Dumka (Lok Sabha constituency)
Dumka | |
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Lok Sabha Constituency | |
Incumbent | Sunil Soren |
Parliamentary Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Elected Year | 2019 |
Constituency Details | |
Established | 1952 |
Reservation | ST |
State | Jharkhand |
Most Successful Party | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (8 times) |
Assembly Constituencies | Sikaripara Nala Jamtara Dumka Jama Sarath |
Dumka Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India.
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 |
---|---|---|---|
7 | Sikaripara | ST | Dumka |
8 | Nala | None | Jamtara |
9 | Jamtara | None | Jamtara |
10 | Dumka | ST | Dumka |
11 | Jama | ST | Dumka |
14 | Sarath | None | Deoghar |
Members of Parliament[]
Year | Name | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1952 | Paul Jujhar Soren | Indian National Congress | |
1957 | Debi Soren | Jharkhand Party | |
1962 | S. C. Besra | Indian National Congress | |
1967 | |||
1971 | |||
1977 | Hembram Bateshwar | Janata Party | |
1980 | Shibu Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
1984 | Prithvi Chand Kisku | Indian National Congress | |
1989 | Shibu Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
1991 | Shibu Soren | ||
1996 | Shibu Soren | ||
1998 | Babu Lal Marandi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
1999 | Babu Lal Marandi | ||
2002 (By poll) |
Shibu Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
2004 | Shibu Soren | ||
2009 | Shibu Soren | ||
2014 | Shibu Soren | ||
2019 | Sunil Soren | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Sunil Soren | 484,923 | 47.26 | +14.4 | |
JMM | Shibu Soren | 4,37,333 | 42.63 | +5.44 | |
CPI(M) | Senapati Murmu | 16,157 | 1.57 | ||
AITC | Arjun Pujhar | 14,804 | 1.54 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 14,396 | 1.40 | ||
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 |
References[]
- ^ "Parliamentary Constituency". Chief Electoral Officer, Jharkhand website. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012.
External links[]
Categories:
- Lok Sabha constituencies in Jharkhand