Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2024
Babu Lal Marandi of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Dhanwar Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Jharkhand in the 2024 state assembly election, securing 106,296 votes (45.40% vote share). The runner-up was Nizam Uddin Ansari (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha) with 70,858 votes.
A total of 24 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babu Lal Marandi | 106296 | 45.40% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Nizam Uddin Ansari | 70858 | 30.20% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 3 | Raj Kumar Yadav | 32187 | 13.70% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 4 | Brahmdev Tudoo | 3826 | 1.60% | Independent |
| 5 | Pawan Kumar Ram | 3021 | 1.30% | Independent |
| 6 | Bharat Yadav | 2320 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 7 | Manna Vinay Baske | 1910 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 8 | Arbind Paswan | 1882 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 9 | Niranjan Rai | 1856 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 10 | Mukesh Kumar Verma | 1447 | 0.60% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 11 | Rajdesh Ratan | 1353 | 0.60% | Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha |
| 13 | Md Sagir | 788 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 14 | Mohammad Danish | 689 | 0.30% | Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) |
| 15 | Abhishek Kumar | 684 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 16 | Rakesh Mishra | 683 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 17 | Santu Thakur | 589 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 18 | Gopikrishn Yadav | 475 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 19 | Devendra Kr. Gupta | 442 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 20 | Karan Yadav | 429 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 21 | Akleshwar Saw | 417 | 0.20% | Lokhit Adhikar Party |
| 22 | Mritunjay Kumar | 341 | 0.20% | Bhartiya Janjagran Gandhiwadi Party |
| 23 | Sanjay Kumar | 251 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 24 | Rameshwar Prasad Yadav | 195 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 25 | Shree Lal Sahu | 165 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Dhanwar constituency is part of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2024 Assembly election, 24 candidates contested for this seat. Babu Lal Marandi (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 106,296 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.