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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIBU SOREN
UPA (UPA)
2,08,51833.5%
2
SUNIL SOREN
NDA
1,89,70630.5%
3
RAMESH HEMBROM
JVM
64,52810.4%
4
PASHUPATI KOL
Left
24,6204.0%
5
NANDLAL SOREN
IND
19,4373.1%
6
RAMESH TUDU
UPA
17,3262.8%
7
BIVISAN PUJHAR
IND
16,8922.7%
8
CHURKA TUDU
12,6702.0%
9
PULICE HEMRAM
IND
9,2621.5%
10
ARJUN PUJHAR
9,1121.5%
11
PHATIK CHANDRA HEMBRAM
7,9871.3%
12
BITIYA MANJHI
CPI(ML)(L)
7,7901.3%
13
KALESHWAR SOREN
IND
7,3431.2%
14
CHARLES MURMU
IND
7,2441.2%
15
HOPNA BASKI
IND
5,2160.8%
16
NIRMALA MURMU
Left
5,0970.8%
17
RAMJIVAN DEHRI
4,1700.7%
18
CYRIL HANSDA
IND
2,7950.5%
19
SONA MURMU
IND
2,2990.4%

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
3.0%
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 33.5%BJP 30.5%JVM 10.4%OTH 25.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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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