GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Dhanbad
A. K. Roy (IND) won by 1,41,849 votes (47.4%).
- Electors
- 6,75,439
- Votes polled
- 3,06,590
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 45.4%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1977 national median: 47.4% (median 24.7%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1977 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Knife-edge (<2%)Party held vs 1998
- Margin · 1999
- 1.9%(-18.6%)
- Turnout
- 53.8%(-8.1%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 94.3%
Winning margin over time · Dhanbad
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. K. RoyWinner | IND | 2,05,495 | 68.7% |
| 2 | Ram Narain Sharma | INC | 63,646 | 21.3% |
| 3 | Gaya Singh | CPI | 17,658 | 5.9% |
| 4 | Budhan Ram | IND | 2,153 | 0.7% |
| 5 | Haradhan Singh | IND | 1,958 | 0.7% |
| 6 | Padam Kumar Roy | IND | 1,752 | 0.6% |
| 7 | Ramjan Mian | IND | 1,524 | 0.5% |
| 8 | Rama Kant Pathak | IND | 1,191 | 0.4% |
| 9 | Vijoy Kumar Mohra | IND | 970 | 0.3% |
| 10 | Bawaneshwar Pra. Singh 'bagi' | IND | 932 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Akhileshwar Prasad | IND | 749 | 0.3% |
| 12 | Mu. Amirulla | IND | 519 | 0.2% |
| 13 | Mihir Kumar Mahto | IND | 413 | 0.1% |
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