# Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency

Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India. This constituency covers parts of Bokaro and Dhanbad districts.

## Assembly segments

Presently, Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead |
| 36 | Bokaro | Bokaro | Shwettaa Singh | INC | BJP |
| 37 | Chandankiyari (SC) | Bokaro | Umakant Rajak | JMM | BJP |
| 38 | Sindri | Dhanbad | Chandradeo Mahato | CPI(ML)L | BJP |
| 39 | Nirsa | Dhanbad | Arup Chatterjee | CPI(ML)L | BJP |
| 40 | Dhanbad | Dhanbad | Raj Sinha | BJP | BJP |
| 41 | Jharia | Dhanbad | Ragini Singh | BJP | BJP |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1952 | P. C. Bose | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | P. C. Bose | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | P. R. Chakravarti | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Rani Lalita Rajya Laxmi | Independent |
| 1971 | Ram Narain Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | A. K. Roy | Marxist Coordination Committee |
| 1980 | A. K. Roy | Marxist Coordination Committee |
| 1984 | Shankar Dayal Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | A. K. Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | Rita Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1996 | Rita Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 | Rita Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Rita Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Chandra Shekhar Dubey | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Pashupati Nath Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Pashupati Nath Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Pashupati Nath Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Dulu Mahato | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election result
### 2024

2024 Indian general election: Dhanbad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Dulu Mahato | 789,172 | 55.26 |
| | INC | Anupama Singh | 4,57,789 | 32.04 |
| | Independent | Eklak Ansari | 79,653 | 5.58 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 7,354 | 0.51 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,31,583 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.06 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Dhanbad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Pashupati Nath Singh | 827,234 | 66.03 | |
| | INC | Kirti Azad | 3,41,040 | 27.22 | |
| | AITC | Madhvi Singh | 8,235 | 0.66 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 4,345 | 0.38 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,86,194 | 38.81 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,53,265 | 60.47 | −0.07 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Dhanbad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Pashupati Nath Singh | 5,43,491 | 47.51 | |
| | INC | Ajay Kumar Dubey | 2,50,537 | 21.90 | |
| | MCC | Anand Mahato | 1,10,185 | 9.63 | |
| | JVM(P) | Samresh Singh | 90,926 | 7.95 | |
| | AITC | Chandra Shekhar Dubey | 29,937 | 2.62 | |
| | AJSU | Hemlata S. Mohan | 21,277 | 1.81 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 7,675 | 0.67 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,92,954 | 25.61 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,43,945 | 60.53 | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### General election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Dhanbad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Pashupati Nath Singh | 2,60,521 | 31.99 |
| | INC | Chandrashekhar Dubey | 2,02,474 | 24.86 |
| | BSP | Samaresh Singh | 1,32,445 | 16.26 |
| | MCC | A. K. Roy | 85,457 | 10.49 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58,047 | 7.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,14,208 | 45.07 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |