https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Dumka_Assembly_constituency Dumka Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T16:12:51Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Dumka_Assembly_constituency&diff=497818&oldid=prev Wmltusa at 19:17, 19 April 2026 2026-04-19T19:17:16Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Dumka<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | state = Jharkhand<br /> | established = 2000<br /> | abolished = <br /> | electors = 2,50,994<br /> | mla = [[Basant Soren]]<br /> | party = {{Party index link|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}<br /> | alliance = {{Party index link|Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)}}<br /> | constituency_no = 10<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> | district = [[Dumka district|Dumka]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Dumka Lok Sabha constituency|Dumka]]<br /> | reservation = ST<br /> | incumbent_image = Basant Soren.jpg<br /> | map_image = Dumka constituency map.svg<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Dumka&#039;&#039;&#039; is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]].&lt;ref name=jhceo&gt;{{cite web |url=http://164.100.150.3/ceoweb_bk/ACPCList.htm |title=AC &amp; PC List- Jharkhand |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218152343/http://164.100.150.3/ceoweb_bk/ACPCList.htm |archive-date=18 December 2019}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Overview==<br /> Dumka Assembly constituency covers: Dumka Town, Dumka Muffassil and Masalia Police Stations in Dumka district.&lt;ref name=delimitation&gt;{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 26 January 2016 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> This seat is reserved for [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes]].&lt;ref name=delimitation/&gt;<br /> <br /> Dumka Assembly constituency is part of [[Dumka (Lok Sabha constituency)]].&lt;ref name=delimitation/&gt;<br /> <br /> == Members of Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Election<br /> ! Member<br /> ! colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> ! colspan=4| [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1952]] ||Devi Soren || {{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Party|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> | rowspan=2|[[1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1957]] ||Benjamin Hansda <br /> |-<br /> |Sanath Rout<br /> |-<br /> | [[1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1962]] ||Paul Murmu || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1967]] ||G. Marandi || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1969]] ||rowspan=2|Paika Murmu || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1977]] ||Mahadeo Marandi || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]] ||rowspan=5|[[Stephen Marandi]] || {{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|rowspan=5}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1990]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1995]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]]<br /> |-<br /> ! colspan=4| [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2005]]<br /> | [[Stephen Marandi]]&lt;ref name=election2005&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3785-jharkhand-2005/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=13 October 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<br /> | [[Hemant Soren]]&lt;ref name=election2009&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3786-jharkhand-2009/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2009 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=13 October 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<br /> | [[Lois Marandi]]&lt;ref name=election2014&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3787-jharkhand-2014/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=13 October 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<br /> | [[Hemant Soren]]&lt;ref name=election2019&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11813-jharkhand-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2019 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=13 October 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2020 elections in India#Jharkhand|2020^]]<br /> | rowspan=2|[[Basant Soren]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ^by-election<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> ===Assembly Election 2024===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]: Dumka&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/partywisewinresult-852S27.htm |access-date=24 November 2024 |date=24 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124045445/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/partywisewinresult-852S27.htm |archive-date=24 November 2024}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Basant Soren]] |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=95,685 |percentage=51.33% |change={{increase}}1.31 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Sunil Soren]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=81,097 |percentage=43.50% |change={{decrease}}2.27 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sushil Marandi |party=Independent politician |votes=1,714 |percentage=0.92% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Babu Ram Murmu |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,153 |percentage=0.62% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=3,189 |percentage=1.71% |change={{decrease}}0.57 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=14,588 |percentage=7.83% |change= {{increase}}3.58 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=1,86,419 |percentage=71.76% |change= {{increase}}7.59 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,59,784 |ref = |change= {{increase}}3.50 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |loser=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |swing= {{increase}}1.31 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly By-election 2020===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2020 elections in India#Jharkhand|2020 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly by-election]] : Dumka&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/ByeElection/2009-10/ByeElec_2009.xls|title=Election Commission of India, BYE- ELECTION- 2009}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Basant Soren |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=80,559 |percentage=50.02% |change={{increase}}1.16 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Louis Marandi]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=73,717 |percentage=45.77% |change={{increase}}4.86 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sunita Murmu |party=Independent politician |votes=1,864 |percentage=1.16% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dular Marandi |party=Ambedkarite Party of India |votes=1,498 |percentage=0.93% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sanjay Tudu |party=Independent politician |votes=838 |percentage=0.52% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=3,665 |percentage=2.28% |change={{increase}}0.91 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,842 |percentage=4.25% |change= {{decrease}}3.71 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=1,61,050 |percentage=65.62% |change= {{decrease}}2.96 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,50,994 |ref = |change= {{increase}}1.62 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |loser=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |swing= {{increase}}1.16 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2019===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]: Dumka&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/11813-jharkhand-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |title=Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=9 February 2022 |date=6 February 2020}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Hemant Soren]] |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=81,007 |percentage=48.86% |change={{increase}}7.36 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Louis Marandi]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=67,819 |percentage=40.91% |change={{decrease}}3.74 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Anjula Murmu |party=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |votes=3,156 |percentage=1.90% |change={{decrease}}1.01 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Marshal Rishiraj Tudu |party=Janata Dal (United) |votes=2,409 |percentage=1.45% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramchandra Murmu |party=Loktantrik Janshakti Party |votes=1,530 |percentage=0.92% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramcharan Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=1,524 |percentage=0.92% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sanjay Tudu |party=Independent politician |votes=1,124 |percentage=0.68% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=2,267 |percentage=1.37% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,188 |percentage=7.96% |change= {{increase}}4.81 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=1,65,779 |percentage=67.12% |change= {{decrease}}2.12 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,46,984 |ref = |change= {{increase}}9.46 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}4.21 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2014===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]: Dumka&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3787-jharkhand-2014/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=13 October 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Louis Marandi]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=69,760 |percentage=44.65% |change={{increase}}16.03 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Hemant Soren]] |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=64,846 |percentage=41.50% |change={{increase}}10.53 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bablu Kumar Murmu |party=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |votes=4,552 |percentage=2.91% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sagen Murmu |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,594 |percentage=2.30% |change={{decrease}}21.73 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Babu Dhan Murmu |party=Independent politician |votes=3,514 |percentage=2.25% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Garjen Murmu |party=Jharkhand Party |votes=2,057 |percentage=1.32% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajesh Besra |party=Independent politician |votes=1,464 |percentage=0.94% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=3,200 |percentage=2.05% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,914 |percentage=3.15% |change= {{increase}}0.79 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=1,56,239 |percentage=69.24% |change= {{increase}}10.94 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,25,642 |ref = |change= {{increase}}15.99 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |swing= {{increase}}13.68 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2009===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]: Dumka&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3786-jharkhand-2009/ |title=Jharkhand 2009 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |date=20 August 2018 |access-date= 23 May 2022}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Hemant Soren]] |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=35,129 |percentage=30.97% |change={{increase}}12.64 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Louis Marandi]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=32,460 |percentage=28.62% |change={{decrease}}5.03 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Stephen Marandi]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=27,256 |percentage=24.03% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Subhash Hembrom |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=3,031 |percentage=2.67% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ashok Kumar Murmu |party=All India Trinamool Congress |votes=2,012 |percentage=1.77% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Malin Hembrom |party=Independent politician |votes=1,703 |percentage=1.50% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Raska Soren |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,422 |percentage=1.25% |change={{decrease}}1.16 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,669 |percentage=2.35% |change= {{decrease}}2.65 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=1,13,419 |percentage=58.30% |change= {{increase}}3.47 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,94,533 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}0.27 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |loser=Independent politician |swing= {{decrease}}7.68 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2005===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]: Dumka&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3785-jharkhand-2005/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=13 October 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Stephen Marandi]] |party=Independent politician |votes=41,340 |percentage=38.65% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohril Murmu |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=35,993 |percentage=33.65% |change={{increase}}0.07 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Hemant Soren]] |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=19,610 |percentage=18.33% |change={{decrease}}27.11 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dhani Ram Tudu |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=2,586 |percentage=2.42% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sobha Murmu |party=Independent politician |votes=1,660 |percentage=1.55% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Krishna Hansda |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=1,507 |percentage=1.41% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Wakil Hansda |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation |votes=831 |percentage=0.78% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,347 |percentage=5.00% |change= {{decrease}}6.86 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=1,06,954 |percentage=54.83% |change= {{decrease}}0.66 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,95,067 |ref = |change= {{increase}}14.36 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |swing= {{decrease}}6.79 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2000===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Dumka&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url = https://ceobihar.nic.in/BiharElection/Statistical%20Report/2000.pdf |title = Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar|access-date = 16 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005142035/https://ceobihar.nic.in/BiharElection/Statistical%20Report/2000.pdf |archive-date= 5 October 2023 |website=ceobihar.nic.in |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Stephen Marandi]] |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=43,010 |percentage=45.44% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Satish Soren |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=31,788 |percentage=33.59% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramesh Hembrom |party=Indian National Congress |votes=15,755 |percentage=16.65% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Masi Charan Hansda |party=Communist Party of India |votes=2,406 |percentage=2.54% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Kumar Soni |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=1,067 |percentage=1.13% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=11,222 |percentage=11.86% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=94,647 |percentage=56.27% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,70,567 |ref = |change= }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Dumka (community development block)]]<br /> *[[Masalia, Dumka|Masalia]]<br /> *[[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]]<br /> *[[List of states of India by type of legislature]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Santhal Pargana Division topics}}<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Jharkhand}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Jharkhand]]<br /> [[Category:Dumka district]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Jharkhand]]<br /> [[Category:2000 establishments in Jharkhand]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2000]]</div> Wmltusa