Dhamdaha is an assembly constituency in Purnia district in the Indian state of Bihar. Leshi Singh is the current MLA from Dhamdaha.[1]
| Dhamdaha | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Purnia |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party |  JD(U) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2020 |
| Preceded by | Dilip Kumar Yadav RJD |
Overview
editAs per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 61. Dhamdaha Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Dhamdaha community development blocks; Banbhag Chunapur, Bithnouli Khemchand East, Bithnouli Khemchand West, Ganeshpur, Gangaili, Gowasi, Kajha, Majra, Parora, Rahuwa, Sahara, Satkodariya, Gokulpur, Jagni and Pothia Rampur of Krityanand Nagar CD Block. Around 2010, local people renovated the Hanuman temple situated at the main road and it very soon caught the eye of nearby localities. The subdivision also has notable theater "Chitralaya". Dhamdaha High school one of the oldest has reputation of giving notable officers to the state and country.[2]
Dhamdaha Assembly constituency is part of No 12 Purnia (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Name[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Bhola Paswan Shastri | Indian National Congress | |
| Lakshmi Narayan Sudhanshu | |||
| 1962 | Lakshmi Narayan Sudhanshu | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | Kalika Prasad Singh | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1972 | Jai Narayan Mehta | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Surya Narayan Yadav | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Janata Party | ||
| 1985 | Amarnath Tiwari | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | Dilip Kumar Yadav | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Leshi Singh | Samata Party | |
| 2005 | Janata Dal | ||
| 2005 | Dilip Kumar Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2010 | Leshi Singh | Janata Dal | |
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | |||
Election results
edit2020
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Leshi Singh | 97,057 | 48.50% | ||
| LJP | Yogendra Kumar | 9848 | 4.72% | ||
| RJD | Dilip Kumar Yadav | 63463 | 31.71% | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Nitish Kumar inducts Lesi Singh in the Cabinet of Ministers". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "Dhamdaha Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "Bihar - Dhamdaha". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "125 - Dhamdaha Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
External 2010links
edit- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.