Dhanbad is parliamentary constituency number 7 in Jharkhand, made up of 6 assembly segments. In the 2024 general election Dulu Mahato of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 55.3% of the vote, 3,31,583 votes ahead of Anupama Singh (INC).
- 01Dulu MahatoBJP7,89,17255.26%
- 02Anupama SinghINC4,57,58932.04%
- 03Md. Eklak AnsariIndependent79,6535.58%
- 04Jagdish RawaniIndependent27,6351.94%
- 05Janak Sah GondIndependent12,7640.89%
- 20 other candidates · 53,840 votesNOTA · 7,354 (0.51%)
Margin 3,31,583 votes · 23.22% of valid votes
All 25 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of 14,28,007 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dulu MahatoMale · 49 yrs | BJP | 7,89,172 | 55.26% |
| 2 | Anupama SinghFemale · 38 yrs | INC | 4,57,589 | 32.04% |
| 3 | Md. Eklak AnsariMale · 34 yrs | Independent | 79,653 | 5.58% |
| 4 | Jagdish RawaniMale · 47 yrs | Independent | 27,635 | 1.94% |
| 5 | Janak Sah GondMale · 62 yrs · ST | Independent | 12,764 | 0.89% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 7,354 | 0.51% |
| 6 | Md. Zahiruddin KhanMale · 60 yrs | Independent | 6,500 | 0.46% |
| 7 | Mohan SinghMale · 49 yrs | BSP | 5,639 | 0.39% |
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| 8 | Tulsi MahtoMale · 50 yrs | Independent | 5,375 | 0.38% |
| 9 | Kamashevar Pra. VermaMale · 65 yrs | Independent | 4,004 | 0.28% |
| 10 | Sunaina KinnarThird gender · 34 yrs | Independent | 3,462 | 0.24% |
| 11 | Akbar AliMale · 31 yrs | AKBRPRVP | 3,041 | 0.21% |
| 12 | Krishna Chandra Singh RajMale · 72 yrs | SAP | 2,821 | 0.20% |
| 13 | Anindita DasFemale · 29 yrs | Independent | 2,674 | 0.19% |
| 14 | Rezaul HaqueMale · 46 yrs | LKHAP | 2,649 | 0.19% |
| 15 | Lakshmi DeviFemale · 45 yrs · SC | Independent | 2,605 | 0.18% |
| 16 | Umesh PaswanMale · 60 yrs | Independent | 2,560 | 0.18% |
| 17 | Mohammad Faishal KhanMale · 39 yrs | Independent | 1,996 | 0.14% |
| 18 | Rajib TiwariMale · 56 yrs | SUCI | 1,890 | 0.13% |
| 19 | Nitai DuttaMale · 59 yrs | Independent | 1,743 | 0.12% |
| 20 | Deepak Kumar DasMale · 40 yrs · SC | PPID | 1,735 | 0.12% |
| 21 | Sanjay Kumar GiriMale · 50 yrs | ABHM | 1,627 | 0.11% |
| 22 | Perwez NeyyarMale · 46 yrs | ASPKR | 1,161 | 0.08% |
| 23 | Tridev Kr MahtoMale · 32 yrs | Independent | 1,144 | 0.08% |
| 24 | Mohammad Tafazul HussainMale · 36 yrs | Independent | 681 | 0.05% |
| 25 | Prem Prakash PaswanMale · 40 yrs | Independent | 533 | 0.04% |
Winners and vote share in every Lok Sabha election on the current boundaries.
