Dumka is a Lok Sabha / Parliamentary constituency in Santhal Parganas of Jharkhand and is located in East India. Dumka Lok Sabha is reserved for Scheduled Tribe.
It is a Rural constituency with an approximate literacy rate of 63.04%. There are 12,73,049 voters of which 6,58,403 are male and 6,14,641 are female and 5 voters of the third gender.
Shibu Soren of JMM (alliance: UPA) won in this seat defeating BJP. JMM polled 3,35,815 of the total of 9,03,060 votes polled. JMM won the seat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
Dumka goes to the polls in the 7st phase of the 2019 General Elections to choose the 17th Lok Sabha on Sunday, May 19, 2019. The election results for the seat are scheduled for Thursday, May 23, 2019.
The voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections was 70.94%.
Constituency Data (2014) | |
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Constituency No. | 2 |
Total Assembly Segments | 6 |
Reservation for | Scheduled Tribe |
Number of Voters | 12,73,049 |
Number of Male Voters | 6,58,403 |
Number of Female Voters | 6,14,641 |
Results | 2014 | 2009 |
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Winner | JMM | JMM |
Turnout % | 70.94% | 55.13% |
Margin of Victory | 39,030 | 18,812 |
Margin of Victory % | 4.32% | 3.02% |
Results | 2014 | 2009 |
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Winner | JMM | JMM |
Turnout % | 70.94% | 55.13% |
Margin of Victory | 39,030 | 18,812 |
Margin of Victory % | 4.32% | 3.02% |
Party | Votes Polled | Votes % | CANDIDATE NAME |
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BJP | 484923 | 47.26% | Sunil SorenWinner |
JMM | 437333 | 42.63% | Shibu Soren |
IND | 16562 | 1.61% | Dr. Shrilal Kisku |
CPI | 16157 | 1.57% | Senapati Murmu |
NOTA | 14396 | 1.40% | Nota |
AITC | 13104 | 1.28% | Arjun Pujhar |
IND | 12609 | 1.23% | Samuel Tudu |
IND | 5882 | 0.57% | Rajesh Besra |
IND | 5571 | 0.54% | Thakuroon Soren |
IND | 5135 | 0.50% | Raska Soren |
BSP | 3273 | 0.32% | Stephan Besra |
IND | 2579 | 0.25% | Ramesh Tudu |
IND | 2230 | 0.22% | Probina Murmu |
IND | 2213 | 0.22% | Mohril Murmu |
IND | 2075 | 0.20% | Baghrai Soren |
JPP | 1926 | 0.19% | Satish Soren |