Dumka Lok Sabha constituency

Dumka Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India.

Dumka JH-2
Lok Sabha constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Dumka 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
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent Nalin Soren
Party	JMM
Alliance	INDIA
Elected year	2024

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		2024 Lead
7	Sikaripara (ST)	Dumka	Alok Kumar Soren		JMM		JMM
8	Nala	Jamtara	Rabindra Nath Mahato		JMM		BJP
9	Jamtara		Irfan Ansari		INC		JMM
10	Dumka (ST)	Dumka	Basant Soren		JMM		BJP
11	Jama (ST)		Lois Marandi		JMM		BJP
14	Sarath	Deoghar	Uday Shankar Singh		JMM		BJP

Members of Parliament

Year	Name	Party
1951	Bhagwat Jha Azad[a]		Indian National Congress
	Paul Jujhar Soren[b]		Jharkhand Party
1957	Suresh Chandra Chudhury
	Debi Soren
1962	S. C. Besra		Indian National Congress
1967
1971
1977	Bateshwar Hembram		Janata Party
1980	Shibu Soren		Independent politician
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
2024	Nalin Soren		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

1. Purnea-Santhal seat
2. Purnea-Santhal seat

Election results

2024

2024 Indian general election: Dumka^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Nalin Soren	547,370	46.23	3.60
	BJP	Sita Soren	5,24,843	44.32	2.94
	JBKSS (Ind.)	Baby Lata Tudu	19,360	1.80	New
	CPI	Rajesh Kumar Kisku	11,506	0.97	New
	NOTA	None of the above	4,526	0.38	1.02
Majority			22,527	1.91	2.72
Turnout			11,85,151	74.44
	JMM gain from BJP		Swing

2019

2019 Indian general elections: Dumka

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

2014

2014 Indian general elections: Dumka

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Shibu Soren	335,815	37.19
	BJP	Sunil Soren	2,96,785	32.86	0.32
	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

2009

2009 Indian general elections: Dumka

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Shibu Soren	208,518	33.52
	BJP	Sunil Soren	1,89,706	30.50
	JVM(P)	Ramesh Hembrom	64,528	10.37
	CPI	Pashupati Kole	24,620	3.96
Majority			18,812
Turnout			6,22,012	55.13
	JMM hold		Swing

2004

2004 Indian general elections: Dumka

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Shibu Soren	339,542	33.52
	BJP	Sonelal Hembrom	2,24,527	30.50
Majority			1,15,015
Turnout			6,25,118	55.13
	JMM gain from BJP		Swing

1999

1999 Indian general elections: Dumka

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Babulal Marandi	201,141	36.87
	JMM	Rupi Soren Kisku	1,96,493	36.02
	INC	Ramesh Hembram	1,34,625	24.68
Majority			4,648	4.32
Turnout			5,45,500	58.26
	BJP hold		Swing

1998

1998 Indian general election: Dumka

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Babulal Marandi	277,334	47.01
	JMM	Shibu Soren	2,64,778	44.88
	CPI	Kaleshwar Hembram	25,550	4.32
Majority			12,556
Turnout			5,89,933	63.23
	BJP gain from JMM		Swing

1996

1996 Indian general election: Dumka

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Shibu Soren	165,411	31.94
	BJP	Babulal Marandi	1,59,933	30.89
	JD	Basudev Besra	1,36,244	26.31
	INC	Thakur Tudu	34,524	6.67
Majority			5,478
Turnout			5,17,803	55.66
	JMM hold		Swing

1991

1991 Indian general election: Dumka

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Shibu Soren	260,169	58.28
	BJP	Babulal Marandi	1,26,528	28.34
	INC	Set Hamraj	40,962	9.18
Majority			1,33,641
Turnout			4,46,415	52.16
	JMM hold		Swing

1989

1989 Indian general election: Dumka

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Shibu Soren	247,502	60.97
	INC	Prithvi Chand Kisku	1,37,901	33.97
Majority			1,09,601
Turnout			4,05,964	47.90
	JMM gain from INC		Swing

1984

1984 Indian general election: Dumka

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Prithvi Chand Kisku	199,722	53.89
	JMM	Shibu Soren	1,02,535	27.67
	CPI	Basudeo Besra	56,245	15.18
Majority			97,187
Turnout			3,70,588	53.78
	INC gain from JMM		Swing

1980

1980 Indian general election: Dumka

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Shibu Soren	112,160	37.55
	INC(I)	Prithvi Chand Kisku	1,08,647	36.37
	JP	Bateshwar Hembram	37,084	12.41
	CPI	Satrudhan Besra	36,246	12.13
Majority			3,513
Turnout			2,98,721	48.10
	Independent gain from JP		Swing

1977

1977 Indian general election: Dumka

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Bateshwar Hembram	115,386	49.45
	INC	Prithvi Chand Kisku	62,132	26.63
	CPI	Satrughan Besra	38,655	16.57
Majority			53,254
Turnout			2,33,333	41.42
	JP gain from INC		Swing

1971

1971 Indian general election: Dumka

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Satya Charan Besra	56,888	35.41
	CPI	Satrughan Besra	46,804	29.13
	ABJS	Bateshwar Hembram	26,470	16.47
	Independent	Shibu Murmu	21,560	13.42
Majority			10,084
Turnout			1,60,670	31.60
	INC hold		Swing

1967

1967 Indian general election: Dumka

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Satya Charan Besra	60,108	38.83
	CPI	B. Marandi	48,068	31.05
	ABJS	C. Soren	19,258	12.44
	Independent	H. Tudu	16,553	10.69
Majority			12,040
Turnout			1,54,814	33.91
	INC hold		Swing

1962

1962 Indian general election: Dumka

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Satya Charan Besra	50,430	37.73
	Jharkhand Party	Debi Soren	49,345	36.92
	Independent	Satrughan Besra	33,868	25.34
Majority			1,085
Turnout			1,33,643	35.28
	INC gain from Jharkhand Party		Swing

1957

1957 Indian general election: Dumka

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Jharkhand Party	Suresh Chandra Chudhury	148,888	25.57
	INC	Bhagwat Jha Azad	96,772	16.62
Majority			52,116
Turnout			5,82,379	38.81
	Jharkhand Party gain from INC		Swing

1957 Indian general election: Dumka

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Jharkhand Party	Debi Soren	133,244	22.88
	INC	Lal Hembram	87,529	15.03
Majority			45,715
Turnout			5,82,379	38.81
	Jharkhand Party gain from INC		Swing