DHANBAD
Assembly seat no. 284 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called DHANBAD. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 2000
PASHUPATI NATH SINGH
BJP
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 10
Margin, 2000
42,065
27.63% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
RJDPRASADI SAO
- Votes
- 32,266
- Vote share
- 21.19%
- Behind by
- 42,065
Electors
2,90,135
Total votes polled
1,52,242
Valid votes
1,52,242
NOTA votes
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Turnout
52.5%
Full result, 2000
12 candidates · 1,52,242 valid votes
PASHUPATI NATH SINGHBJPwon
74,331
48.8%
PRASADI SAORJD
32,266
21.2%
YOGESHWAR PRASAD YOGESHINC
25,476
16.7%
REKHA MANDALJMM
12,710
8.3%
SURENDRA PRASAD RAINCP
1,795
1.2%
AMARENDRA NARAYAN SINGHCPI
1,657
1.1%
BISHWANATH BAGISWJP
1,345
0.9%
RAJ KUMAR SHARMABSP
1,344
0.9%
KALIMUDDIN KHANSP
675
0.4%
VIJAY KUMAR MAHTOIND
313
0.2%
CHHEDU PASIIND
251
0.2%
JAGDISH NARAYAN PD.IND
79
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | PASHUPATI NATH SINGH | BJP | 74,331 | 48.82% | PRASADI SAO | 42,065 |
| 1995 | PASUPATINATH SINGH | BJP | 36,984 | 23.91% | RAMADHAR YADV | 4,006 |
| 1990 | SURENDRA PD. ROY | INC | 29,973 | 31.02% | S.K. SHRIVA | 4,633 |
| 1985 | SURENDRA PRASAD ROY | INC | 24,780 | 36.66% | RAM CHANDER SINGH | 10,721 |
| 1980 | YOGESHWAR PRASAD YOGESH | INC(I) | 41,638 | 60.27% | GOPI KANT BAKSHI | 24,061 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
