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Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...

(parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand

Jharkhand

Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...

state in eastern India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. This constituency covers parts of Bokaro

Bokaro District

Bokaro district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India. It was established in 1991 by carving out one subdivision consisting of two blocks from Dhanbad District and six blocks from Giridih District. Bokaro Steel City is the district headquarters...

and Dhanbad

Dhanbad District

Dhanbad district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Dhanbad is the administrative headquarters of this district...

districts.

Assembly segments

Presently, Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha

Vidhan Sabha

The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...

(legislative assembly) segments:

Constituency number	Name	Reserved for (SC Dalit Dalit is a designation for a group of people traditionally regarded as Untouchable. Dalits are a mixed population, consisting of numerous castes from all over South Asia; they speak a variety of languages and practice a multitude of religions... /ST Adivasi Adivasi is an umbrella term for a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups claimed to be the aboriginal population of India. They comprise a substantial indigenous minority of the population of India... /None)	District
36	Bokaro Bokaro (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Bokaro is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-References:*Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India...	None	Bokaro
38	Sindri Sindri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Sindri is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-References:*Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India...	None	Dhanbad
39	Nirsa Nirsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Nirsa is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-References:*Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India...	None	Dhanbad
40	Dhanbad Dhanbad (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Dhanbad is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-References:*Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India...	None	Dhanbad
41	Jharia Jharia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Jharia is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-References:*Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India...	None	Dhanbad
37	Chandankiyari Chandankiyari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Chandankiyari is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:...	None	Bokaro

Members of Parliament

1951: P. C. Bose, Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
1957: P.C. Bose, Indian National Congress
1962: P. R. Chakravarti, Indian National Congress
1967: Rani Lalita Rajya Laxmi, Independent
1971: Ram Narain Sharma, Indian National Congress
1977: A. K. Roy, Marxist Coordination Committee
1980: A. K. Roy, Marxist Coordination Committee
1984: Shankar Dayal Singh
Shankar Dayal Singh
An eminent litterateur and parliamentarian Dr. Shankar Dayal Singh was twice elected to the Parliament of India. He was one of the youngest members of the Fifth Lok Sabha, in which he represented the Chatra parliamentary constituency in Bihar . Contesting his maiden Lok Sabha election in 1971, he...

, Indian National Congress
1989: A. K. Roy, Marxist Coordination Committee
1991: Rita Verma
Rita Verma
Rita Verma is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She is a former Minister of State of Mines and Minerals in the Indian government....

, Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
1996: Rita Verma, Bharatiya Janata Party
1998: Rita Verma, Bharatiya Janata Party
1999: Rita Verma, Bharatiya Janata Party
2004: Chandra Shekhar Dubey
Chandra Shekhar Dubey
Chandra Shekhar Dubey is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Dhanbad constituency of Jharkhand and is a member of the Indian National Congress political party.-Positions held:* 1970-77 Mukhia...

, Indian National Congress
2009: Pashupati Nath Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party

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