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, 1998
BABU LAL MARANDI
BJP
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1998
12,556
2.13% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
JMMSHIBU SOREN
- Votes
- 2,64,778
- Vote share
- 44.88%
- Behind by
- 12,556
Electors
9,51,918
Total votes polled
5,89,933
Valid votes
5,89,933
NOTA votes
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Turnout
62.0%
Full result, 1998
6 candidates · 5,89,933 valid votes
BABU LAL MARANDIBJPwon
2,77,334
47.0%
SHIBU SORENJMM
2,64,778
44.9%
KALESHWAR HEMBRAMCPI
25,500
4.3%
DAVID MURMUJD
17,088
2.9%
LALITA HEMREMSP
4,074
0.7%
CHETAN MARANDIIND
1,159
0.2%
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.
