GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Dhanbad
Rita Verma (BJP) won by 1,78,689 votes (20.4%).
- Electors
- 14,33,645
- Votes polled
- 8,87,017
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 61.9%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1998 national median: 20.4% (median 7.6%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1998 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 | Rita VermaWinner | BJP | 4,42,590 | 50.6% |
| 2 | A.K. Roy | MCO | 2,63,901 | 30.2% |
| 3 | Aklu Ram Mahato | RJD | 1,47,222 | 16.8% |
| 4 | Marigendra Kumar Yadav | IND | 5,779 | 0.7% |
| 5 | Surendra Prasad Roy | SP | 5,147 | 0.6% |
| 6 | Saroj Kumar Chaudhary | IND | 3,135 | 0.4% |
| 7 | Kuldip Chaudhary | IND | 2,637 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Madhav Dhivar | AMB | 2,573 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Ram Nagina | IND | 1,647 | 0.2% |
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