Dumka (Lok Sabha constituency)
Dumka Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India.
| Dumka | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Incumbent | Sunil Soren |
| Parliamentary Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected Year | 2019 |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1952 |
| Reservation | ST |
| State | Jharkhand |
| Most Successful Party | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (8 times) |
| Assembly Constituencies | Sikaripara Nala Jamtara Dumka Jama Sarath |
This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes. This constituency covers the entire Jamtara district and parts of Dumka and Deoghar districts.
Assembly segmentsEdit
Dumka Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:[1]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Sikaripara | ST | Dumka |
| 8 | Nala | None | Jamtara |
| 9 | Jamtara | None | Jamtara |
| 10 | Dumka | ST | Dumka |
| 11 | Jama | ST | Dumka |
| 14 | Sarath | None | Deoghar |
Members of ParliamentEdit
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| As Purnea-Santhal seat | |||
| 1952 | Paul Jujhar Soren | Indian National Congress | |
| As Dumka Lok Sabha constituency | |||
| 1957 | Debi Soren | Jharkhand Party | |
| 1962 | S. C. Besra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1977 | Hembram Bateshwar | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Shibu Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
| 1984 | Prithvi Chand Kisku | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Shibu Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
| 1991 | Shibu Soren | ||
| 1996 | Shibu Soren | ||
| 1998 | Babu Lal Marandi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1999 | Babu Lal Marandi | ||
| 2002 (By poll) |
Shibu Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
| 2004 | Shibu Soren | ||
| 2009 | Shibu Soren | ||
| 2014 | Shibu Soren | ||
| 2019 | Sunil Soren | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election resultsEdit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sunil Soren | 484,923 | 47.26 | +14.4 | |
| JMM | Shibu Soren | 4,37,333 | 42.63 | +5.44 | |
| CPI (M) | Senapati Murmu | 16,157 | 1.57 | ||
| AITC | Arjun Pujhar | 14,804 | 1.54 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 14,396 | 1.40 | ||
| Majority | 47,590 | 4.63 | |||
| Turnout | 10,25,981 | 73.43 | |||
| BJP gain from JMM | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMM | Shibu Soren | 3,35,815 | 37.19 | ||
| BJP | Sunil Soren | 2,96,785 | 32.86 | ||
| JVM(P) | Babulal Marandi | 1,58,122 | 17.51 | ||
| CPI (M) | Chhaya Kole | 26,442 | 2.93 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 18,325 | 2.03 | ||
| Majority | 39,030 | 4.32 | |||
| Turnout | 9,03,062 | 70.94 | |||
| JMM hold | Swing | ||||
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Parliamentary Constituency". Chief Electoral Officer, Jharkhand website. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012.