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, 1990
SURENDRA PD. ROY
INC
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 10
Margin, 1990
4,633
4.79% of valid votes
Result, 1990
Runner-up
JDS.K. SHRIVA
- Votes
- 25,340
- Vote share
- 26.22%
- Behind by
- 4,633
Electors
2,39,371
Total votes polled
96,629
Valid votes
96,629
NOTA votes
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Turnout
40.4%
Full result, 1990
40 candidates · 96,629 valid votes
SURENDRA PD. ROYINCwon
29,973
31.0%
S.K. SHRIVAJD
25,340
26.2%
NIRMAL KU. CHATTERJEEBJP
20,169
20.9%
MANINDRA NATH MANDALJMM
9,789
10.1%
MO. FAHIM KHANIND
3,962
4.1%
BALDEV SHARMABJS
1,140
1.2%
K.K. RAY CHOUDHARYIND
976
1.0%
BIRENDAR KUMAR SINGHIND
900
0.9%
MO. HATIM ANSARIIND
733
0.8%
A.L. SINGHBSP
396
0.4%
SHYAM SUNDER PRASADSOPL
375
0.4%
SANJAY KUMAR SINHARSP
288
0.3%
Showing the top 12 of 40. 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.
