Dhanwar Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Jharkhand legislative assembly in India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Dhanwar | type = SLA | state = Jharkhand | established = 2000 | abolished = | electors = 3,07,716 | mla = Babulal Marandi | party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}} | constituency_no = 28 | alliance = NDA | latest_election_year = 2024 | preceded_by = Raj Kumar Yadav<Br>20px {{Party index link|Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation}} | district = Giridih | loksabha_cons = Kodarma | incumbent_image = | map_image = Dhanwar constituency map.svg }}

''' Dhanwar Assembly constituency''' is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

== Members of Legislative Assembly == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Election ! Member ! colspan=2|Party |- ! colspan=4|Bihar Legislative Assembly |- | 1952 ||Punit Rai || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | colspan="4" |{{center|''1957-62: Constituency did not exist''}} |- | 1962 ||Gopal Rabidas || {{Full party name with color|Swatantra Party}} |- | 1967 ||rowspan=3|Punit Rai || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |- | 1969 |- | 1972 |- | 1977 ||Harihar Narayan Prabhakar || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |- | 1980 ||Tilakdhari Prasad Singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | 1985 ||rowspan=2|Harihar Narayan Prabhakar || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- | 1990 || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | 1995 ||Guru Sahay Mahto || {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}} |- | 2000 ||Ravindra Kumar Rai || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- ! colspan=4|Jharkhand Legislative Assembly |- |2005 |Ravindra Kumar Rai |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- |2009 |Nizamuddin Ansari |{{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)}} |- |2014 |Raj Kumar Yadav |{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation}} |- |2019 ||rowspan=2|Babulal Marandi |{{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)}} |- |2024 |{{Full party name with color|Bhartiya Janata Party}} |}

