DUMKA
Constituency no. 27 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called DUMKA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Winner, 1984
PRITHIWI CHAND KISKU
INC
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1984
97,187
26.23% of valid votes
Result, 1984
Runner-up
JMMSHIBU SOREN
- Votes
- 1,02,535
- Vote share
- 27.67%
- Behind by
- 97,187
Electors
7,08,326
Total votes polled
3,70,588
Valid votes
3,70,588
NOTA votes
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Turnout
52.3%
Full result, 1984
8 candidates · 3,70,588 valid votes
PRITHIWI CHAND KISKUINCwon
1,99,722
53.9%
SHIBU SORENJMM
1,02,535
27.7%
BASUDEO BESRACPI
56,245
15.2%
BATESHWAR HEMROMIND
4,822
1.3%
BUDHU MOHLIIND
2,857
0.8%
JONA BIKRAM BESRAIND
1,960
0.5%
ADWARD MARANDIIND
1,291
0.3%
SEBASTIAN MURMUIND
1,156
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Babu Lal Marandi | BJP | 2,01,141 | 36.87% | Rupi Soren Kisku | 4,648 |
| 1998 | BABU LAL MARANDI | BJP | 2,77,334 | 47.01% | SHIBU SOREN | 12,556 |
| 1996 | SHIBU SOREN | JMM | 1,65,411 | 31.94% | BABU LAL MARANDI | 5,478 |
| 1991 | SHIBU SOREN | JMM | 2,60,169 | 58.28% | BABULAL MARANDI | 1,33,641 |
| 1989 | SHIBU SOHAN | JMM | 2,47,502 | 60.97% | PRITHWI CHANDKISHU | 1,09,601 |
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 constituency in 1999?
Babu Lal Marandi (BJP) won DUMKA in 1999, by a margin of 4,648 votes.
Which party has won DUMKA the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has DUMKA gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1962 to 1999.
Who has won DUMKA the most times?
SHIBU SOREN, with 2 wins between 1991 and 1996.
