Dhanbad (Lok Sabha constituency)
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 |
| 38 | Sindri | None | Dhanbad |
| 39 | Nirsa | None | Dhanbad |
| 40 | Dhanbad | None | Dhanbad |
| 41 | Jharia | None | Dhanbad |
| 37 | Chandankiyari | SC | Bokaro |
Members of Parliament
| SI No. | Year | Name | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1952 | P. C. Bose | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2. | 1957 | P. C. Bose | Indian National Congress | ||
| 3. | 1962 | P. R. Chakravarti | Indian National Congress | ||
| 4. | 1967 | Rani Lalita Rajya Laxmi | Independent | ||
| 5. | 1971 | Ram Narain Sharma | Indian National Congress | ||
| 6. | 1977 | A. K. Roy | Marxist Coordination Committee | ||
| 7. | 1980 | A. K. Roy | Marxist Coordination Committee | ||
| 8. | 1984 | Shankar Dayal Singh | Indian National Congress | ||
| 9. | 1989 | A. K. Roy | Marxist Coordination Committee | ||
| 10. | 1991 | Rita Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 11. | 1996 | Rita Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 12. | 1998 | Rita Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 13. | 1999 | Rita Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 14. | 2004 | Chandra Shekhar Dubey | Indian National Congress | ||
| 15. | 2009 | Pashupati Nath Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 16. | 2014 | Pashupati Nath Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 17. | 2019 | Pashupati Nath Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
General 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 | ||
| 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 | ||||
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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
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