== Election results == ===Assembly election 2024=== {{Election box begin|title=2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dhanwar<ref>{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/partywisewinresult-852S27.htm |access-date=24 November 2024 |date=24 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124045445/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/partywisewinresult-852S27.htm |archive-date=24 November 2024}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Babulal Marandi|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=1,06,296|percentage=45.35%|change={{increase}}27.01 }} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Nizam Uddin Ansari|party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|votes=70,858|percentage=30.23%|change={{increase}}22.63 }} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Raj Kumar Yadav|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|votes=32,187|percentage=13.73%|change={{decrease}}3.25 }} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Brahmdev Tudoo|party=Independent politician|votes=3,826|percentage=1.63%|change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Pawan Kumar Ram|party=Independent politician|votes=3,021|percentage=1.29%|change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Bharat Yadav|party=Independent politician|votes=2,320|percentage=0.99%|change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Manna Vinay Baske|party=Independent politician|votes=1,910|percentage=0.81%|change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the Above|party=None of the above|votes=1,312|percentage=0.56%|change={{decrease}}0.75 }} {{Election box margin of victory|votes=35,438|percentage=15.12%|change={{increase}}5.87}} {{Election box turnout|votes=2,34,416|percentage=63.18%|change={{increase}}1.48}} {{Election box registered electors|reg. electors = 3,71,051|ref =|change={{increase}}20.58}} {{Election box gain with party link|winner=Bharatiya Janata Party|loser=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)|swing={{increase}}17.77}} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly election 2019=== {{Election box begin|title=2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dhanwar<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/11813-jharkhand-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |title=Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=9 February 2022 |date=6 February 2020}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Babulal Marandi|party=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)|votes=52,352|percentage=27.58%|change={{increase}}4.98 }} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Lakshman Prasad Singh|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=34,802|percentage=18.33%|change={{increase}}0.41 }} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Raj Kumar Yadav|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|votes=32,245|percentage=16.99%|change={{decrease}}11.67 }} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Anup Kumar Sonthalia|party=Independent politician|votes=22,624|percentage=11.92%|change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Mohammad Danish|party=All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen|votes=15,416|percentage=8.12%|change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Nijamuddin Ansari|party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|votes=14,432|percentage=7.60%|change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Tarkeshwar Gope|party=Independent politician|votes=2,960|percentage=1.56%|change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above|votes=2,485|percentage=1.31%|change={{decrease}}1.31 }} {{Election box margin of victory|votes=17,550|percentage=9.24%|change={{increase}}3.18}} {{Election box turnout|votes=1,89,838|percentage=61.69%|change={{decrease}}1.95}} {{Election box registered electors|reg. electors = 3,07,716|ref =|change={{increase}}10.84}} {{Election box gain with party link|winner=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)|loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|swing={{decrease}}1.08}} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly election 2014=== {{Election box begin|title=2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dhanwar<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3787-jharkhand-2014/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Raj Kumar Yadav|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|votes=50,634|percentage=28.66%|change={{decrease}}2.52 }} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Babulal Marandi|party=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)|votes=39,922|percentage=22.59%|change={{decrease}}11.99 }} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Lakshman Prasad Singh|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=31,659|percentage=17.92%|change={{decrease}}0.81 }} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Mohammad Safik Ansari|party=Independent politician|votes=28,701|percentage=16.24%|change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Uday Kumar Sinha|party=Jharkhand Vikas Dal|votes=4,143|percentage=2.34%|change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Upender Shingh|party=Indian National Congress|votes=3,989|percentage=2.26%|change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Bandhan Ravidas|party=Independent politician|votes=2,489|percentage=1.41%|change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the Above|party=None of the above|votes=4,628|percentage=2.62%|change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory|votes=10,712|percentage=6.06%|change={{increase}}2.65}} {{Election box turnout|votes=1,76,689|percentage=63.64%|change={{increase}}2.09}} {{Election box registered electors|reg. electors = 2,77,622|ref =|change={{increase}}17.28}} {{Election box gain with party link|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|loser=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)|swing={{decrease}}5.93}} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly election 2009=== {{Election box begin|title=2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dhanwar<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3786-jharkhand-2009/ |title=Jharkhand 2009 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=20 August 2018 |access-date= 23 May 2022}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Nizamuddin Ansari|party=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)|votes=50,392|percentage=34.59%|change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Raj Kumar Yadav|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|votes=45,419|percentage=31.17%|change={{increase}}3.80 }} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Ravindra Kumar Ray|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=27,290|percentage=18.73%|change={{decrease}}10.98 }} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Arjun Marandi|party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|votes=6,986|percentage=4.79%|change={{decrease}}22.39 }} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Nejamaudin|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes=3,867|percentage=2.65%|change={{increase}}0.80 }} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Rameshwar Prasad Yadav|party=Independent politician|votes=3,486|percentage=2.39%|change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Manoj Yadav|party=Lok Janshakti Party|votes=2,502|percentage=1.72%|change={{decrease}}1.92 }} {{Election box margin of victory|votes=4,973|percentage=3.41%|change={{increase}}1.07}} {{Election box turnout|votes=1,45,703|percentage=61.55%|change={{decrease}}1.56}} {{Election box registered electors|reg. electors = 2,36,726|ref =|change={{increase}}4.78}} {{Election box gain with party link|winner=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)|loser=Bharatiya Janata Party|swing={{increase}}4.88}} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly election 2005=== {{Election box begin|title=2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dhanwar<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3785-jharkhand-2005/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Ravindra Kumar Ray|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=42,357|percentage=29.71%|change={{increase}}4.11 }} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Raj Kumar Yadav|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|votes=39,023|percentage=27.37%|change={{increase}}3.90 }} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Nizamuddin Ansari|party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|votes=38,754|percentage=27.18%|change={{increase}}6.58 }} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Harihar Narayan Prabhakar|party=Lok Janshakti Party|votes=5,192|percentage=3.64%|change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Bhagwat Prasad Yadav|party=Rashtriya Janata Dal|votes=3,441|percentage=2.41%|change={{decrease}}16.29 }} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Ram Kumar Raut|party=Samajwadi Party|votes=2,941|percentage=2.06%|change={{decrease}}1.33 }} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Videshi Paswan|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes=2,646|percentage=1.86%|change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory|votes=3,334|percentage=2.34%|change={{increase}}0.21}} {{Election box turnout|votes=1,42,584|percentage=63.11%|change={{decrease}}3.77}} {{Election box registered electors|reg. electors = 2,25,924|ref =|change={{increase}}13.29}} {{Election box hold with party link|winner=Bharatiya Janata Party|loser=Bharatiya Janata Party|swing={{increase}}4.11}} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly election 2000=== {{Election box begin|title=2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Dhanwar<ref>{{cite web|url = https://ceobihar.nic.in/BiharElection/Statistical%20Report/2000.pdf |title = Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar|access-date = 16 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005142035/https://ceobihar.nic.in/BiharElection/Statistical%20Report/2000.pdf |archive-date= 5 October 2023 |website=ceobihar.nic.in |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Ravindra Kumar Ray|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=34,145|percentage=25.60%|change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Raj Kumar Yadav|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|votes=31,304|percentage=23.47%|change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Nijamuddin Ansari|party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|votes=27,480|percentage=20.60%|change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Guru Sahay Mahto|party=Rashtriya Janata Dal|votes=24,950|percentage=18.71%|change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Arbind Choudhary|party=Indian National Congress|votes=4,916|percentage=3.69%|change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Dayanand Kumar Sao|party=Samajwadi Party|votes=4,519|percentage=3.39%|change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Umesh Yadav|party=Nationalist Congress Party|votes=3,343|percentage=2.51%|change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory|votes=2,841|percentage=2.13%|change= }} {{Election box turnout|votes=1,33,372|percentage=68.13%|change= }} {{Election box registered electors|reg. electors = 1,99,417|ref =|change= }} {{Election box new seat win|winner=Bharatiya Janata Party|loser=|swing= }} {{Election box end}}

==References== *Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India [http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf] {{Reflist}}

Category:Assembly constituencies of Jharkhand Category:Politics of Jharkhand Category:Giridih district Category:2000 establishments in Jharkhand Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2000