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, 1985
SURENDRA PRASAD ROY
INC
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 10
Margin, 1985
10,721
15.86% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
JNPRAM CHANDER SINGH
- Votes
- 14,059
- Vote share
- 20.80%
- Behind by
- 10,721
Electors
1,94,744
Total votes polled
67,587
Valid votes
67,587
NOTA votes
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Turnout
34.7%
Full result, 1985
27 candidates · 67,587 valid votes
SURENDRA PRASAD ROYINCwon
24,780
36.7%
RAM CHANDER SINGHJNP
14,059
20.8%
MD. KHURSHID KHANIND
6,841
10.1%
RAJU YADAVLKD
6,060
9.0%
GOPI KANT VAKSHICPM
4,150
6.1%
SITASHU MUKHERJEECPI
3,298
4.9%
NEPAL RAWANIJMM
2,540
3.8%
KUNTI THAKURBJP
1,763
2.6%
JAY NARAIN SINGHIND
763
1.1%
GYAN CHAND RAMIND
553
0.8%
L.N.JHAIND
545
0.8%
SUGRIO RAMIND
413
0.6%
Showing the top 12 of 27. The full list is in the API.
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the DHANBAD assembly constituency in 2000?
PASHUPATI NATH SINGH (BJP) won DHANBAD in 2000, by a margin of 42,065 votes.
Which party has won DHANBAD the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has DHANBAD gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2000.
Who has won DHANBAD the most times?
PASHUPATI NATH SINGH, with 1 win between 2000 and 2000.
