Dumka (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Dumka | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Dumka Location in Jharkhand | |
| Coordinates: 24°16′54″N 87°15′55″E / 24.28167°N 87.26528°ECoordinates: 24°16′54″N 87°15′55″E / 24.28167°N 87.26528°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Dumka |
| Constituency No. | 10 |
| Type | Reserved for ST |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dumka |
Dumka (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Overview
Dumka (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers: Dumka Town, Dumka Muffassil and Masalia Police Stations in Dumka district[1]
This seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes.[1]
Dumka (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of Dumka (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
- 2005: Stephen Marandi, Independent politician[2]
- 2009: Hemant Soren, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha[2]
- 2014: Lois Marandi, Bharatiya Janata Party[2]
Election Results
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election, 2014: Dumka | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| BJP | Lois Marandi | 70,367 | |||
| JMM | Hemant Soren | 65,105 | |||
| JVM(P) | Bablu Kumar Murmu | 4,573 | |||
| INC | Sagen Murmu | 3615 | |||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,206 | |||
| Margin of victory | 5,262 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,57,139 | ||||
| BJP gain from JMM | Swing | ||||
See also
- Dumka (community development block)
- Masalia
- Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
- List of states of India by type of legislature
References
- 1 2 3 "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Dumka Election Results 2014 Jharkhand". Elections.in. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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