Dhanwar Assembly constituency

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Dhanwar
Constituency No. 28 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateJharkhand
DistrictGiridih
Lok Sabha constituencyKodarma
Established2000
Total electors3,07,716
Member of Legislative Assembly
6th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  BJP  
AllianceNDA
Elected year2024
Preceded byRaj Kumar Yadav
  CPI(ML)L  

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

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

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
1972
1977 Harihar Narayan Prabhakar Janata Party
1980 Tilakdhari Prasad Singh Indian National Congress
1985 Harihar Narayan Prabhakar Bharatiya Janata Party
1990 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 Bhartiya Janata Party

Election results[edit | edit source]

Assembly election 2024[edit | edit source]

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dhanwar[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Babulal Marandi 106,296 45.35% Increase27.01
JMM Nizam Uddin Ansari 70,858 30.23% Increase22.63
CPI(ML)L Raj Kumar Yadav 32,187 13.73% Decrease3.25
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% Decrease0.75
Margin of victory 35,438 15.12% Increase5.87
Turnout 2,34,416 63.18% Increase1.48
Registered electors 3,71,051 Increase20.58
BJP gain from JVM(P) Swing Increase17.77

Assembly election 2019[edit | edit source]

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dhanwar[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JVM(P) Babulal Marandi 52,352 27.58% Increase4.98
BJP Lakshman Prasad Singh 34,802 18.33% Increase0.41
CPI(ML)L Raj Kumar Yadav 32,245 16.99% Decrease11.67
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% Decrease1.31
Margin of victory 17,550 9.24% Increase3.18
Turnout 1,89,838 61.69% Decrease1.95
Registered electors 3,07,716 Increase10.84
JVM(P) gain from CPI(ML)L Swing Decrease1.08

Assembly election 2014[edit | edit source]

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dhanwar[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(ML)L Raj Kumar Yadav 50,634 28.66% Decrease2.52
JVM(P) Babulal Marandi 39,922 22.59% Decrease11.99
BJP Lakshman Prasad Singh 31,659 17.92% Decrease0.81
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% Increase2.65
Turnout 1,76,689 63.64% Increase2.09
Registered electors 2,77,622 Increase17.28
CPI(ML)L gain from JVM(P) Swing Decrease5.93

Assembly election 2009[edit | edit source]

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% Increase3.80
BJP Ravindra Kumar Ray 27,290 18.73% Decrease10.98
JMM Arjun Marandi 6,986 4.79% Decrease22.39
BSP Nejamaudin 3,867 2.65% Increase0.80
Independent Rameshwar Prasad Yadav 3,486 2.39% New
LJP Manoj Yadav 2,502 1.72% Decrease1.92
Margin of victory 4,973 3.41% Increase1.07
Turnout 1,45,703 61.55% Decrease1.56
Registered electors 2,36,726 Increase4.78
JVM(P) gain from BJP Swing Increase4.88

Assembly election 2005[edit | edit source]

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dhanwar[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ravindra Kumar Ray 42,357 29.71% Increase4.11
CPI(ML)L Raj Kumar Yadav 39,023 27.37% Increase3.90
JMM Nizamuddin Ansari 38,754 27.18% Increase6.58
LJP Harihar Narayan Prabhakar 5,192 3.64% New
RJD Bhagwat Prasad Yadav 3,441 2.41% Decrease16.29
SP Ram Kumar Raut 2,941 2.06% Decrease1.33
BSP Videshi Paswan 2,646 1.86% New
Margin of victory 3,334 2.34% Increase0.21
Turnout 1,42,584 63.11% Decrease3.77
Registered electors 2,25,924 Increase13.29
BJP hold Swing Increase4.11

Assembly election 2000[edit | edit source]

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)

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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