Sikaripara Assembly constituency

Sikaripara
Constituency No. 7 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
LS constituency	Dumka
Established	2000
Total electors	2,08,651
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
5th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Alok Kumar Soren
Party	JMM
Elected year	2024

Sikaripara Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand. ^[1]

Overview

Sikaripara Assembly constituency covers: Sikaripara, Raneswar and Kathikund Police Stations in Dumka district. ^[2]

This seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes. ^[2]

Sikaripara Assembly constituency is part of Dumka (Lok Sabha constituency). ^[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
Bihar Legislative Assembly
1952	William Hembrom		Jharkhand Party
1957-77: Constituency did not exist
1977	Babulal Kisku		Janata Party
1980	David Murmu		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
1985
1990	Nalin Soren
1995
2000
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
2005	Nalin Soren		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2009
2014
2019
2024	Alok Kumar Soren

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election  : Sikaripara ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Alok Kumar Soren	102,199	58.63%	6.85
	BJP	Paritosh Soren	61,025	35.01%	2.45
	Independent	Habil Murmu	2,158	1.24%	New
	Independent	Promila Marandi	1,176	0.67%	New
	Indian National Socialistic Action Forces	Siman Murmu	1,060	0.61%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	3,791	2.17%	0.34
Margin of victory			41,174	23.62%	4.40
Turnout			1,74,313	75.55%	2.06
Registered electors			2,30,739		10.59
	JMM hold		Swing	6.85

Assembly Election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election  : Sikaripara ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Nalin Soren	79,400	51.78%	9.74
	BJP	Paritosh Soren	49,929	32.56%	New
	JVM(P)	Rajesh Murmu	5,164	3.37%	22.04
	JD(U)	Salkhan Murmu	4,445	2.90%	New
	Independent	Habil Murmu	2,375	1.55%	New
	AITC	Munni Hansda	1,950	1.27%	New
	Independent	Stephan Besra	1,830	1.19%	New
	NOTA	Nota	3,852	2.51%	0.49
Margin of victory			29,471	19.22%	2.58
Turnout			1,53,333	73.49%	2.69
Registered electors			2,08,651		7.96
	JMM hold		Swing	9.74

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election  : Sikaripara ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Nalin Soren	61,901	42.04%	13.74
	JVM(P)	Paritosh Soren	37,400	25.40%	1.97
	LJP	Shivdhan Murmu	21,010	14.27%	New
	INC	Raja Marandi	7,877	5.35%	New
	Independent	Joseph Besra	3,096	2.10%	New
	Independent	Sunil Besra	3,051	2.07%	New
	Marxist Co-Ordination	Munni Hansda	2,644	1.80%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	4,418	3.00%	New
Margin of victory			24,501	16.64%	15.71
Turnout			1,47,226	76.18%	12.21
Registered electors			1,93,266		14.81
	JMM hold		Swing	13.74

Assembly Election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election  : Sikaripara ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Nalin Soren	30,474	28.30%	1.36
	JVM(P)	Paritosh Soren	29,471	27.37%	New
	JD(U)	Raja Marandi	29,009	26.94%	0.58
	AITC	Munni Hansda	4,641	4.31%	New
	RJD	Devid Murmu	3,816	3.54%	New
	Independent	Pankaj Kumar Tudu	2,169	2.01%	New
	Independent	Hopna Baski	2,157	2.00%	New
Margin of victory			1,003	0.93%	2.37
Turnout			1,07,673	63.96%	9.93
Registered electors			1,68,335		2.70
	JMM hold		Swing	1.36

Assembly Election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election  : Sikaripara ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Nalin Soren	27,723	29.66%	17.80
	JD(U)	Raja Marandi	24,641	26.36%	New
	AJSU	David Murmu	18,522	19.82%	New
	CPI(ML)L	Sunil Kumar Marandi	7,800	8.34%	New
	Independent	Albinius Murmu	3,283	3.51%	New
	Independent	Ramjiban Dehri	2,526	2.70%	New
	BSP	Babu Lal Kisku	1,955	2.09%	New
Margin of victory			3,082	3.30%	16.20
Turnout			93,471	54.03%	0.67
Registered electors			1,73,000		11.59
	JMM hold		Swing	17.80

Assembly Election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election  : Sikaripara ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Nalin Soren	39,259	47.46%	New
	BJP	Chhoto Murmu	23,126	27.95%	New
	Independent	Sunil Kumar Marandi	7,366	8.90%	New
	INC	Promodani Hansdak	5,813	7.03%	New
	CPI	Praful Soren	5,618	6.79%	New
	RJD	Lalita Hembrom	603	0.73%	New
	AMB	Shishu Hembrom	558	0.67%	New
Margin of victory			16,133	19.50%
Turnout			82,727	54.09%
Registered electors			1,55,038
	JMM win (new seat)

See also

• Shikaripara
• Ranishwar
• Kathikund

References

1. "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
2. "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
3. Election Commission of India (24 November 2024). "Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
4. "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
5. "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 13 October 2021.
6. "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
7. "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 13 October 2021.
8. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar" (PDF). ceobihar.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2025.