Dhanbad Lok Sabha Election Result 2009

Jharkhand · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 2009 GEN

Pashupati Nath Singh of Bharatiya Janta Party won the Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency in Jharkhand in the 2009 general election, with a winning margin of 58,047 votes (7.10%).

32 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 1,806,475 registered electors and 813,521 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 45.00%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.

Winner Bharatiya Janta Party

Pashupati Nath Singh

Bharatiya Janta Party

Victory Margin
58,047
Margin %
7.10%
Total Electors
1,806,475
Votes Polled
813,521
Turnout
45.00%
Candidates
32
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Jharkhand
Constituency Number
147
Election Type
Lok Sabha (Parliament)
Election Year
2009
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Pashupati Nath Singh

Bharatiya Janata Party

260,521
32.00%
Male
#2
Chandrashekhar Dubey

Indian National Congress

202,474
24.90%
Male
#3
Samaresh Singh

Bahujan Samaj Party

132,445
16.30%
Male
#4
A.K. Roy

Marxist Coordination

85,457
10.50%
Male
#5
Virendra Pradhan

Lok Jan Shakti Party

26,028
3.20%
Male
#6
Phul Chand Mandal

Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)

23,474
2.90%
Male
#7
Haffizuddin Ansari

Samajwadi Party

16,187
2.00%
Male
#8
Abdul Mustafa

Independent

8,472
1.00%
Male
#9
Videshi Mahato

Jharkhand Vikas Dal

7,237
0.90%
Male
#10
Janardan Pandey

All India Forward Bloc

5,291
0.70%
Male
#11
Indu Singh

Samata Party

4,469
0.50%
Male
#12
Sushil Kumar Singh

Independent

3,925
0.50%
Male
#13
Din Bandhu Singh

Socialist Party (LOHIA)

3,396
0.40%
Male
#14
M.K.Mandal

Amara Bengali

3,206
0.40%
Male
#15
Kartik Mahato

Independent

2,980
0.40%
Male
#16
Bama Pada Bauri

Independent

2,601
0.30%
Male
#17
Sadhusharan Gope

Independent

2,546
0.30%
Male
#18
Md. Sultan

Jharkhand Party

2,347
0.30%
Male
#19
Manoj Gandhi

Independent

2,281
0.30%
Male
#20
Pawan Kumar Jha

Janata Dal (Secular)

1,999
0.20%
Male
#21
Sunil Kumar

Indian Justice Party

1,934
0.20%
Male
#22
Jairam Singh

Independent

1,868
0.20%
Male
#23
Jai Prakash Singh

Independent

1,861
0.20%
Male
#24
Shankar Rawani

Independent

1,733
0.20%
Male
#25
Ravi Ranjan Sinha

Independent

1,525
0.20%
Male
#26
Manoj Pandey

Independent

1,486
0.20%
Male
#27
Phul Chand Mahato

Independent

1,220
0.10%
Male
#28
Salim Khan

Independent

1,087
0.10%
Male
#29
Manilal Mahato

Independent

945
0.10%
Male
#30
Jitendra Kumar Singh

Independent

908
0.10%
Male
#31
Madhusudan Rajhans

Independent

836
0.10%
Male
#32
Munsi Hembram

Independent

744
0.10%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Pashupati Nath Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 260,521 32.00%
2 Chandrashekhar Dubey Indian National Congress 202,474 24.90%
3 Samaresh Singh Bahujan Samaj Party 132,445 16.30%
4 A.K. Roy Marxist Coordination 85,457 10.50%
5 Virendra Pradhan Lok Jan Shakti Party 26,028 3.20%
6 Phul Chand Mandal Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) 23,474 2.90%
7 Haffizuddin Ansari Samajwadi Party 16,187 2.00%
8 Abdul Mustafa Independent 8,472 1.00%
9 Videshi Mahato Jharkhand Vikas Dal 7,237 0.90%
10 Janardan Pandey All India Forward Bloc 5,291 0.70%
11 Indu Singh Samata Party 4,469 0.50%
12 Sushil Kumar Singh Independent 3,925 0.50%
13 Din Bandhu Singh Socialist Party (LOHIA) 3,396 0.40%
14 M.K.Mandal Amara Bengali 3,206 0.40%
15 Kartik Mahato Independent 2,980 0.40%
16 Bama Pada Bauri Independent 2,601 0.30%
17 Sadhusharan Gope Independent 2,546 0.30%
18 Md. Sultan Jharkhand Party 2,347 0.30%
19 Manoj Gandhi Independent 2,281 0.30%
20 Pawan Kumar Jha Janata Dal (Secular) 1,999 0.20%
21 Sunil Kumar Indian Justice Party 1,934 0.20%
22 Jairam Singh Independent 1,868 0.20%
23 Jai Prakash Singh Independent 1,861 0.20%
24 Shankar Rawani Independent 1,733 0.20%
25 Ravi Ranjan Sinha Independent 1,525 0.20%
26 Manoj Pandey Independent 1,486 0.20%
27 Phul Chand Mahato Independent 1,220 0.10%
28 Salim Khan Independent 1,087 0.10%
29 Manilal Mahato Independent 945 0.10%
30 Jitendra Kumar Singh Independent 908 0.10%
31 Madhusudan Rajhans Independent 836 0.10%
32 Munsi Hembram Independent 744 0.10%

Dhanbad — 2009 Election Analysis

In the 2009 Lok Sabha election, Pashupati Nath Singh of Bharatiya Janta Party secured victory in the Dhanbad constituency (Jharkhand) with a margin of 58,047 votes.

Out of 1,806,475 registered electors, 813,521 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 45.00%. A total of 32 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

Pashupati Nath Singh (Bharatiya Janta Party) won the Dhanbad Lok Sabha seat in 2009.

The margin was 58,047 votes (7.10%%).

The voter turnout in Dhanbad for the 2009 Lok Sabha election was 45.00%%.

32 candidates contested from Dhanbad constituency in the 2009 Lok Sabha election.

Dhanbad is a Lok Sabha constituency in Jharkhand.