Dhanbad Lok Sabha Election Result 1991

Bihar · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1991 GEN

Rita Verma (W) of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar in the 1991 general election, with a winning margin of 85,299 votes (14.40%).

40 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 1,169,411 registered electors and 592,422 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 50.70%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.

Winner Bharatiya Janata Party

Rita Verma (W)

Bharatiya Janata Party

Victory Margin
85,299
Margin %
14.40%
Total Electors
1,169,411
Votes Polled
592,422
Turnout
50.70%
Candidates
40
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Bihar
Constituency Number
147
Election Type
Lok Sabha (Parliament)
Election Year
1991
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Rita Verma (W)

Bharatiya Janta Party

257,066
43.40%
Male
#2
A.K. Roy

Marxist (CO-ORDINATION)

171,767
29.00%
Male
#3
Aklu Ram Mahto

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

61,252
10.30%
Male
#4
Yogeshwar Prasad Yogesh

Indian National Congress

56,413
9.50%
Male
#5
Amtaf Dutta

Independent

4,856
0.80%
Male
#6
Ram Prasad Nonia

Independent

3,449
0.60%
Male
#7
Rajendra Nishad

Independent

2,438
0.40%
Male
#8
A.N. Dubey

Independent

1,977
0.30%
Male
#9
Nandi Kishore Chow

Independent

1,918
0.30%
Male
#10
Vavneshwar Pd. Singh

Shoshit Samaj Dal

1,398
0.20%
Male
#11
Nand Kumar Pandey

Jharkhand Party

1,373
0.20%
Male
#12
Shamaele Nabi

Jharkhand Party

1,138
0.20%
Male
#13
Devan Manjhi

Independent

1,058
0.20%
Male
#14
Satyendra Kumar Azad

Bahujan Samaj Party

1,054
0.20%
Male
#15
Rajendra Saw

Independent

1,016
0.20%
Male
#16
Md. Fahim Khan

Independent

867
0.10%
Male
#17
Masih Soren

Independent

765
0.10%
Male
#18
Durga Pd. Keshari

Independent

756
0.10%
Male
#19
Ambai Soyen

Independent

747
0.10%
Male
#20
Krishna Paswan

Independent

739
0.10%
Male
#21
A.P.Sharma

Independent

689
0.10%
Male
#22
Rajendra Prasad Pandey

Independent

629
0.10%
Male
#23
Rajendra Singh

Independent

601
0.10%
Male
#24
Jitendra Kumar Singh

Independent

589
0.10%
Male
#25
Movin Akhtar

Independent

548
0.10%
Male
#26
Ashish Kumar Nandi

Independent

485
0.10%
Male
#27
Ajodhya Raman

Independent

479
0.10%
Male
#28
Ram Vandan Singh

Independent

475
0.10%
Male
#29
Jai Mohan Thakur

Doordarshi Party

463
0.10%
Male
#30
Budhan Ram

Bhatiya Krishi Udyog Sangh

414
0.10%
Male
#31
M.S. Chhabra

Independent

389
0.10%
Male
#32
Ganauri Paswan

Independent

375
0.10%
Male
#33
Sudhanshu Mahtha

Independent

358
0.10%
Male
#34
Ishwar Mahto

Independent

324
0.10%
Male
#35
Suman Kumar Singh

Independent

300
0.10%
Male
#36
Vinod Bihari Sinha

Independent

289
0.00%
Male
#37
Ram Avtar Agarwal

Independent

274
0.00%
Male
#38
Md. Aslam

Independent

254
0.00%
Male
#39
Sudarshan Mishra

Independent

218
0.00%
Male
#40
Izhar Ahmad

Independent

203
0.00%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Rita Verma (W) Bharatiya Janta Party 257,066 43.40%
2 A.K. Roy Marxist (CO-ORDINATION) 171,767 29.00%
3 Aklu Ram Mahto Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 61,252 10.30%
4 Yogeshwar Prasad Yogesh Indian National Congress 56,413 9.50%
5 Amtaf Dutta Independent 4,856 0.80%
6 Ram Prasad Nonia Independent 3,449 0.60%
7 Rajendra Nishad Independent 2,438 0.40%
8 A.N. Dubey Independent 1,977 0.30%
9 Nandi Kishore Chow Independent 1,918 0.30%
10 Vavneshwar Pd. Singh Shoshit Samaj Dal 1,398 0.20%
11 Nand Kumar Pandey Jharkhand Party 1,373 0.20%
12 Shamaele Nabi Jharkhand Party 1,138 0.20%
13 Devan Manjhi Independent 1,058 0.20%
14 Satyendra Kumar Azad Bahujan Samaj Party 1,054 0.20%
15 Rajendra Saw Independent 1,016 0.20%
16 Md. Fahim Khan Independent 867 0.10%
17 Masih Soren Independent 765 0.10%
18 Durga Pd. Keshari Independent 756 0.10%
19 Ambai Soyen Independent 747 0.10%
20 Krishna Paswan Independent 739 0.10%
21 A.P.Sharma Independent 689 0.10%
22 Rajendra Prasad Pandey Independent 629 0.10%
23 Rajendra Singh Independent 601 0.10%
24 Jitendra Kumar Singh Independent 589 0.10%
25 Movin Akhtar Independent 548 0.10%
26 Ashish Kumar Nandi Independent 485 0.10%
27 Ajodhya Raman Independent 479 0.10%
28 Ram Vandan Singh Independent 475 0.10%
29 Jai Mohan Thakur Doordarshi Party 463 0.10%
30 Budhan Ram Bhatiya Krishi Udyog Sangh 414 0.10%
31 M.S. Chhabra Independent 389 0.10%
32 Ganauri Paswan Independent 375 0.10%
33 Sudhanshu Mahtha Independent 358 0.10%
34 Ishwar Mahto Independent 324 0.10%
35 Suman Kumar Singh Independent 300 0.10%
36 Vinod Bihari Sinha Independent 289 0.00%
37 Ram Avtar Agarwal Independent 274 0.00%
38 Md. Aslam Independent 254 0.00%
39 Sudarshan Mishra Independent 218 0.00%
40 Izhar Ahmad Independent 203 0.00%

Dhanbad — 1991 Election Analysis

In the 1991 Lok Sabha election, Rita Verma (W) of Bharatiya Janata Party secured victory in the Dhanbad constituency (Bihar) with a margin of 85,299 votes.

Out of 1,169,411 registered electors, 592,422 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 50.70%. A total of 40 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.

India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Rita Verma (W) (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Dhanbad Lok Sabha seat in 1991.

The margin was 85,299 votes (14.40%%).

The voter turnout in Dhanbad for the 1991 Lok Sabha election was 50.70%%.

40 candidates contested from Dhanbad constituency in the 1991 Lok Sabha election.

Dhanbad is a Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.