Dumka Assembly Election 2024: He Dumka Assembly Constituency is set for a high-stakes battle in the 2024 elections as BJP candidate Sunil Soren takes on JMM’s Basant Soren. Designated as constituency number 10, Dumka is an assembly constituency and is one of the 6 assembly segments of the Parliament headquarters of Dumka (ST) in Jharkhand. The seat is reserved for the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category. Complete coverage of Jharkhand elections

Key candidates

The key candidates for the Dumka seat are Sunil Soren of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Basant Soren.

When will Dumka vote?

Voting for the assembly elections in Jharkhand is scheduled in two phases. The first phase of voting will take place on November 13, while the second and final phase will take place on November 20. Voting in Dumka will take place in the first phase on November 13.

When will the results be declared?

The results of Dumka assembly seat will be announced along with the other 80 seats on November 23.

What happened in the 2019 and 2014 Assembly Elections?

In the 2019 Jharkhand Assembly elections, Hemant Soren of JMM won the seat with a margin of 13188 (8.06%). He obtained 81,007 votes with a vote share of 48.86%. She defeated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Lois Marandi, who received 67,819 votes (40.91%). JVM candidate Anjula Murmu came third with 3,156 (1.9%). The total number of valid votes obtained was 1,63,512 (67.14%).

In the 2014 Jharkhand Assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Lois Marandi won the seat. He obtained 69,760 votes with a vote percentage of 44.65%. JMM candidate Hemant Soren secured 64,846 votes (41.51%) and came second. Lois defeated Hemant Soren by a margin of 4,914 votes. The total number of valid votes obtained in this constituency was 1,56,239 (69.24%).