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Jharkhand · PC 7 · 2019
Dhanbad
Winner — Lok Sabha 2019
PASHUPATI NATH SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 66.0%INC 27.2%19 others 6.7%
Votes
8,27,234
66.0% share
Winning margin
4,86,194
38.8% of votes
Total votes cast
12,52,817
Candidates
21
Seat history
4 of 21 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.37 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PASHUPATI NATH SINGH | NDA (NDA) | 8,27,234 | 66.0% |
| 2 | KIRTI AZAD | 3,41,040 | 27.2% | |
| 3 | RAJESH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 11,110 | 0.9% |
| 4 | LAKSHMI DEVI | IND | 10,876 | 0.9% |
| 5 | SIDDHARTH GAUTAM | IND | 9,492 | 0.8% |
| 6 | MADHVI SINGH |  AITC | 8,235 | 0.7% |
| 7 | SUDHIR KUMAR MAHATO | BMUP | 7,495 | 0.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,346 | 0.3% |
| 9 | MEGHNATH RAWANI | 4,241 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | BAMAPADA BAURI | IND | 4,135 | 0.3% |
| 11 | VARUN KUMAR | IND | 4,026 | 0.3% |
| 12 | SANJAY PASWAN | IND | 3,762 | 0.3% |
| 13 | MIHIR CHANDRA MAHATO | APoI | 3,004 | 0.2% |
| 14 | DEEPAK KUMAR DAS | PPID | 2,194 | 0.2% |
| 15 | PREM PRAKASH PASWAN | IND | 2,117 | 0.2% |
| 16 | UMESH PASWAN | IND | 1,967 | 0.2% |
| 17 | RAM LAL MAHTO | SUCI(C) | 1,741 | 0.1% |
| 18 | HEERA LAL SHANKHAVAR | 1,684 | 0.1% | |
| 19 | MANTOSH KUMAR MANDAL | AMB | 1,635 | 0.1% |
| 20 | MERAJ KHAN | 1,453 | 0.1% | |
| 21 | K.C.SINGH RAJ | IND | 1,030 | 0.1% |
Low turnout (12th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe38.8%
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 66.0%INC 27.2%OTH 6.4%NOTA 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/20
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.37 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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.