GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Dhanbad
Rita Verma (BJP) won by 14,226 votes (1.9%).
- Electors
- 14,33,645
- Votes polled
- 7,71,044
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 53.8%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1999 national median: 1.9% (median 7.9%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1999 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 | 3,66,065 | 48.1% |
| 2 | A K Roy | MCO | 3,51,839 | 46.2% |
| 3 | Kansari Mandal | JMM | 18,617 | 2.4% |
| 4 | Upendra Narayan Singh | CPI(ML)(L) | 7,823 | 1.0% |
| 5 | S K Verma | JD(S) | 6,227 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Dhan Prasad | BSP | 4,560 | 0.6% |
| 7 | Saroj Kumar Choudhary | AJBP | 1,864 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Motilal Rajwar | IND | 1,680 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Sharat Das | ABJS | 1,613 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Munshi Hembram | IND | 1,173 | 0.2% |
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