DUMKA
Assembly seat no. 160 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called DUMKA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 1980
STEPHAN MARANDI
JMM
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
JMM
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1980
5,193
11.65% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
INDSTENSHILA HEMBROM
- Votes
- 14,977
- Vote share
- 33.60%
- Behind by
- 5,193
Electors
1,09,942
Total votes polled
44,574
Valid votes
44,574
NOTA votes
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Turnout
40.5%
Full result, 1980
8 candidates · 44,574 valid votes
STEPHAN MARANDIJMMwon
20,170
45.3%
STENSHILA HEMBROMIND
14,977
33.6%
EDWARD MARANDIIND
5,834
13.1%
MAHADEO MARANDIBJP
1,888
4.2%
BIJOY KUMAR SONIJNPJP
972
2.2%
PRITIVI CHAND KISKUIND
339
0.8%
CYRIL THOMAS BESRAINC(U)
221
0.5%
CHHOTO MARANDIIND
173
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | STEPHEN MARANDI | JMM | 43,010 | 45.44% | SATISH SOREN | 11,222 |
| 1995 | STEFAN MARANDI | JMMS | 34,512 | 34.43% | SATISH SOREN | 5,887 |
| 1990 | STEPHEN MARANDI | JMM | 31,608 | 48.00% | SINGHRAJ HANSDA | 12,669 |
| 1985 | STEPHAN MARANDI | JMM | 22,813 | 42.29% | STANSHILA HEMBROM | 1,238 |
| 1980 | STEPHAN MARANDI | JMM | 20,170 | 45.25% | STENSHILA HEMBROM | 5,193 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the DUMKA assembly constituency in 2000?
STEPHEN MARANDI (JMM) won DUMKA in 2000, by a margin of 11,222 votes.
Which party has won DUMKA the most times?
JMM, with 4 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has DUMKA gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2000.
Who has won DUMKA the most times?
STEPHEN MARANDI, with 2 wins between 1990 and 2000.
