Dhanbad Lok Sabha Election Result 1996

Bihar · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1996 GEN

Rita Verma of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar in the 1996 general election, with a winning margin of 22,196 votes (2.70%).

54 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 1,432,169 registered electors and 819,890 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 57.30%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.

Winner Bharatiya Janata Party

Rita Verma

Bharatiya Janata Party

Victory Margin
22,196
Margin %
2.70%
Total Electors
1,432,169
Votes Polled
819,890
Turnout
57.30%
Candidates
54
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Bihar
Constituency Number
147
Election Type
Lok Sabha (Parliament)
Election Year
1996
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Rita Verma

Bharatiya Janata Party

269,942
32.90%
Male
#2
Shamresh Singh

Janata Dal

247,746
30.20%
Male
#3
A.K. Roy

Marxist Coordination

114,406
14.00%
Male
#4
Munir Ahmad Khan

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

50,969
6.20%
Male
#5
Bijay Kumar Singh

Indian National Congress

48,208
5.90%
Male
#6
Shiva Mahto

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (MARDI)

32,385
3.90%
Male
#7
Binod Kr. Poddar

Independent

5,775
0.70%
Male
#8
Jarnadan Mahato

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION)

5,551
0.70%
Male
#9
Goutam Kumar

Independent

3,889
0.50%
Male
#10
Deolal Bauri

Independent

2,558
0.30%
Male
#11
A.P. Sharma

Independent

2,079
0.30%
Male
#12
Rajesh Kumar Lal

Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh

1,642
0.20%
Male
#13
Dashrath Paswan

Independent

1,369
0.20%
Male
#14
Anand Kumar Sinha

Independent

1,353
0.20%
Male
#15
Randhir Singh

Independent

1,047
0.10%
Male
#16
Rizwan

Independent

940
0.10%
Male
#17
Jitendra Singh

Independent

940
0.10%
Male
#18
Ditho Sinha

Independent

922
0.10%
Male
#19
Ram Autar Agarwal

Independent

904
0.10%
Male
#20
Budhan Ram

Independent

886
0.10%
Male
#21
Dilip Kumar

Independent

730
0.10%
Male
#22
Jeetender Singh

Independent

729
0.10%
Male
#23
Yogendra Singh

Independent

606
0.10%
Male
#24
Md. Mith Khalipha

Independent

599
0.10%
Male
#25
Anil Kumar Singh

Independent

599
0.10%
Male
#26
R.R. Pramanik

Shiv Sena

591
0.10%
Male
#27
Ishwarlal Mahato

Independent

586
0.10%
Male
#28
Ratan Sharma

Independent

585
0.10%
Male
#29
Ambai Soren

Independent

580
0.10%
Male
#30
Bhola Rawani

Independent

577
0.10%
Male
#31
Durga Charan Mahto

Amara Bengali

574
0.10%
Male
#32
Chandra Sekhar Singh Tufan

Independent

523
0.10%
Male
#33
Ashok Kumar Singh

Independent

490
0.10%
Male
#34
Ramnath Singh

Independent

475
0.10%
Male
#35
Vinod Kumar

Independent

457
0.10%
Male
#36
Shakuntala Mishra

Independent

415
0.10%
Male
#37
Suklal Mahto

All India Indira Congress (TIWARI)

