Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency of the Indian parliament in Jharkhand
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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.
CountryIndia
| Dhanbad JH-7 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| Assembly constituencies | Bokaro Chandankiyari Sindri Nirsa Dhanbad Jharia |
| Established | 1952 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
Presently, Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:[1]
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Bokaro | Bokaro | Shwettaa Singh | INC | BJP | ||
| 37 | Chandankiyari (SC) | Umakant Rajak | JMM | ||||
| 38 | Sindri | Dhanbad | Bablu Mahato | CPI(ML)L | |||
| 39 | Nirsa | Arup Chatterjee | |||||
| 40 | Dhanbad | Raj Sinha | BJP | ||||
| 41 | Jharia | Ragini Singh | |||||
Members of Parliament
Election result
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dulu Mahato | 789,172 | 55.26 | ||
| INC | Anupama Singh | 4,57,789 | 32.04 | ||
| Independent | Eklak Ansari | 79,653 | 5.58 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 7,354 | 0.51 | ||
| Majority | 3,31,583 | ||||
| Turnout | 14,31,957 | 62.52 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pashupati Nath Singh | 827,234 | 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 | Chandra Shekhar 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 | ||||