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Jharkhand · PC 7 · 2024

Dhanbad

Winner — Lok Sabha 2024

DULU MAHATO
BJP 55.1%INC 32.0%24 others 12.9%
Votes
7,89,172
55.3% share
Winning margin
3,31,583
23.2% of votes
Total votes cast
14,31,957
Candidates
26
Seat history

4 of 26 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

26 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DULU MAHATO
NDA (NDA)
7,89,17255.3%
2
ANUPAMA SINGH
INDIA bloc
4,57,58932.0%
3
MD. EKLAK ANSARI
IND
79,6535.6%
4
JAGDISH RAWANI
IND
27,6351.9%
5
JANAK SAH GOND
IND
12,7640.9%
NOTA
NOTA
7,3540.5%
7
MD. ZAHIRUDDIN KHAN
IND
6,5000.5%
8
MOHAN SINGH
5,6390.4%
9
TULSI MAHTO
IND
5,3750.4%
10
KAMASHEVAR PRA. VERMA
IND
4,0040.3%
11
SUNAINA KINNAR
IND
3,4620.2%
12
AKBAR ALI
AKBRPRVP
3,0410.2%
13
KRISHNA CHANDRA SINGH RAJ
2,8210.2%
14
ANINDITA DAS
IND
2,6740.2%
15
REZAUL HAQUE
LKHAP
2,6490.2%
16
LAKSHMI DEVI
IND
2,6050.2%
17
UMESH PASWAN
IND
2,5600.2%
18
MOHAMMAD FAISHAL KHAN
IND
1,9960.1%
19
RAJIB TIWARI
1,8900.1%
20
NITAI DUTTA
IND
1,7430.1%
21
DEEPAK KUMAR DAS
PPID
1,7350.1%
22
SANJAY KUMAR GIRI
ABHM
1,6270.1%
23
PERWEZ NEYYAR
ASPKR
1,1610.1%
24
TRIDEV KR MAHTO
IND
1,1440.1%
25
MOHAMMAD TAFAZUL HUSSAIN
IND
6810.1%
26
PREM PRAKASH PASWAN
IND
5330.0%

Low turnout (12th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
23.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.5% · min 7.1% · max 38.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
12th of 14

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 14

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
11th of 14

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 55.3%INC 32.0%IND 5.6%OTH 6.6%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/25

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.13 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 location
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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.

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