DHANBAD
Constituency no. 47 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called DHANBAD. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Winner, 1999
Rita Verma
BJP
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1999
14,226
1.87% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
MCOA K Roy
- Votes
- 3,51,839
- Vote share
- 46.21%
- Behind by
- 14,226
Electors
14,33,645
Total votes polled
7,61,461
Valid votes
7,61,461
NOTA votes
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Turnout
53.1%
Full result, 1999
10 candidates · 7,61,461 valid votes
Rita VermaBJPwon
3,66,065
48.1%
A K RoyMCO
3,51,839
46.2%
Kansari MandalJMM
18,617
2.4%
Upendra Narayan SinghCPI(ML)(L)
7,823
1.0%
S K VermaJD(S)
6,227
0.8%
Dhan PrasadBSP
4,560
0.6%
Saroj Kumar ChoudharyAJBP
1,864
0.2%
Motilal RajwarIND
1,680
0.2%
Sharat DasABJS
1,613
0.2%
Munshi HembramIND
1,173
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Rita Verma | BJP | 3,66,065 | 48.07% | A K Roy | 14,226 |
| 1998 | RITA VERMA | BJP | 4,42,590 | 50.60% | A.K. ROY | 1,78,689 |
| 1996 | RITA VERMA | BJP | 2,69,942 | 33.44% | SHAMRESH SINGH | 22,196 |
| 1991 | RITA VERMA (W) | BJP | 2,57,066 | 44.29% | A.K. ROY | 85,299 |
| 1989 | A.K.ROY | MCOR | 2,47,013 | 38.78% | SAMRESH SINGH | 13,571 |
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 constituency in 1999?
Rita Verma (BJP) won DHANBAD in 1999, by a margin of 14,226 votes.
Which party has won DHANBAD the most times?
BJP, with 4 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has DHANBAD gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1962 to 1999.
Who has won DHANBAD the most times?
RITA VERMA, with 2 wins between 1996 and 1998.
