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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 10 · 2014Reserved (ST)

Dumka

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2014

LOIS MARANDI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 44.7%JMM 41.5%10 others 13.8%
Votes
69,760
44.6% share
Winning margin
4,914
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
69.2%
of 2,25,642

A closely fought contest. LOIS MARANDI won with a 3.1% margin.

Seat history

4 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2009 vs 2014

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LOIS MARANDI
BJP
NDA (NDA)
69,76044.6%
2
HEMANT SOREN
JMM
UPA
64,84641.5%
3
BABLU KUMAR MURMU
JVM
4,5522.9%
4
SAGEN MURMU
INC
UPA
3,5942.3%
5
BABU DHAN MURMU
IND
3,5142.3%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,2002.0%
7
GARJEN MURMU
JKP
2,0571.3%
8
RAJESH BESRA
IND
1,4640.9%
9
BAGHRAI SOREN
IND
1,3480.9%
10
BHUNDA BASKI
CPI(ML)(L)
8690.6%
11
PITAR HEMBRAM
RSP
5440.3%
12
PREM CHANDRA KISKU
JKPP
4740.3%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
3.1%
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
BJP 44.6%JMM 41.5%OTH 11.8%NOTA 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.08 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo

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