Dhanbad Lok Sabha result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pashupati Nath Singh | BJP | 8,27,234 | 66.03% |
| 2 | Kirti Azad | INC | 3,41,040 | 27.22% |
| 3 | Rajesh Kumar Singh | Independent | 11,110 | 0.89% |
| 4 | Lakshmi Devi | Independent | 10,876 | 0.87% |
| 5 | Siddharth Gautam | Independent | 9,492 | 0.76% |
| 6 | Madhvi Singh | TMC | 8,235 | 0.66% |
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| 7 | Sudhir Kumar Mahato | BMUP | 7,495 | 0.60% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,346 | 0.35% |
| 8 | Meghnath Rawani | BSP | 4,241 | 0.34% |
| 9 | Bamapada Bauri | Independent | 4,135 | 0.33% |
| 10 | Varun Kumar | Independent | 4,026 | 0.32% |
| 11 | Sanjay Paswan | Independent | 3,762 | 0.30% |
| 12 | Mihir Chandra Mahato | APoI | 3,004 | 0.24% |
| 13 | Deepak Kumar Das | PPID | 2,194 | 0.18% |
| 14 | Prem Prakash Paswan | Independent | 2,117 | 0.17% |
| 15 | Umesh Paswan | Independent | 1,967 | 0.16% |
| 16 | Ram Lal Mahto | SUCI(C) | 1,741 | 0.14% |
| 17 | Heera Lal Shankhavar | AIFB | 1,684 | 0.13% |
| 18 | Mantosh Kumar Mandal | AMB | 1,635 | 0.13% |
| 19 | Meraj Khan | SP | 1,453 | 0.12% |
| 20 | K.c.singh Raj | Independent | 1,030 | 0.08% |
Dhanbad Lok Sabha result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pashupati Nath Singh | BJP | 5,43,491 | 47.51% |
| 2 | Ajay Kumar Dubey | INC | 2,50,537 | 21.90% |
| 3 | Anand Mahato | MCO | 1,10,185 | 9.63% |
| 4 | Samaresh Singh | JVM | 90,926 | 7.95% |
| 5 | Chandra Shekhar Dubey | TMC | 29,937 | 2.62% |
| 6 | Hemlata S. Mohan | AJSUP | 21,277 | 1.86% |
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| 7 | Dr. Krishna Chandra Singhraj | Independent | 13,200 | 1.15% |
| 8 | Rama Kant Verma | AAP | 8,948 | 0.78% |
| 9 | Hiralal Sankhwar | JKP | 8,580 | 0.75% |
| 10 | Madan Mohan Ram | BSP | 8,455 | 0.74% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 7,675 | 0.67% |
| 11 | Ganpat Mahto | Independent | 5,441 | 0.48% |
| 12 | Kishor Kumar Murmu | BMUP | 4,531 | 0.40% |
| 13 | Aklu Ram Mahto | SP | 4,169 | 0.36% |
| 14 | Ritu Rani Singh | Independent | 3,814 | 0.33% |
| 15 | Mantosh Kumar Mandal | AMB | 3,413 | 0.30% |
| 16 | Ahmad Hussain Ansari | JDP | 3,120 | 0.27% |
| 17 | Md. Zubair | AIMF | 3,094 | 0.27% |
| 18 | Gautam Kumar Mahato | Independent | 3,000 | 0.26% |
| 19 | Jayant Pandey | AIFB | 2,518 | 0.22% |
| 20 | Suman Banerjee | Independent | 2,104 | 0.18% |
| 21 | Ramesh Bharati | Independent | 2,052 | 0.18% |
| 22 | Manilal Mahto | Independent | 1,888 | 0.17% |
| 23 | Vijay Kant Mishra | Independent | 1,537 | 0.13% |
| 24 | Ranbir Singh | Independent | 1,516 | 0.13% |
| 25 | Munshi Hembram | Independent | 1,486 | 0.13% |
| 26 | Binod Singh | Independent | 1,457 | 0.13% |
| 27 | Parshuram Paswan | Independent | 1,359 | 0.12% |
| 28 | Prem Prakash Paswan | Independent | 1,226 | 0.11% |
| 29 | Tarch Murmu | Independent | 1,190 | 0.10% |
| 30 | Ramesh Kumar Ray | Independent | 965 | 0.08% |
| 31 | Pawan Mahato | Independent | 811 | 0.07% |
Dhanbad Lok Sabha result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pashupati Nath Singh | BJP | 2,60,521 | 32.03% |
| 2 | Chandrashekhar Dubey | INC | 2,02,474 | 24.89% |
| 3 | Samaresh Singh | BSP | 1,32,445 | 16.28% |
| 4 | A.K. Roy | MCO | 85,457 | 10.51% |
| 5 | Virendra Pradhan | LJP | 26,028 | 3.20% |
| 6 | Phul Chand Mandal | JVM | 23,474 | 2.89% |
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| 7 | Haffizuddin Ansari | SP | 16,187 | 1.99% |
| 8 | Abdul Mustafa | Independent | 8,472 | 1.04% |
| 9 | Videshi Mahato | JVD | 7,237 | 0.89% |
| 10 | Janardan Pandey | AIFB | 5,291 | 0.65% |
