Dhanwar Assembly constituency

Dhanwar
Dhanwar
Constituency No. 28 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Lok Sabha constituency	Kodarma
Established	2000
Total electors	3,07,716
Member of Legislative Assembly
	6th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Babulal Marandi
Party	BJP
Alliance	NDA
Elected year	2024
Preceded by	Raj Kumar Yadav; CPI(ML)L

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

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election	Member
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
1972
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^[1]
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			35,438	15.12%	5.87
Turnout			2,34,416	63.18%	1.48
Registered electors			3,71,051		20.58
	BJP gain from JVM(P)		Swing	17.77

Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dhanwar^[2]
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			17,550	9.24%	3.18
Turnout			1,89,838	61.69%	1.95
Registered electors			3,07,716		10.84
	JVM(P) gain from CPI(ML)L		Swing	1.08

Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dhanwar^[3]
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			10,712	6.06%	2.65
Turnout			1,76,689	63.64%	2.09
Registered electors			2,77,622		17.28
	CPI(ML)L gain from JVM(P)		Swing	5.93

Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dhanwar^[4]
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			4,973	3.41%	1.07
Turnout			1,45,703	61.55%	1.56
Registered electors			2,36,726		4.78
	JVM(P) gain from BJP		Swing	4.88

Assembly election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dhanwar^[5]
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			3,334	2.34%	0.21
Turnout			1,42,584	63.11%	3.77
Registered electors			2,25,924		13.29
	BJP hold		Swing	4.11

Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Dhanwar^[6]
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			2,841	2.13%
Turnout			1,33,372	68.13%
Registered electors			1,99,417
	BJP win (new seat)

References

Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India [1]

↑ Election Commission of India (24 November 2024). "Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
↑ "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
↑ "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar" (PDF). ceobihar.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

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[1] Election Commission of India (24 November 2024). "Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

[2] "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.

[3] "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

[4] "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

[5] "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

[6] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar" (PDF). ceobihar.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

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