CERTIFICATION
                             Pursuant to Section 906
                        of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


         The undersigned, Principal Executive Officer of the Chartwell Dividend
and Income Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"), with respect to the Fund's Form N-CSR for
the period ended November 30, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of
my knowledge:

         1. such Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         2. the information contained in such Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Fund.


Dated: February 3, 2005


                                           /s/ Winthrop S. Jessup
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                                           Winthrop S. Jessup
                                           President/Principal Executive Officer


This certification is being furnished pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is
not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.