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, 2009
HEMANT SOREN
JMM
Elections held
5
2005–2024
Most successful party
JMM
won 3 of 5
Margin, 2009
2,669
2.35% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
BJPLOIS MARANDI
- Votes
- 32,460
- Vote share
- 28.63%
- Behind by
- 2,669
Electors
1,94,533
Total votes polled
1,13,376
Valid votes
1,13,376
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
58.3%
Full result, 2009
22 candidates · 1,13,376 valid votes
HEMANT SORENJMMwon
35,129
31.0%
LOIS MARANDIBJP
32,460
28.6%
STEPHEN MARANDIINC
27,256
24.0%
SUBHASH HEMBROMCPM
3,031
2.7%
ASHOK KUMAR MURMUAITC
2,012
1.8%
MALIN HEMBROMIND
1,703
1.5%
RASKA SORENBSP
1,422
1.3%
BABU RAM MURMUIND
1,385
1.2%
NOEL KISHOR MARANDIIND
833
0.7%
DR. SRILAL KISKUIND
799
0.7%
SIMON SORENIND
753
0.7%
NARESH KUMAR GRACE MARANDIIND
743
0.7%
Showing the top 12 of 22. 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.