394
0.00%
Male
#38
Uma Shanker Prasad

Independent

378
0.00%
Male
#39
Paramjit Singh

Independent

349
0.00%
Male
#40
Jamini Ka Mukherjee

Independent

348
0.00%
Male
#41
Amitab Dutta

Independent

329
0.00%
Male
#42
Awadh Kishore Prasad

Independent

314
0.00%
Male
#43
Alok Kumar

Independent

296
0.00%
Male
#44
Kedar Prasad

Independent

279
0.00%
Male
#45
Panchdeo Narayan

Bolshevik Party Of India

274
0.00%
Male
#46
Kapildeo Yadav

Independent

247
0.00%
Male
#47
Ashis Kumar Nandi

Independent

223
0.00%
Male
#48
Shankar Prasad Khandelwal

Independent

210
0.00%
Male
#49
Anandi Mistry

Independent

204
0.00%
Male
#50
Syed Abu Samim

Independent

190
0.00%
Male
#51
Anil Kumar Singh

Independent

189
0.00%
Male
#52
Indu Singh

Independent

167
0.00%
Male
#53
Shri Krishna Paswan

Independent

146
0.00%
Male
#54
Sudarshan Prasad Mishra Chandan

Independent

137
0.00%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Rita Verma Bharatiya Janata Party 269,942 32.90%
2 Shamresh Singh Janata Dal 247,746 30.20%
3 A.K. Roy Marxist Coordination 114,406 14.00%
4 Munir Ahmad Khan Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 50,969 6.20%
5 Bijay Kumar Singh Indian National Congress 48,208 5.90%
6 Shiva Mahto Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (MARDI) 32,385 3.90%
7 Binod Kr. Poddar Independent 5,775 0.70%
8 Jarnadan Mahato Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) 5,551 0.70%
9 Goutam Kumar Independent 3,889 0.50%
10 Deolal Bauri Independent 2,558 0.30%
11 A.P. Sharma Independent 2,079 0.30%
12 Rajesh Kumar Lal Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh 1,642 0.20%
13 Dashrath Paswan Independent 1,369 0.20%
14 Anand Kumar Sinha Independent 1,353 0.20%
15 Randhir Singh Independent 1,047 0.10%
16 Rizwan Independent 940 0.10%
17 Jitendra Singh Independent 940 0.10%
18 Ditho Sinha Independent 922 0.10%
19 Ram Autar Agarwal Independent 904 0.10%
20 Budhan Ram Independent 886 0.10%
21 Dilip Kumar Independent 730 0.10%
22 Jeetender Singh Independent 729 0.10%
23 Yogendra Singh Independent 606 0.10%
24 Md. Mith Khalipha Independent 599 0.10%
25 Anil Kumar Singh Independent 599 0.10%
26 R.R. Pramanik Shiv Sena 591 0.10%
27 Ishwarlal Mahato Independent 586 0.10%
28 Ratan Sharma Independent 585 0.10%
29 Ambai Soren Independent 580 0.10%
30 Bhola Rawani Independent 577 0.10%
31 Durga Charan Mahto Amara Bengali 574 0.10%
32 Chandra Sekhar Singh Tufan Independent 523 0.10%
33 Ashok Kumar Singh Independent 490 0.10%
34 Ramnath Singh Independent 475 0.10%
35 Vinod Kumar Independent 457 0.10%
36 Shakuntala Mishra Independent 415 0.10%
37 Suklal Mahto All India Indira Congress (TIWARI) 394 0.00%
38 Uma Shanker Prasad Independent 378 0.00%
39 Paramjit Singh Independent 349 0.00%
40 Jamini Ka Mukherjee Independent 348 0.00%
41 Amitab Dutta Independent 329 0.00%
42 Awadh Kishore Prasad Independent 314 0.00%
43 Alok Kumar Independent 296 0.00%
44 Kedar Prasad Independent 279 0.00%
45 Panchdeo Narayan Bolshevik Party Of India 274 0.00%
46 Kapildeo Yadav Independent 247 0.00%
47 Ashis Kumar Nandi Independent 223 0.00%
48 Shankar Prasad Khandelwal Independent 210 0.00%
49 Anandi Mistry Independent 204 0.00%
50 Syed Abu Samim Independent 190 0.00%
51 Anil Kumar Singh Independent 189 0.00%
52 Indu Singh Independent 167 0.00%
53 Shri Krishna Paswan Independent 146 0.00%
54 Sudarshan Prasad Mishra Chandan Independent 137 0.00%

Dhanbad — 1996 Election Analysis

In the 1996 Lok Sabha election, Rita Verma of Bharatiya Janata Party secured victory in the Dhanbad constituency (Bihar) with a margin of 22,196 votes.

Out of 1,432,169 registered electors, 819,890 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 57.30%. A total of 54 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 (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Dhanbad Lok Sabha seat in 1996.

The margin was 22,196 votes (2.70%%).

The voter turnout in Dhanbad for the 1996 Lok Sabha election was 57.30%%.

54 candidates contested from Dhanbad constituency in the 1996 Lok Sabha election.

Dhanbad is a Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.