| 11 | Indu Singh | SAP | 4,469 | 0.55% |
| 12 | Sushil Kumar Singh | Independent | 3,925 | 0.48% |
| 13 | Din Bandhu Singh | SLP(L) | 3,396 | 0.42% |
| 14 | M.k.mandal | AMB | 3,206 | 0.39% |
| 15 | Kartik Mahato | Independent | 2,980 | 0.37% |
| 16 | Bama Pada Bauri | Independent | 2,601 | 0.32% |
| 17 | Sadhusharan Gope | Independent | 2,546 | 0.31% |
| 18 | Md. Sultan | JKP | 2,347 | 0.29% |
| 19 | Manoj Gandhi | Independent | 2,281 | 0.28% |
| 20 | Pawan Kumar Jha | JD(S) | 1,999 | 0.25% |
| 21 | Sunil Kumar | IJP | 1,934 | 0.24% |
| 22 | Jairam Singh | Independent | 1,868 | 0.23% |
| 23 | Jai Prakash Singh | Independent | 1,861 | 0.23% |
| 24 | Shankar Rawani | Independent | 1,733 | 0.21% |
| 25 | Ravi Ranjan Sinha | Independent | 1,525 | 0.19% |
| 26 | Manoj Pandey | Independent | 1,486 | 0.18% |
| 27 | Phul Chand Mahato | Independent | 1,220 | 0.15% |
| 28 | Salim Khan | Independent | 1,087 | 0.13% |
| 29 | Manilal Mahato | Independent | 945 | 0.12% |
| 30 | Jitendra Kumar Singh | Independent | 908 | 0.11% |
| 31 | Madhusudan Rajhans | Independent | 836 | 0.10% |
| 32 | Munsi Hembram | Independent | 744 | 0.09% |
Lead of Dulu Mahato (BJP) over Anupama Singh (INC) in each assembly segment. Bars to the right are segments the winner led; bars to the left went to the runner-up.
EVM votes by assembly segment (ECI report 34). Postal ballots are counted at constituency level only, so segment totals are slightly lower than the final result.
| Segment | Electors | Led in Lok Sabha 2024 | Assembly winner (latest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bokaro AC 36 | 5,71,247 | BJP by 64,903 | INC (2024) |
| Chandankiyari AC 37 | 2,77,520 | BJP by 56,460 | JMM (2024) |
| Sindri AC 38 | 3,55,974 | BJP by 41,237 | CPI(ML)(L) (2024) |
| Nirsa AC 39 | 3,31,389 | BJP by 68,340 | CPI(ML)(L) (2024) |
| Dhanbad AC 40 | 4,56,838 | BJP by 61,967 | BJP (2024) |
| Jharia AC 41 | 2,97,386 | BJP by 37,158 | BJP (2024) |
Dhanbad outlined in orange among the Jharkhand Lok Sabha seats, each coloured by the 2024 winner. Click a seat to open it. Boundaries are approximate.
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Answers use the Election Commission of India statistical report for the 2024 general election.
Who won the Dhanbad Lok Sabha seat in 2024?
Dulu Mahato of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Dhanbad in the 2024 Lok Sabha election with 7,89,172 votes (55.26%). The margin over Anupama Singh (INC) was 3,31,583 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Dhanbad in 2024?
14,31,957 of 22,90,354 registered electors voted, a turnout of 62.52% across 2,539 polling stations.
Which assembly segments are in Dhanbad?
Dhanbad is made up of 6 assembly segments: Bokaro, Chandankiyari, Sindri, Nirsa, Dhanbad, Jharia. Dulu Mahato led in 6 of them on EVM votes.
Who has won Dhanbad in past Lok Sabha elections?
2024: Dulu Mahato (BJP); 2019: Pashupati Nath Singh (BJP); 2014: Pashupati Nath Singh (BJP); 2009: Pashupati Nath Singh (BJP).
Is Dhanbad a reserved Lok Sabha seat?
No, Dhanbad is a general (unreserved) constituency.
When is the next Lok Sabha election for Dhanbad?
The Lok Sabha elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by mid-2029 unless the house is dissolved early or a bye-election is held for this seat.
Source: Election Commission of India, General Election to Lok Sabha 2024 statistical reports — 33 (constituency-wise detailed result), 32 (constituency data summary) and 34 (details of assembly segments). Segment figures are EVM votes only. Boundaries: DataMeet india_pc_2019 (simplified, CC0), approximate.
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