# Dhanwar Assembly constituency

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

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly ||||
| 1952 | Punit Rai | Indian National Congress |
| 1957-62: Constituency did not exist ||||
| 1962 | Gopal Rabidas | Swatantra Party |
| 1967 | Punit Rai | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Punit Rai | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Punit Rai | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Harihar Narayan Prabhakar | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Tilakdhari Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Harihar Narayan Prabhakar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1990 | Harihar Narayan Prabhakar | Indian National Congress |
| 1995 | Guru Sahay Mahto | Janata Dal |
| 2000 | Ravindra Kumar Rai | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly ||||
| 2005 | Ravindra Kumar Rai | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Nizamuddin Ansari | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha |
| 2014 | Raj Kumar Yadav | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation |
| 2019 | Babulal Marandi | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha |
| 2024 | Babulal Marandi | Bhartiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dhanwar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Babulal Marandi | 106,296 | 45.35% | 27.01 |
| | JMM | Nizam Uddin Ansari | 70,858 | 30.23% | 22.63 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Raj Kumar Yadav | 32,187 | 13.73% | 3.25 |
| | Independent | Brahmdev Tudoo | 3,826 | 1.63% | New |
| | Independent | Pawan Kumar Ram | 3,021 | 1.29% | New |
| | Independent | Bharat Yadav | 2,320 | 0.99% | New |
| | Independent | Manna Vinay Baske | 1,910 | 0.81% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,312 | 0.56% | 0.75 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 35,438 | 15.12% | 5.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,34,416 | 63.18% | 1.48 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,71,051 | | 20.58 |
| | BJP gain from JVM(P) | BJP gain from JVM(P) | Swing | 17.77 | |

### Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dhanwar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JVM(P) | Babulal Marandi | 52,352 | 27.58% | 4.98 |
| | BJP | Lakshman Prasad Singh | 34,802 | 18.33% | 0.41 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Raj Kumar Yadav | 32,245 | 16.99% | 11.67 |
| | Independent | Anup Kumar Sonthalia | 22,624 | 11.92% | New |
| | AIMIM | Mohammad Danish | 15,416 | 8.12% | New |
| | JMM | Nijamuddin Ansari | 14,432 | 7.60% | New |
| | Independent | Tarkeshwar Gope | 2,960 | 1.56% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,485 | 1.31% | 1.31 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,550 | 9.24% | 3.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,89,838 | 61.69% | 1.95 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,07,716 | | 10.84 |
| | JVM(P) gain from CPI(ML)L | JVM(P) gain from CPI(ML)L | Swing | 1.08 | |

### Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dhanwar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(ML)L | Raj Kumar Yadav | 50,634 | 28.66% | 2.52 |
| | JVM(P) | Babulal Marandi | 39,922 | 22.59% | 11.99 |
| | BJP | Lakshman Prasad Singh | 31,659 | 17.92% | 0.81 |
| | Independent | Mohammad Safik Ansari | 28,701 | 16.24% | New |
| | Jharkhand Vikas Dal | Uday Kumar Sinha | 4,143 | 2.34% | New |
| | INC | Upender Shingh | 3,989 | 2.26% | New |
| | Independent | Bandhan Ravidas | 2,489 | 1.41% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 4,628 | 2.62% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,712 | 6.06% | 2.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,76,689 | 63.64% | 2.09 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,77,622 | | 17.28 |
| | CPI(ML)L gain from JVM(P) | CPI(ML)L gain from JVM(P) | Swing | 5.93 | |

### Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dhanwar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JVM(P) | Nizamuddin Ansari | 50,392 | 34.59% | New |
| | CPI(ML)L | Raj Kumar Yadav | 45,419 | 31.17% | 3.80 |
| | BJP | Ravindra Kumar Ray | 27,290 | 18.73% | 10.98 |
| | JMM | Arjun Marandi | 6,986 | 4.79% | 22.39 |
| | BSP | Nejamaudin | 3,867 | 2.65% | 0.80 |
| | Independent | Rameshwar Prasad Yadav | 3,486 | 2.39% | New |
| | LJP | Manoj Yadav | 2,502 | 1.72% | 1.92 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,973 | 3.41% | 1.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,45,703 | 61.55% | 1.56 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,36,726 | | 4.78 |
| | JVM(P) gain from BJP | JVM(P) gain from BJP | Swing | 4.88 | |

### Assembly election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dhanwar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ravindra Kumar Ray | 42,357 | 29.71% | 4.11 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Raj Kumar Yadav | 39,023 | 27.37% | 3.90 |
| | JMM | Nizamuddin Ansari | 38,754 | 27.18% | 6.58 |
| | LJP | Harihar Narayan Prabhakar | 5,192 | 3.64% | New |
| | RJD | Bhagwat Prasad Yadav | 3,441 | 2.41% | 16.29 |
| | SP | Ram Kumar Raut | 2,941 | 2.06% | 1.33 |
| | BSP | Videshi Paswan | 2,646 | 1.86% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,334 | 2.34% | 0.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,42,584 | 63.11% | 3.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,25,924 | | 13.29 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 4.11 | |

### Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Dhanwar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ravindra Kumar Ray | 34,145 | 25.60% | New |
| | CPI(ML)L | Raj Kumar Yadav | 31,304 | 23.47% | New |
| | JMM | Nijamuddin Ansari | 27,480 | 20.60% | New |
| | RJD | Guru Sahay Mahto | 24,950 | 18.71% | New |
| | INC | Arbind Choudhary | 4,916 | 3.69% | New |
| | SP | Dayanand Kumar Sao | 4,519 | 3.39% | New |
| | NCP | Umesh Yadav | 3,343 | 2.51% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,841 | 2.13% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,33,372 | 68.13% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,99,417 | | |
| | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) |