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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | JMMSTEPHEN MARANDI | BJPSATISH SOREN | 11,222 | 11.86% | 8 | 55.5% |
| 1995 | JMMSSTEFAN MARANDI | BJPSATISH SOREN | 5,887 | 5.87% | 20 | 62.2% |
| 1990 | JMMSTEPHEN MARANDI | BJPSINGHRAJ HANSDA | 12,669 | 19.24% | 16 | 43.6% |
| 1985 | JMMSTEPHAN MARANDI | INCSTANSHILA HEMBROM | 1,238 | 2.29% | 8 | 43.9% |
| 1980 | JMMSTEPHAN MARANDI | INDSTENSHILA HEMBROM | 5,193 | 11.65% | 8 | 40.5% |
| 1977 | JNPMAHADEO MARANDI | INCPAIKA MURMU | 4,857 | 18.75% | 6 | 27.3% |
| 19721966 boundaries | INCPAIKA MURMU | HJSSHIBU MURMU | 3,042 | 10.28% | 7 | 32.3% |
| 19691966 boundaries | INCPAIKA MURMU | INDSURAJ MANI HANSDA | 3,448 | 11.64% | 8 | 36.6% |
| 19671966 boundaries | BJSG. MARANDI | INDK.R. TUDU | 507 | 2.38% | 6 | 26.9% |
| 19621961 boundaries | JPPAUL MURMU | INCLAL HEMBROM | 3,075 | 9.28% | 4 | 45.1% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
