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|name = Dhamdaha 
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|settlement_type = Vidhan Sabha constituency 
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| pushpin_map = India Bihar
| map_caption = Location in Bihar
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{IND}}
|subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Bihar|District]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Purnea district|Purnia]]
|subdivision_type3 = [[List of Assembly constituencies of Bihar|Constituency No]]
|subdivision_name3 = 61
|subdivision_type4 = Type
|subdivision_name4 = Open
|subdivision_type5 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
|subdivision_name5 = [[Purnia (Lok Sabha constituency)|12. Purnia]]
|subdivision_type6 = [[Voting system|Electoral system]]
|subdivision_name6 = [[First past the post system|First past the post]]

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'''Dhamdaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Purnia district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]]. Lesi Singh is the current MLA from Damdaha.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nitish Kumar inducts Lesi Singh in the Cabinet of Ministers|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/03/nitish-kumar-inducts-lesi-singh-in-the-cabinet-of-ministers/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=12 March 2014}}</ref>

==Overview==
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 61. Dhamdaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following:
Dhamdaha [[Community Development Block in India|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 had reinnovated Hanuman temple situated at the main road and it very soon caught eyes 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.<ref name=commission>{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|work= Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies |access-date = 2011-01-10 }}</ref>

Dhamdaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No 12 [[Purnia (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=commission/>

==Election results==
===1977-2010===
In the [[2010 Bihar legislative assembly election|2010 state assembly elections]], [[Leshi Singh]] of [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]] won the Dhamdaha assembly defeating his nearest rival Irshad Ahmad Khan of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS0461.htm |title = Bihar - Dhamdaha |work =Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2011-01-10 }}</ref> Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Dilip Kumar Yadav of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]] defeated Leshi Singh of JD(U) in [[Bihar Assembly Election, Oct 2005|October 2005]]. Leshi Singh of JD(U) defeated Dilip Kumar Yadav of RJD in [[Bihar Assembly Election, Feb 2005|February 2005]]. Lesha Devi of [[Samata Party|SAP]] defeated Dilip Kumar Yadav of RJD in 2000. Dilip Kumar Yadav of [[Janata Dal|JD]] defeated Madhusudan Singh, Independent, in 1995. Amar Nath Tiwari of Congress defeated Surya Narayan Singh Yadav of JD/ [[Lok Dal|LD]] in 1990 and 1985. Surya Narayan Singh Yadav of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) defeated Jai Narayan Mehta of Congress in 1980. [[Surya Narayan Singh Yadav]] of [[Janata Party|JP]] defeated Ram Narayan Mandal of Congress.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp125.htm
|title = 125 - Dhamdaha Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2011-01-15 }}</ref>

===Assembly Elections 2020===
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==References==
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{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Bihar}}
{{Purnia Division topics}}

{{Bihar elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar]]
[[Category:Politics of Purnia district]]

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>Walrus Ji: DMY dates, Indian English {{Bihar elections}}, replaced: Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar → {{Bihar elections}}Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar