NOTA0.29%

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SymbolBUCKETGenderMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes577Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 61 · Dhamdaha

RAM KUMAR

ACDP

Forfeited

Total Votes560

% of Valid + NOTA0.28%

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SymbolJackfruitGenderMALEAge36CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes560Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

JD(U)48.50%

RJD31.71%

LJP4.72%

IND2.17%

RLSP1.70%

IND1.26%

JDR1.03%

IND1.00%

NCP0.93%

IND0.73%

IND0.72%

JP0.70%

NOTA0.70%

LKSHPLK0.65%

PPID0.41%

BLRP0.29%

ACDP0.28%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Leshi Singh of Janata Dal (United) won the Dhamdaha seat by a margin of 33,594 votes (16.90% of total votes), defeating Dilip Kumar Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal. Voter turnout was 63.39%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,15,754

Total Voters

2,00,149

Turnout

63.39%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,63,101 / 1,52,646 / 7

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

98,663 / 1,00,691 / 0

Postal Votes

795

Service Electors

198

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	20	1	21
Nomination Rejected	3	0	3
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	17	1	18
Forfeited Deposit	16	0	16

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,98,740

NOTA:1,392

Rejected / Test:17

EVM Votes

1,99,354

Postal Votes

795

Valid Postal

775

NOTA % of Valid

0.70%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

464

Avg. Electors / Station

~681

Key Dates

Polling Date

7 Nov 2020

Counting Date

10 Nov 2020

Result Declared

10 Nov 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

QWho won Dhamdaha in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Leshi Singh of Janata Dal (United) won the Dhamdaha constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Dilip Kumar Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a margin of 33,594 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Dhamdaha?: Leshi Singh won Dhamdaha by 33,594 votes, which is 16.90% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Dhamdaha in 2020?: Voter turnout in Dhamdaha constituency was 63.39% in the 2020 election, with 2,00,149 votes cast out of 3,15,754 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Dhamdaha in 2020?: A total of 19 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Dhamdaha seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: LESHI SINGH (JD(U)), DILIP KUMAR YADAV (RJD), YOGENDRA KUMAR (LJP), ASHISH ANUJ (IND), RAMESH KUMAR MEHTA (RLSP), BINDESHWARI SHARMA (IND), MANEESH KUMAR YADAV (IND), BRAJESH KUMAR THAKUR (IND), BRAHCHARI VYAS NANDAN (JDR), SUBHASH KUMAR RAJAK (IND), MD GAISUL AZAM (NCP), DIPAK PODAR (IND), SANJEET KUMAR (IND), SYED SHAH IQBAL ALAM (JP), KISHOR KUMAR YADAV (LKSHPLK), CHAKRADHAR PASWAN (PPID), BIMAL ROY (BLRP), RAM KUMAR (ACDP). 16 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Dhamdaha?: YOGENDRA KUMAR (LJP), ASHISH ANUJ (IND), RAMESH KUMAR MEHTA (RLSP), BINDESHWARI SHARMA (IND), MANEESH KUMAR YADAV (IND), BRAJESH KUMAR THAKUR (IND), BRAHCHARI VYAS NANDAN (JDR), SUBHASH KUMAR RAJAK (IND), MD GAISUL AZAM (NCP), DIPAK PODAR (IND), SANJEET KUMAR (IND), SYED SHAH IQBAL ALAM (JP), KISHOR KUMAR YADAV (LKSHPLK), CHAKRADHAR PASWAN (PPID), BIMAL ROY (BLRP), RAM KUMAR (ACDP) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Dhamdaha election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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