# Dhanbad Assembly constituency

Dhanbad Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly ||||
| 1952 | Purushotam Chouhan | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Purushotam Chouhan | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Sheoraj Prasad | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Raghubansh Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Raghubansh Singh | Bharatiya Kranti Dal |
| 1972 | Chinmoy Mukherjee | Communist Party of India |
| 1977 | Yogeshwar Prasad 'Yogesh' | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Yogeshwar Prasad 'Yogesh' | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Surendra Prasad Roy | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Surendra Prasad Roy | Indian National Congress |
| 1995 | Pashupati Nath Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2000 | Pashupati Nath Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly ||||
| 2005 | Pashupati Nath Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Mannan Mallick | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Raj Sinha | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Raj Sinha | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Raj Sinha | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dhanbad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Raj Sinha | 136,336 | 53.90% | 1.59 |
| | INC | Ajay Kumar Dubey | 87,595 | 34.63% | 4.41 |
| | JLKM | Sapan Kumar Modak | 16,664 | 6.59% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,735 | 0.69% | 0.02 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 48,741 | 19.27% | 6.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,52,960 | 54.09% | 0.79 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,67,636 | | 7.95 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 1.59 | |

### Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dhanbad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Raj Sinha | 120,773 | 52.31% | 5.83 |
| | INC | Mannan Mallick | 90,144 | 39.04% | 4.23 |
| | Independent | Ranjeet Singh Alias Bablu Singh | 2,852 | 1.24% | New |
| | LJP | Vikash Ranjan | 2,426 | 1.05% | New |
| | JD(U) | Vipin Kumar | 1,759 | 0.76% | New |
| | AJSU | Pradip Mohan Sahay | 1,724 | 0.75% | New |
| | JVM(P) | Saroj Kumar Singh | 1,458 | 0.63% | 1.21 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,630 | 0.71% | 0.40 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 30,629 | 13.27% | 10.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,30,893 | 53.30% | 5.97 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,33,191 | | 13.00 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 5.83 | |

### Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dhanbad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Raj Sinha | 132,091 | 58.13% | 23.67 |
| | INC | Mannan Mallick | 79,094 | 34.81% | 0.22 |
| | JVM(P) | Ramesh Kumar Rahi | 4,195 | 1.85% | New |
| | JMM | Bhupendra Kumar | 2,070 | 0.91% | 2.34 |
| | Marxist Co-Ordination | Pawan Mahato | 1,429 | 0.63% | 1.01 |
| | BSP | Triveni Das | 1,371 | 0.60% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,521 | 1.11% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 52,997 | 23.32% | 22.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,27,217 | 59.27% | 16.53 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,83,351 | | 3.15 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 23.11 | |

### Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dhanbad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mannan Mallick | 55,641 | 35.03% | 2.06 |
| | BJP | Raj Sinha | 54,751 | 34.47% | 10.03 |
| | Independent | Niraj Singh | 17,801 | 11.21% | New |
| | Independent | Sadanand Mahato Alias Mantu Mahato | 9,090 | 5.72% | New |
| | JMM | Awadh Kishore Sahay | 5,157 | 3.25% | New |
| | LJP | Belal Khan | 3,001 | 1.89% | 0.88 |
| | Marxist Co-Ordination | Ajay Narayan Lall | 2,602 | 1.64% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 890 | 0.56% | 10.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,58,855 | 42.75% | 7.27 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,71,634 | | 1.17 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 9.47 | |

### Assembly election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dhanbad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Pashupati Nath Singh | 83,692 | 44.50% | 4.33 |
| | INC | Mannan Mallick | 62,012 | 32.97% | 16.24 |
| | RJD | Hatim Ansari | 6,191 | 3.29% | 17.90 |
| | LJP | Pankaj Kumar Sharma | 5,200 | 2.76% | New |
| | SP | Sushil Kumar Singh | 4,280 | 2.28% | New |
| | Jharkhand Vananchal Congress | Ram Kumar Singh Choudhary | 3,237 | 1.72% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Gopikant Bakshi | 2,898 | 1.54% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,680 | 11.53% | 16.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,88,087 | 50.02% | 2.45 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,76,039 | | 29.61 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 4.33 | |

### Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Dhanbad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Pashupati Nath Singh | 74,331 | 48.82% | New |
| | RJD | Prasadi Sao | 32,266 | 21.19% | New |
| | INC | Yogeshwar Prasad Yogesh | 25,476 | 16.73% | New |
| | JMM | Rekha Mandal | 12,710 | 8.35% | New |
| | NCP | Surendra Prasad Rai | 1,795 | 1.18% | New |
| | CPI | Amarendra Narayan Singh | 1,657 | 1.09% | New |
| | Samajwadi Jan Parishad | Bishwanath Bagi | 1,345 | 0.88% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 42,065 | 27.63% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,52,242 | 52.94% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,90,135 | | |
| | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) |