Dumka Lok Sabha constituency
Dumka Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India.
| Dumka Lok Sabha constituency | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| Assembly constituencies | Sikaripara Nala Jamtara Dumka Jama Sarath |
| Established | 1952 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 17th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent Sunil Soren | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
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]
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Sikaripara (ST) | Dumka | Nalin Soren | JMM | |
| 8 | Nala | Jamtara | Rabindra Nath Mahato | JMM | |
| 9 | Jamtara | Irfan Ansari | INC | ||
| 10 | Dumka (ST) | Dumka | Basant Soren | JMM | |
| 11 | Jama (ST) | Sita Soren | BJP | ||
| 14 | Sarath | Deoghar | Randhir Kumar Singh | BJP | |
Members of Parliament
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Paul Jujhar Soren[lower-alpha 1] | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Debi Soren | Jharkhand Party | |
| 1962 | S. C. Besra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1977 | Bateshwar Hembram | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Shibu Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
| 1984 | Prithvi Chand Kisku | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Shibu Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 1998 | Babulal Marandi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2002^ | Shibu Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | |||
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | Sunil Soren | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
- Purnea-Santhal seat
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sita soren | ||||
| JMM | Nalin Soren | ||||
| CPI | Rajesh Kumar | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
| 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.
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