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Winner — 2024
RAJ SINHA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 53.9%INC 34.6%17 others 11.5%
Votes
1,36,336
53.9% share
Winning margin
48,741
19.3% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
54.0%
of 4,68,605
Dhanbad is a safe seat — RAJ SINHA won by 19.3%.
Seat history
5 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJ SINHA | NDA (NDA) | 1,36,336 | 53.9% |
| 2 | AJAY KUMAR DUBEY | 87,595 | 34.6% | |
| 3 | SAPAN KUMAR MODAK | JLKM | 16,664 | 6.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,735 | 0.7% |
| 5 | RUBINA NAZ | IND | 1,477 | 0.6% |
| 6 | ANABARI KHATOON | 1,248 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | KUMAR KAUSHAL | IND | 1,110 | 0.4% |
| 8 | KRISHNA CHANDRA SINGH RAJ | 1,049 | 0.4% | |
| 9 | JANAK SAH GOND | IND | 971 | 0.4% |
| 10 | LAKSHMI DEVI | IND | 860 | 0.3% |
| 11 | GUDDU KUMAR DHARI | PPID | 810 | 0.3% |
| 12 | KAILASH KUMAR BAURI | IND | 584 | 0.2% |
| 13 | RAM BINAY SINGH | IND | 479 | 0.2% |
| 14 | MD. MURTUZA ALAM | LKHAP | 453 | 0.2% |
| 15 | KUNAL KUMAR | IND | 427 | 0.2% |
| 16 | AKHILESHWER MAHATO @ ARJUN MAHTO | IND | 393 | 0.2% |
| 17 | SATYENDRA KUMAR MAHTO | 278 | 0.1% | |
| 18 | VISHAL BALMIKI | IND | 252 | 0.1% |
| 19 | UMESH PASWAN | IND | 239 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (79th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.6% · max 23.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
54%
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79th of 81How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 81How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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58th of 81Where does the house stand?
SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.9%INC 34.6%JLKM 6.6%OTH 4.2%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/18
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.09 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%
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?
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