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Assembly constituency 28 · Jharkhand

Dhanwar is assembly constituency number 28 in Jharkhand, in Giridih district, and one of the segments of the Kodarma Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Babu Lal Marandi of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 45.4% of the vote, 35,438 votes ahead of Nizam Uddin Ansari (JMM).

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Dhanwar · 2024AC 28
  1. 01
    Babu Lal Marandi
    BJP
    1,06,296
    45.35%
  2. 02
    Nizam Uddin Ansari
    JMM
    70,858
    30.23%
  3. 03
    Raj Kumar Yadav
    CPI(ML)(L)
    32,187
    13.73%
  4. 04
    Brahmdev Tudoo
    Independent
    3,826
    1.63%
  5. 05
    Pawan Kumar Ram
    Independent
    3,021
    1.29%
  6. 19 other candidates · 16,916 votesNOTA · 1,312 (0.56%)

Margin 35,438 votes · 15.12% of valid votes

3,71,310
Registered electors
2024 election
63.2%
Turnout
+1.5 pts vs 2019
35,438
Victory margin
15.1% of valid votes
Nov 2024 · candidate-wise result

All 24 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,34,416 valid votes, NOTA included.

Dhanwar 2024 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Babu Lal MarandiMale · 66 yrs · STBJP1,06,296
45.35%
2Nizam Uddin AnsariMale · 63 yrsJMM70,858
30.23%
3Raj Kumar YadavMale · 51 yrsCPI(ML)(L)32,187
13.73%
4Brahmdev TudooMale · 26 yrs · STIndependent3,826
1.63%
5Pawan Kumar RamMale · 36 yrsIndependent3,021
1.29%
6Bharat YadavMale · 60 yrsIndependent2,320
0.99%
7Manna Vinay BaskeMale · 38 yrs · STIndependent1,910
0.81%
8Arbind PaswanMale · 48 yrs · SCIndependent1,882
0.80%
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9Niranjan RaiMale · 45 yrsIndependent1,856
0.79%
10Mukesh Kumar VermaMale · 37 yrsBSP1,447
0.62%
11Rajdesh RatanMale · 39 yrsJLKM1,353
0.58%
—NOTANOTA1,312
0.56%
12Md SagirMale · 50 yrsIndependent788
0.34%
13Mohammad DanishMale · 39 yrsASPKR689
0.29%
14Abhishek KumarMale · 38 yrsIndependent684
0.29%
15Rakesh MishraMale · 37 yrsIndependent683
0.29%
16Santu ThakurMale · 41 yrsIndependent589
0.25%
17Gopikrishn YadavMale · 25 yrsIndependent475
0.20%
18Devendra Kr. GuptaMale · 48 yrsIndependent442
0.19%
19Karan YadavMale · 33 yrsIndependent429
0.18%
20Akleshwar SawMale · 49 yrsLKHAP417
0.18%
21Mritunjay KumarMale · 32 yrsBRJNJGGWP341
0.15%
22Sanjay KumarMale · 31 yrsIndependent251
0.11%
23Rameshwar Prasad YadavMale · 49 yrsIndependent195
0.08%
24Shree Lal SahuMale · 64 yrsIndependent165
0.07%
Past results

The seat changed hands: JVM won in 2019, BJP in 2024.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2009201420192024BJP 45.4%JMM 30.2%CPI(ML)(L) 13.7%JVM 27.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024Babu Lal MarandiBJP · 45.4% · margin 35,438Turnout63.2%
2014Raj Kumar YadawCPI(ML)(L) · 28.7% · margin 10,712Turnout63.6%
2009Nizamuddin AnsariJVM · 34.6% · margin 4,973Turnout61.5%
2019Babulal MarandiJVM · 27.6% · margin 17,550Turnout61.7%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Dhanwar result 2019

Dhanwar 2019 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Babulal MarandiJVM52,352
27.58%
2Lakshman Prasad SinghBJP34,802
18.33%
3Raj Kumar YadavCPI(ML)(L)32,245
16.99%
4Anup Kumar SonthaliaIndependent22,624
11.92%
5Mohammad DanishAIMIM15,416
8.12%
6Nijamuddin AnsariJMM14,432
7.60%
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7Tarkeshwar GopeIndependent2,960
1.56%
8Ravindra Kumar SinghIndependent2,676
1.41%
—NOTANOTA2,485
1.31%
9Dinesh Kumar DasBSP2,440
1.29%
10Manoj KumarIndependent2,050
1.08%
11Baiju MarandiIndependent1,912
1.01%
12Rameshwar Prasad YadavIndependent1,276
0.67%
13Virendra Kumar YadavSP1,189
0.63%
14Chhatradhari VishwakarmaIndependent979
0.52%

Dhanwar result 2014

Dhanwar 2014 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Raj Kumar YadawCPI(ML)(L)50,634
28.66%
2Babulal MarandiJVM39,922
22.59%
3Lakshman Prasad SinghBJP31,659
17.92%
4Mohammad Safik AnsariIndependent28,701
16.24%
—NOTANOTA4,628
2.62%
5Uday Kumar SinhaJVD4,143
2.34%
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6Upender ShinghINC3,989
2.26%
7Bandhan RavidasIndependent2,489
1.41%
8Manoj KumarRJD2,269
1.28%
9Manoj YadavSP2,194
1.24%
10Rajesh Kumar RamIndependent2,038
1.15%
11Umesh YadavNYP1,423
0.81%
12Manoj Kumar PandeyIndependent1,320
0.75%
13Dinesh Kumar DasBSP1,278
0.72%

Dhanwar result 2009

Dhanwar 2009 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Nizamuddin AnsariJVM50,392
34.59%
2Raj Kumar YadavCPI(ML)(L)45,419
31.17%
3Ravindra Kumar RayBJP27,290
18.73%
4Arjun MarandiJMM6,986
4.79%
5NejamaudinBSP3,867
2.65%
6Rameshwar Prasad YadavIndependent3,486
2.39%
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7Manoj YadavLJP2,502
1.72%
8Om Prakash RavidasIndependent2,427
1.67%
9Baladev RavidasIndependent1,688
1.16%
10Deochand Prasad YadavJKP1,646
1.13%
Map

Dhanwar outlined in orange among the other Jharkhand seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2024. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Giridih district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

JMMBJPINCRJDCPI(ML)(L)AJSUPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Dhanwar is one of the assembly segments of Kodarma. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kodarma candidates.

  • Annpurna DeviBJP1,17,425 56.2%
  • Vinod Kumar SinghCPI(ML)(L)73,338 35.1%
  • Manoj KumarIndependent3,469 1.7%
  • Jai Prakash VermaIndependent2,507 1.2%
  • Sitan RabidasBSP2,311 1.1%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 44,087 EVM votes.

Open Kodarma Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Dhanwar.

Who won the Dhanwar assembly seat in 2024?

Babu Lal Marandi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Dhanwar in the 2024 Jharkhand assembly election with 1,06,296 votes, which was 45.35% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Dhanwar?

The margin was 35,438 votes (15.12% of valid votes). The runner-up was Nizam Uddin Ansari of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha with 70,858 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Dhanwar in 2024?

Turnout was 63.16%: 2,34,516 of 3,71,310 registered electors voted, across 424 polling stations. That is 1.5 points higher than in 2019.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Dhanwar part of?

Dhanwar is an assembly segment of the Kodarma Lok Sabha constituency in Jharkhand. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Annpurna Devi got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Dhanwar a reserved constituency?

No. Dhanwar is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Dhanwar?

The Jharkhand assembly elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Jharkhand assembly elections of 2024 and 2019 and 2014 and 2009 (2024 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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