Dhanbad (Lok Sabha constituency)
| Dhanbad | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Incumbent | Pashupati Nath Singh |
| Parliamentary Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected Year | 2019 |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1952 |
| Reservation | None |
| State | Jharkhand |
| Assembly Constituencies | Bokaro Chandankiyari Sindri Nirsa Dhanbad Jharia |
Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India. This constituency covers parts of Bokaro and Dhanbad districts.
Assembly segments[]
Presently, Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:[1]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Bokaro | None | Bokaro |
| 37 | Chandankiyari | SC | Bokaro |
| 38 | Sindri | None | Dhanbad |
| 39 | Nirsa | None | Dhanbad |
| 40 | Dhanbad | None | Dhanbad |
| 41 | Jharia | None | Dhanbad |
Members of Parliament[]
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | P. C. Bose | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | P. R. Chakravarti | ||
| 1967 | Rani Lalita Rajya Laxmi | Independent | |
| 1971 | Ram Narain Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | A. K. Roy | Marxist Coordination Committee | |
| 1980 | |||
| 1984 | Shankar Dayal Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | A. K. Roy | Marxist Coordination Committee | |
| 1991 | Rita Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1996 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Chandra Shekhar Dubey | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | Pashupati Nath Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | |||
Election result[]
General election 2019[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pashupati Nath Singh | 8,27,234 | 66.03 | ||
| INC | Kirti Azad | 3,41,040 | 27.22 | ||
| AITC | Madhvi Singh | 8,235 | 0.66 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,345 | 0.38 | ||
| Majority | 4,86,194 | 38.81 | |||
| Turnout | 12,53,265 | 60.47 | -0.07 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General election 2014[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pashupati Nath Singh | 5,43,491 | 47.51 | ||
| INC | Ajay Kumar Dubey | 2,50,537 | 21.90 | ||
| MCC | Anand Mahato | 1,10,185 | 9.63 | ||
| JVM(P) | Samresh Singh | 90,926 | 7.95 | ||
| AITC | Chandra Shekhar Dubey | 29,937 | 2.62 | ||
| AJSU | Hemlata S. Mohan | 21,277 | 1.81 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 7,675 | 0.67 | New | |
| Majority | 2,92,954 | 25.61 | |||
| Turnout | 11,43,945 | 60.53 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General election 2009[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pashupati Nath Singh | 2,60,521 | 31.99 | ||
| INC | Chandrashekhar Dubey | 2,02,474 | 24.86 | ||
| BSP | Samaresh Singh | 1,32,445 | 16.26 | ||
| MCC | A. K. Roy | 85,457 | 10.49 | ||
| Majority | 58,047 | 7.14 | |||
| Turnout | 8,14,208 | 45.07 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also[]
- Dhanbad district
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
Notes[]
- ^ "Parliamentary Constituency". Chief Electoral Officer, Jharkhand website. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26.
External links[]
Lok Sabha constituencies of Jharkhand | ||
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Categories:
- Lok Sabha constituencies in Jharkhand
- Bokaro district
- Dhanbad district