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, 2014
LOIS MARANDI
BJP
Elections held
5
2005–2024
Most successful party
JMM
won 3 of 5
Margin, 2014
4,914
3.15% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
JMMHEMANT SOREN
- Votes
- 64,846
- Vote share
- 41.51%
- Behind by
- 4,914
Electors
2,25,642
Total votes polled
1,56,222
Valid votes
1,56,222
NOTA votes
3,200
2.05% of votes polled
Turnout
69.2%
Full result, 2014
11 candidates · 1,56,222 valid votes
LOIS MARANDIBJPwon
69,760
44.6%
HEMANT SORENJMM
64,846
41.5%
BABLU KUMAR MURMUJVM
4,552
2.9%
SAGEN MURMUINC
3,594
2.3%
BABU DHAN MURMUIND
3,514
2.3%
GARJEN MURMUJKP
2,057
1.3%
RAJESH BESRAIND
1,464
0.9%
BAGHRAI SORENIND
1,348
0.9%
BHUNDA BASKICPI(ML)(L)
869
0.6%
PITAR HEMBRAMRSP
544
0.3%
PREM CHANDRA KISKUJKPP
474
0.3%
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.
