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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Jharkhand · PC 2 · 2009Reserved (ST)
Dumka
Winner — Lok Sabha 2009
SHIBU SOREN
JMM· UPA (UPA)
JMM 33.5%BJP 30.5%17 others 36.0%
Votes
2,08,518
33.5% share
Winning margin
18,812
3.0% of votes
Total votes cast
6,22,012
Candidates
19
Seat history
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIBU SOREN | UPA (UPA) | 2,08,518 | 33.5% |
| 2 | SUNIL SOREN | NDA | 1,89,706 | 30.5% |
| 3 | RAMESH HEMBROM | JVM | 64,528 | 10.4% |
| 4 | PASHUPATI KOL | Left | 24,620 | 4.0% |
| 5 | NANDLAL SOREN | IND | 19,437 | 3.1% |
| 6 | RAMESH TUDU | UPA | 17,326 | 2.8% |
| 7 | BIVISAN PUJHAR | IND | 16,892 | 2.7% |
| 8 | CHURKA TUDU | 12,670 | 2.0% | |
| 9 | PULICE HEMRAM | IND | 9,262 | 1.5% |
| 10 | ARJUN PUJHAR | 9,112 | 1.5% | |
| 11 | PHATIK CHANDRA HEMBRAM | 7,987 | 1.3% | |
| 12 | BITIYA MANJHI | CPI(ML)(L) | 7,790 | 1.3% |
| 13 | KALESHWAR SOREN | IND | 7,343 | 1.2% |
| 14 | CHARLES MURMU | IND | 7,244 | 1.2% |
| 15 | HOPNA BASKI | IND | 5,216 | 0.8% |
| 16 | NIRMALA MURMU | Left | 5,097 | 0.8% |
| 17 | RAMJIVAN DEHRI | 4,170 | 0.7% | |
| 18 | CYRIL HANSDA | IND | 2,795 | 0.5% |
| 19 | SONA MURMU | IND | 2,299 | 0.4% |
High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.5% · min 1.9% · max 18.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
1st of 14How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 14How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
13th of 14How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 33.5%BJP 30.5%JVM 10.4%OTH 25.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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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