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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | BJPBabu Lal Marandi | JMMRupi Soren Kisku | 4,648 | 0.85% | 10 | 57.3% |
| 1998 | BJPBABU LAL MARANDI | JMMSHIBU SOREN | 12,556 | 2.13% | 6 | 62.0% |
| 1996 | JMMSHIBU SOREN | BJPBABU LAL MARANDI | 5,478 | 1.06% | 13 | 54.5% |
| 1991 | JMMSHIBU SOREN | BJPBABULAL MARANDI | 1,33,641 | 29.94% | 13 | 51.2% |
| 1989 | JMMSHIBU SOHAN | INCPRITHWI CHANDKISHU | 1,09,601 | 27.00% | 8 | 46.7% |
| 1984 | INCPRITHIWI CHAND KISKU | JMMSHIBU SOREN | 97,187 | 26.23% | 8 | 52.3% |
| 1980 | INDSHIBU SIREN | INC(I)PRITHIVI CHAND KISKU | 3,513 | 1.18% | 5 | 46.3% |
| 1977 | BLDBATESHWAR HEMRAM | INCPRITHIWICHAND KISKU | 53,254 | 22.82% | 6 | 40.3% |
| 19711966 boundaries | INCSATYA CHARAN BESRA | CPISATRUGHAN BESRA | 10,084 | 6.28% | 8 | 30.6% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCS. C. BESRA | CPIB. MARANDI | 12,040 | 7.78% | 5 | 32.4% |
| 19621961 boundaries | INCSATYA CHANDRA BESRA | JPDEBI SOREN | 1,085 | 0.81% | 3 | 33.5% |
Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
