Dumka (Lok Sabha constituency)
Dumka Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India.
Existence | 1952 - present |
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Reservation | ST |
Current MP | Sunil Soren |
Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Elected Year | 2019 |
State | Jharkhand |
Most Successful Party | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (8 times) |
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]
Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
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7 | Sikaripara | ST | Dumka |
8 | Nala | None | Jamtara |
9 | Jamtara | None | Jamtara |
14 | Sarath | None | Deoghar |
10 | Dumka | ST | Dumka |
11 | Jama | ST | Dumka |
Members of Parliament
SL No. | Year | Name | Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
As Purnea-Santhal seat | |||||
1. | 1952 | Paul Jujhar Soren | Indian National Congress | ||
As Dumka Lok Sabha constituency | |||||
2. | 1957 | Debi Soren | Jharkhand Party | ||
3. | 1962 | S. C. Besra | Indian National Congress | ||
4. | 1967 | S. C. Besra | Indian National Congress | ||
5. | 1971 | S. C. Besra | Indian National Congress | ||
6. | 1977 | Hembram Bateshwar | Janata Party | ||
7. | 1980 | Shibu Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | ||
8. | 1984 | Prithvi Chand Kisku | Indian National Congress | ||
9. | 1989 | Shibu Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | ||
10. | 1991 | Shibu Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | ||
11. | 1996 | Shibu Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | ||
12. | 1998 | Babu Lal Marandi | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
13. | 1999 | Babu Lal Marandi | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
14. | 2002 (By poll) |
Shibu Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | ||
15. | 2004 | Shibu Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | ||
16. | 2009 | Shibu Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | ||
17. | 2014 | Shibu Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | ||
18. | 2019 | Sunil Soren | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Sunil Soren | 4,84,923 | 47.26 | +27.62 | |
JMM | Shibu Soren | 3,58,837 | 42.63 | -17.39 | |
AITC | Arjun Pujhar | 13,104 | 1.28 | -2.52 | |
BSP | Mithilesh Murmu | 10,883 | 1.20 | N/A | |
Majority | 47,590 | 4.63 | |||
Turnout | 10,25,981 | 73.43 | |||
BJP gain from JMM | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
JMM | Shibu Soren | 3,35,815 | 37.19 | ||
BJP | Sunil Soren | 2,96,785 | 32.86 | ||
JVM(P) | Babulal Marandi | 1,58,122 | 17.51 | ||
CPI (M) | Chhaya Kole | 26,442 | 2.93 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 18,325 | 2.03 | ||
Majority | 39,030 | 4.32 | |||
Turnout | 9,03,062 | 70.94 | |||
JMM hold | Swing |
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References
- "Parliamentary Constituency". Chief Electoral Officer, Jharkhand website. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012.
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