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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 10 · 2009Reserved (ST)

Dumka

Winner — 2009

HEMANT SOREN
JMM· JMM
JMM 31.0%BJP 28.6%20 others 40.4%
Votes
35,129
31.0% share
Winning margin
2,669
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
58.3%
of 1,94,533

A closely fought contest. HEMANT SOREN won with a 2.4% margin.

Seat history

3 of 22 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

22 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HEMANT SOREN
JMM
35,12931.0%
2
LOIS MARANDI
NDA
32,46028.6%
3
STEPHEN MARANDI
UPA
27,25624.0%
4
SUBHASH HEMBROM
3,0312.7%
5
ASHOK KUMAR MURMU
AITC
UPA
2,0121.8%
6
MALIN HEMBROM
IND
1,7031.5%
7
RASKA SOREN
BSP
1,4221.3%
8
BABU RAM MURMU
IND
1,3851.2%
9
NOEL KISHOR MARANDI
IND
8330.7%
10
DR. SRILAL KISKU
IND
7990.7%
11
SIMON SOREN
IND
7530.7%
12
NARESH KUMAR GRACE MARANDI
IND
7430.7%
13
ALESH HANSDA
IND
7200.6%
14
RAMESHWAR SOREN
CPI(ML)(L)
6800.6%
15
PRADHAN MURMU
IND
6530.6%
16
YOGESH MURMU
LTSD
6210.6%
17
SONA MURMU
IND
5970.5%
18
SATISH SOREN
IND
5670.5%
19
NIRMALA MURMU
5550.5%
20
MEENA SOREN
IND
5350.5%
21
RAM KISHORE MARANDI
IND
4660.4%
22
SHIV JATAN TUDU
Samajwadi Party
4560.4%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (30th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.3% · min 2.4% · max 8.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
30th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
25th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 31.0%BJP 28.6%INC 24.0%OTH 16.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/22

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.03 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

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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