DUMKA
Assembly seat no. 10 in Jharkhand · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 2005.
Jharkhand also has a Lok Sabha constituency called DUMKA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 5 results.
Winner, 2024
BASANT SOREN
JMM
Elections held
5
2005–2024
Most successful party
JMM
won 3 of 5
Margin, 2024
14,588
7.83% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
BJPSUNIL SOREN
- Votes
- 81,097
- Vote share
- 43.50%
- Behind by
- 14,588
Electors
2,60,088
Total votes polled
1,86,419
Valid votes
1,86,419
NOTA votes
3,189
1.71% of votes polled
Turnout
71.7%
Full result, 2024
13 candidates · 1,86,419 valid votes
BASANT SORENJMMwon
95,685
51.3%
SUNIL SORENBJP
81,097
43.5%
SUSHIL MARANDIIND
1,714
0.9%
BABU RAM MURMUBSP
1,153
0.6%
SONA MURMUIND
818
0.4%
JITAN KOLSBKP
793
0.4%
RAVAN KISKUIND
492
0.3%
MASICHARAN KISKUIND
357
0.2%
MAHENDRA HEMBROMIND
317
0.2%
RONALD MURMULKHAP
280
0.1%
DONALD HEMBROMIND
216
0.1%
SANJAY TUDUINSAF
163
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BASANT SOREN | JMM | 95,685 | 51.33% | SUNIL SOREN | 14,588 |
| 2019 | HEMANT SOREN | JMM | 81,007 | 48.86% | LOIS MARANDI | 13,188 |
| 2014 | LOIS MARANDI | BJP | 69,760 | 44.65% | HEMANT SOREN | 4,914 |
| 2009 | HEMANT SOREN | JMM | 35,129 | 30.98% | LOIS MARANDI | 2,669 |
| 2005 | STEPHEN MARANDI | IND | 41,340 | 38.65% | MOHRIL MURMU | 5,347 |
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 2024?
BASANT SOREN (JMM) won DUMKA in 2024, by a margin of 14,588 votes.
Which party has won DUMKA the most times?
JMM, with 3 of the 5 wins recorded since 2005.
How many times has DUMKA gone to the polls?
5 times, from 2005 to 2024.
Who has won DUMKA the most times?
HEMANT SOREN, with 2 wins between 2009 and 2019.
