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, 2005
STEPHEN MARANDI
IND
Elections held
5
2005–2024
Most successful party
JMM
won 3 of 5
Margin, 2005
5,347
5.00% of valid votes
Result, 2005
Runner-up
BJPMOHRIL MURMU
- Votes
- 35,993
- Vote share
- 33.65%
- Behind by
- 5,347
Electors
1,95,067
Total votes polled
1,06,953
Valid votes
1,06,953
NOTA votes
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Turnout
54.8%
Full result, 2005
15 candidates · 1,06,953 valid votes
STEPHEN MARANDIINDwon
41,340
38.6%
MOHRIL MURMUBJP
35,993
33.6%
HEMANT SORENJMM
19,610
18.3%
DHANI RAM TUDUBSP
2,586
2.4%
SOBHA MURMUIND
1,660
1.6%
KRISHNA HANSDASP
1,507
1.4%
WAKIL HANSDACPI(ML)(L)
831
0.8%
PINTO MURMUIND
705
0.7%
SANYAT HEMBRAMIND
692
0.7%
SHARMILA SORENIND
431
0.4%
SANJAY SEBASTIAN MARANDIIND
408
0.4%
MEENA KUMARI MURMUIND
334
0.3%
Showing the top 12 of 15. 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.
