Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency: Candidates for 2019 LS poll, past results, all updates

Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency: Election in Dhanbad constituency will be held on May 12, in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls. BJP's Pashupati Nath Singh and Congress' Kirti Azad will be up in key contest in Dhanbad. In the sixth phase, polling will be held in 59  constituencies across 7 states.

BJP's Pashupati Nath Singh is the sitting MP in Dhanbad constituency who had defeated Congress' Ajay Kumar Dubey by a margin of more than 2.5 lakh votes. The party has once again put its hopes on Pashupati Nath Singh who is up against Kirti Azad of the Congress. Has been winning the election for the past two terms, BJP seems confident that Pashupati Nath Singh will not disappoint the party in 2019 as well. 

Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency comprises of six assembly segments which include Bokaro, Nirsa, Jharia, Sindri, Dhanbad and Chandankiyari (SC). 

Dhanbad Lok Sabha election 2019 candidates

BJP: Pashupati Nath Singh

Congress: Kirti Azad

Dhanbad Lok Sabha results in 2014, 2009 and 2004

2014

Winning candidate: Pashupati Nath Singh (BJP)

Losing candidate: Ajay Kumar Dubey (Congress)

2009

Winning candidate: Pashupati Nath Singh (BJP)

Losing candidate: Chandrashekhar Dubey (Congress)

2004

Winning candidate: Chandrashekhar Dube (Congress)

Losing candidate: Rita Verma (BJP)

Congress as part of its alliance in the state had tied with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) (Prajatantrik) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). Out of 14 seats, Congress is contesting on 7 seats, JMM on 4, JVM on 2 and RJD on just 1 seat. However, after RJD was allotted a single to contest, it walked out of the Mahagathbandhan.

Lalu Yadav's RJD had initially demanded that it wanted to contest on 3 seats in Jharkhand, but brought down the number to two after other allies objected to it. Later only one seat was allotted to the party, following which it walked out of the grand alliance in Jharkhand.

RJD wanted to contest on Chatra and Palamu but got the latter one only. Following these developments, RJD decided not to give up its stronghold region Chatra and fielded its candidate where the Congress party had also nominated its candidate. This created a little awkward situation for the opposition parties and might cost them in loss of votes in the forthcoming polls.

Polling in 14 Jharkhand Parliamentary constituencies was scheduled to take place in four phases. While polling in the first and second phase of Jharkhand election is already over, here is the date-wise break up of when the election were held and will be held in the remaining two phases. 

Lok Sabha polls 4th phase, April 29: Chatra, Lohardaga, Palamu (3 seats), polling already held. 

Lok Sabha polls 5th phase, May 06: Kodarma, Ranchi, Khunti, Hazaribagh (4 seats), polling already held.

Lok Sabha polls 6th phase, May 12: Giridih, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Singhbhum (4 seats), polling yet to take place.

Lok Sabha polls 7th phase, May 19: Rajmahal, Dumka, Godda (3 seats), polling yet to take place. 

BJP and Congress are the two major parties who will be up in key contest in most of the seats in the state.

Lok Sabha election 2019 is being held in 7 phases. Voting in the first five phases have already taken place. The remaining two phases will vote on May 12 (6th phase) and May 19 (7th phase). Counting of votes will take place on May 23.