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Dumka
Constituency No. 10 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateJharkhand
DistrictDumka
Lok Sabha constituencyDumka
Established2000
Total electors2,50,994
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
6th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  JMM  
Alliance  [[Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)|Template:Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)/meta/shortname]]  
Elected year2024

Dumka is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.[1]

Overview

Dumka Assembly constituency covers: Dumka Town, Dumka Muffassil and Masalia Police Stations in Dumka district.[2]

This seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes.[2]

Dumka Assembly constituency is part of Dumka (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election Member Party
Bihar Legislative Assembly
1952 Devi Soren Jharkhand Party
1957 Benjamin Hansda
Sanath Rout
1962 Paul Murmu Janata Party
1967 G. Marandi Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1969 Paika Murmu Indian National Congress
1972
1977 Mahadeo Marandi Janata Party
1980 Stephen Marandi Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
1985
1990
1995
2000
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
2005 Stephen Marandi[3] Independent politician
2009 Hemant Soren[4] Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2014 Lois Marandi[5] Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 Hemant Soren[6] Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2020^ Basant Soren
2024

^by-election

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dumka[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JMM Basant Soren 95,685 51.33% Increase1.31
BJP Sunil Soren 81,097 43.50% Decrease2.27
Independent Sushil Marandi 1,714 0.92% New
BSP Babu Ram Murmu 1,153 0.62% New
NOTA None of the Above 3,189 1.71% Decrease0.57
Margin of victory 14,588 7.83% Increase3.58
Turnout 1,86,419 71.76% Increase7.59
Registered electors 2,59,784 Increase3.50
JMM hold Swing Increase1.31

Assembly By-election 2020

2020 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly by-election : Dumka[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JMM Basant Soren 80,559 50.02% Increase1.16
BJP Louis Marandi 73,717 45.77% Increase4.86
Independent Sunita Murmu 1,864 1.16% New
API Dular Marandi 1,498 0.93% New
Independent Sanjay Tudu 838 0.52% New
NOTA Nota 3,665 2.28% Increase0.91
Margin of victory 6,842 4.25% Decrease3.71
Turnout 1,61,050 65.62% Decrease2.96
Registered electors 2,50,994 Increase1.62
JMM hold Swing Increase1.16

Assembly Election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dumka[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JMM Hemant Soren 81,007 48.86% Increase7.36
BJP Louis Marandi 67,819 40.91% Decrease3.74
JVM(P) Anjula Murmu 3,156 1.90% Decrease1.01
JD(U) Marshal Rishiraj Tudu 2,409 1.45% New
Loktantrik Janshakti Party Ramchandra Murmu 1,530 0.92% New
Independent Ramcharan Singh 1,524 0.92% New
Independent Sanjay Tudu 1,124 0.68% New
NOTA Nota 2,267 1.37% New
Margin of victory 13,188 7.96% Increase4.81
Turnout 1,65,779 67.12% Decrease2.12
Registered electors 2,46,984 Increase9.46
JMM gain from BJP Swing Increase4.21

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dumka[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Louis Marandi 69,760 44.65% Increase16.03
JMM Hemant Soren 64,846 41.50% Increase10.53
JVM(P) Bablu Kumar Murmu 4,552 2.91% New
INC Sagen Murmu 3,594 2.30% Decrease21.73
Independent Babu Dhan Murmu 3,514 2.25% New
Jharkhand Party Garjen Murmu 2,057 1.32% New
Independent Rajesh Besra 1,464 0.94% New
NOTA None of the Above 3,200 2.05% New
Margin of victory 4,914 3.15% Increase0.79
Turnout 1,56,239 69.24% Increase10.94
Registered electors 2,25,642 Increase15.99
BJP gain from JMM Swing Increase13.68

Assembly Election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dumka[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JMM Hemant Soren 35,129 30.97% Increase12.64
BJP Louis Marandi 32,460 28.62% Decrease5.03
INC Stephen Marandi 27,256 24.03% New
CPI(M) Subhash Hembrom 3,031 2.67% New
AITC Ashok Kumar Murmu 2,012 1.77% New
Independent Malin Hembrom 1,703 1.50% New
BSP Raska Soren 1,422 1.25% Decrease1.16
Margin of victory 2,669 2.35% Decrease2.65
Turnout 1,13,419 58.30% Increase3.47
Registered electors 1,94,533 Decrease0.27
JMM gain from Independent Swing Decrease7.68

Assembly Election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Dumka[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Stephen Marandi 41,340 38.65% New
BJP Mohril Murmu 35,993 33.65% Increase0.07
JMM Hemant Soren 19,610 18.33% Decrease27.11
BSP Dhani Ram Tudu 2,586 2.42% New
Independent Sobha Murmu 1,660 1.55% New
SP Krishna Hansda 1,507 1.41% New
CPI(ML)L Wakil Hansda 831 0.78% New
Margin of victory 5,347 5.00% Decrease6.86
Turnout 1,06,954 54.83% Decrease0.66
Registered electors 1,95,067 Increase14.36
Independent gain from JMM Swing Decrease6.79

Assembly Election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Dumka[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JMM Stephen Marandi 43,010 45.44% New
BJP Satish Soren 31,788 33.59% New
INC Ramesh Hembrom 15,755 16.65% New
CPI Masi Charan Hansda 2,406 2.54% New
RJD Vijay Kumar Soni 1,067 1.13% New
Margin of victory 11,222 11.86%
Turnout 94,647 56.27%
Registered electors 1,70,567
JMM win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  7. ↑ Election Commission of India (24 November 2024). "Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Election Commission of India, BYE- ELECTION- 2009".
  9. ↑ "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar" (PDF). ceobihar.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
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