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Jharkhand · PC 7 · 2014
Dhanbad
Winner — Lok Sabha 2014
PASHUPATI NATH SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 47.5%INC 21.9%30 others 30.6%
Votes
5,43,491
47.5% share
Winning margin
2,92,954
25.6% of votes
Total votes cast
11,43,902
Candidates
32
Seat history
9 of 32 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.19 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
32 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PASHUPATI NATH SINGH | NDA (NDA) | 5,43,491 | 47.5% |
| 2 | AJAY KUMAR DUBEY | UPA | 2,50,537 | 21.9% |
| 3 | ANAND MAHATO | MCO | 1,10,185 | 9.6% |
| 4 | SAMARESH SINGH | JVM | 90,926 | 8.0% |
| 5 | CHANDRA SHEKHAR DUBEY |  AITC | 29,937 | 2.6% |
| 6 | HEMLATA S. MOHAN | 21,277 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | DR. KRISHNA CHANDRA SINGHRAJ | IND | 13,200 | 1.1% |
| 8 | RAMA KANT VERMA | 8,948 | 0.8% | |
| 9 | HIRALAL SANKHWAR | JKP | 8,580 | 0.8% |
| 10 | MADAN MOHAN RAM | 8,455 | 0.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 7,675 | 0.7% |
| 12 | GANPAT MAHTO | IND | 5,441 | 0.5% |
| 13 | KISHOR KUMAR MURMU | BMUP | 4,531 | 0.4% |
| 14 | AKLU RAM MAHTO | 4,169 | 0.4% | |
| 15 | RITU RANI SINGH | IND | 3,814 | 0.3% |
| 16 | MANTOSH KUMAR MANDAL | AMB | 3,413 | 0.3% |
| 17 | AHMAD HUSSAIN ANSARI | JDP | 3,120 | 0.3% |
| 18 | MD. ZUBAIR | AIMF | 3,094 | 0.3% |
| 19 | GAUTAM KUMAR MAHATO | IND | 3,000 | 0.3% |
| 20 | JAYANT PANDEY | Left | 2,518 | 0.2% |
| 21 | SUMAN BANERJEE | IND | 2,104 | 0.2% |
| 22 | RAMESH BHARATI | IND | 2,052 | 0.2% |
| 23 | MANILAL MAHTO | IND | 1,888 | 0.2% |
| 24 | VIJAY KANT MISHRA | IND | 1,537 | 0.1% |
| 25 | RANBIR SINGH | IND | 1,516 | 0.1% |
| 26 | MUNSHI HEMBRAM | IND | 1,486 | 0.1% |
| 27 | BINOD SINGH | IND | 1,457 | 0.1% |
| 28 | PARSHURAM PASWAN | IND | 1,359 | 0.1% |
| 29 | PREM PRAKASH PASWAN | IND | 1,226 | 0.1% |
| 30 | TARCH MURMU | IND | 1,190 | 0.1% |
| 31 | RAMESH KUMAR RAY | IND | 965 | 0.1% |
| 32 | PAWAN MAHATO | IND | 811 | 0.1% |
Low turnout (12th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.5% · min 7.1% · max 38.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
12th of 14How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 14How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
11th of 14How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.5%INC 21.9%MCO 9.6%JVM 8.0%OTH 12.3%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
9/31
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.19 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,84,487
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,040 km²
SC population16.3%
ST population8.7%
Figures are for Dhanbad, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 16.1%Other 3.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water39.9%
Electricity85.6%
Sanitation39.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births78.8%
Children fully vaccinated66.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.0%
Children underweight (under 5)25.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.8%
Women literate69.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.3%
Clean cooking fuel37.2%
Health insurance45.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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