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Jharkhand · PC 2 · 2004Reserved (ST)

Dumka

Winner — Lok Sabha 2004

SHIBU SOREN
JMM· UPA (UPA)
JMM 54.3%BJP 35.9%8 others 9.8%
Votes
3,39,542
54.3% share
Winning margin
1,15,015
18.4% of votes
Total votes cast
6,25,118
Candidates
10
Seat history

2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIBU SOREN
UPA (UPA)
3,39,54254.3%
2
SONE LAL HEMBROM
NDA
2,24,52735.9%
3
BAIJNATH MANJHI
13,4782.2%
4
JONATHAN TUDU
12,3252.0%
5
SONA MURMU
IND
9,1321.5%
6
SURUN SOREN
CPI(ML)(L)
8,0391.3%
7
KALI CHARAN DEHRI
IND
6,2851.0%
8
KALESHWAR SOREN
IND
4,3580.7%
9
MAIKEL MURMU
3,9290.6%
10
SAMUEL SOREN
3,5030.6%

High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
18.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.5% · min 1.9% · max 18.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
1st of 14

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 14

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
13th of 14

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 54.3%BJP 35.9%OTH 9.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.04 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,21,442
Density
351 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,761 km²
SC population6.0%
ST population43.2%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

Figures are for Dumka, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.1%Muslim 8.1%Christian 6.5%Other 6.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity22.8%
Sanitation9.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births60.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.2%
Children underweight (under 5)44.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.4%
Women literate51.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.1%
Clean cooking fuel18.1%
Health insurance45.4%

What's nearby?

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