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| Constituency No. 11 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Dumka |
| LS constituency | Dumka |
| Established | 2000 |
| Total electors | 2,05,913 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 5th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Vacant | |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Jama Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand. [1] [2] [3]
Jama Assembly constituency covers: Jama and Ramgarh Police Stations in Dumka district. [4]
This seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes. [4]
Jama Assembly constituency is part of Dumka (Lok Sabha constituency). [4]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Durga Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
| 2005 | Sunil Soren | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2009 | Sita Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMM | Sita Soren | 60,925 | 42.43% |  2.63 | |
| BJP | Suresh Murmu | 58,499 | 40.74% | 2.66 | |
| JVM(P) | Arjun Marandi | 5,897 | 4.11% |  2.82 | |
| Independent | Bonel Kisku | 4,152 | 2.89% | New | |
| AJSU | Steffy Teresa Murmu | 3,351 | 2.33% | New | |
| Independent | Manuel Murmu | 2,509 | 1.75% | New | |
| NOTA | Nota | 1,671 | 1.16% | 0.17 | |
| Independent | Barish Murmu | 1,330 | 0.93% | New | |
| BSP | Arjun Pujhar | 1,317 | 0.92% | 0.01 | |
| Independent | Rashik Marandi | 872 | 0.61% | New | |
| Independent | Damodar Grihi | 726 | 0.51% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,426 | 1.69% | 0.03 | ||
| Turnout | 1,43,591 | 69.73% | 1.74 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,05,913 | 10.01 | |||
| JMM hold | Swing | 2.63 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMM | Sita Soren | 53,250 | 39.80% | 0.47 | |
| BJP | Suresh Murmu | 50,944 | 38.08% | 11.71 | |
| JVM(P) | Sukh Lal Soren | 9,263 | 6.92% | New | |
| Independent | Bhola Nath Grihi | 3,688 | 2.76% | New | |
| INC | Marshal Marandi | 2,320 | 1.73% | 11.48 | |
| Independent | Bonel Kisku | 2,170 | 1.62% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,786 | 1.33% | New | |
| Independent | Raska Soren | 1,637 | 1.22% | New | |
| CPI | Kanhai Dehri | 1,604 | 1.20% | New | |
| Independent | Marshal Murmu | 1,524 | 1.14% | New | |
| BSP | Arjun Murmu | 1,247 | 0.93% | 0.46 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,306 | 1.72% | 11.24 | ||
| Turnout | 1,33,785 | 71.48% | 11.32 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,87,170 | 14.88 | |||
| JMM hold | Swing | 0.47 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMM | Sita Soren | 38,550 | 39.33% | 0.05 | |
| BJP | Manoj Kumar Singh | 25,844 | 26.37% | 19.87 | |
| INC | Sushil Marandi | 12,948 | 13.21% | New | |
| RJD | Vijaya Pahan | 2,323 | 2.37% | 2.09 | |
| Independent | Paneshal Tudu | 1,886 | 1.92% | New | |
| Loktantrik Samata Dal | Lukhi Ram Tudu | 1,572 | 1.60% | New | |
| AITC | English Marandi | 1,424 | 1.45% | New | |
| BSP | Prem Anand Soren | 1,367 | 1.39% | 1.13 | |
| Independent | Chunumunu Marandi | 1,327 | 1.35% | New | |
| SP | Arjun Pujhar | 1,319 | 1.35% | 0.68 | |
| UGDP | Surju Tudu | 1,250 | 1.28% | 0.36 | |
| Margin of victory | 12,706 | 12.96% | 6.01 | ||
| Turnout | 98,013 | 60.16% | 2.75 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,62,923 | 1.86 | |||
| JMM gain from BJP | Swing | 6.91 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sunil Soren | 44,073 | 46.24% | 16.30 | |
| JMM | Durga Soren | 37,443 | 39.29% | 9.67 | |
| RJD | Manoj Kumar Singh | 4,254 | 4.46% | New | |
| BSP | Sumanti Manjhi | 2,410 | 2.53% | New | |
| Independent | Sona Murmu | 2,061 | 2.16% | New | |
| Independent | Siril Soren | 1,421 | 1.49% | New | |
| Independent | Kaleshwar Soren | 896 | 0.94% | New | |
| UGDP | Prem Anand Soren | 868 | 0.91% | New | |
| SP | Lalita Hemram | 639 | 0.67% | New | |
| Jharkhand Vikas Dal | Gospel Soren | 637 | 0.67% | New | |
| Independent | Ishwar Hembrum | 606 | 0.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,630 | 6.96% | 12.05 | ||
| Turnout | 95,308 | 57.41% | 0.66 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,66,017 | 12.04 | |||
| BJP gain from JMM | Swing | 2.71 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMM | Durga Soren | 41,165 | 48.95% | New | |
| BJP | Rabindra Marandi | 25,179 | 29.94% | New | |
| INC | Mohril Murmu | 17,379 | 20.67% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 15,986 | 19.01% | |||
| Turnout | 84,092 | 57.71% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,48,175 | ||||
| JMM win (new seat) | |||||
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