Dumka Lok Sabha constituency

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Dumka
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Lok Sabha constituency
Dumka Lok Sabha constituency
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Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Jharkhand
Assembly constituencies Sikaripara
Nala
Jamtara
Dumka
Jama
Sarath
Established1952
Reservation ST
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Elected year 2024

Dumka Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India.

Contents

This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes. This constituency covers the entire Jamtara district and parts of Dumka and Deoghar districts.

Assembly segments

Dumka Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments: [1]

#NameDistrictMemberParty
7 Sikaripara (ST) Dumka Nalin Soren JMM
8 Nala Jamtara Rabindra Nath Mahato JMM
9 Jamtara Irfan Ansari INC
10 Dumka (ST) Dumka Basant Soren JMM
11 Jama (ST) Sita Soren BJP
14 Sarath Deoghar Randhir Kumar Singh BJP

Members of Parliament

YearNameParty
1952 Paul Jujhar Soren [lower-alpha 1] Indian National Congress
1957 Debi Soren Jharkhand Party
1962 S. C. Besra Indian National Congress
1967
1971
1977 Bateshwar Hembram Janata Party
1980 Shibu Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
1984 Prithvi Chand Kisku Indian National Congress
1989 Shibu Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
1991
1996
1998 Babulal Marandi Bharatiya Janata Party
1999
2002^ Shibu Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2004
2009
2014
2019 Sunil Soren Bharatiya Janata Party
2024 Nalin Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
  1. Purnea-Santhal seat

Election results

2024

2024 Indian general election: Dumka [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JMM Nalin Soren 547,370 46.23 Increase2.svg3.60
BJP Sita Soren 524,84344.32Decrease2.svg2.94
JBKSS (Ind.)Baby Lata Tudu19,3601.80New
CPI Rajesh Kumar Kisku11,5060.97New
NOTA None of the above4,5260.38Decrease2.svg1.02
Majority225271.91Decrease2.svg2.72
Turnout
gain from Swing
2019 Indian general elections: Dumka
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Sunil Soren 484,923 47.26 +14.4
JMM Shibu Soren 4,37,33342.63+5.44
CPI(M) Senapati Murmu16,1571.57
AITC Arjun Pujhar14,8041.54
NOTA None of the above 14,3961.40
Majority47,5904.63
Turnout 10,25,98173.43
BJP gain from JMM Swing
2014 Indian general elections: Dumka
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JMM Shibu Soren 3,35,81537.19
BJP Sunil Soren 2,96,78532.86Increase2.svg0.32
JVM(P) Babulal Marandi 1,58,12217.51
CPI(M) Chhaya Kole26,4422.93
NOTA None of the above18,3252.03
Majority39,0304.32
Turnout 9,03,06270.94
JMM hold Swing

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References

  1. "Parliamentary Constituency". Chief Electoral Officer, Jharkhand website. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012.
  2. "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Dumka". Election Commission of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.

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