Dumka Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2024
Basant Soren
Jharkhand Assembly Election 2024 — results
Winner
Basant Soren
votes
95,685
Margin
14,588(7.8%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Basant Soren✓ WinnerJMM95,68551.33%
- 2Sunil SorenBJP81,09743.5%
- 3NOTA3,1891.71%
- 4Sushil MarandiINDDeposit lost1,7140.92%
- 5Babu Ram MurmuBSPDeposit lost1,1530.62%
- 6Sona MurmuINDDeposit lost8180.44%
See all candidates (+8)−
- 7Jitan KolSampoorna Bharat Kranti PartyDeposit lost7930.43%
- 8Ravan KiskuINDDeposit lost4920.26%
- 9Masicharan KiskuINDDeposit lost3570.19%
- 10Mahendra HembromINDDeposit lost3170.17%
- 11Ronald MurmuLokhit Adhikar PartyDeposit lost2800.15%
- 12Donald HembromINDDeposit lost2160.12%
- 13Sanjay TuduIndian National Socialistic Action ForcesDeposit lost1630.09%
- 14Anos MarandiINDDeposit lost1450.08%
Deposit lost: 11 of 13 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2024
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 2,60,088
- Votes cast
- 1,86,465
- Turnout
- 71.69%
- Polling stations
- 286
incl. service voters
incl. 2,647 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women72.4%
96,081 of 1,32,689 voted on EVMs
Men68.9%
87,737 of 1,27,398 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 1; 0 voted.
- Candidates13 (1 women)
- Lost deposit11
- NOTA3,189
- Valid votes1,83,230
Women candidates: Sona Murmu
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Dumka?
Basant Soren (JMM) won Dumka in the Jharkhand Assembly Election 2024 with 95,685 votes.
What was the winning margin in Dumka?
Basant Soren defeated Sunil Soren (BJP) by 14,588 votes.
What was the turnout in Dumka in 2024?
71.69% — 1,86,465 of 2,60,088 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 72.4%, men's 68.9%.
How many voters does Dumka have?
2,60,088 electors at the 2024 election — 1,27,398 men, 1,32,689 women, 1 third gender (service voters included), and 286 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Dumka?
The last general election was completed in November 2024. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2029; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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