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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 10 · 2020 by-electionsReserved (ST)
Dumka
Winner — 2020 by-elections
BASANT SOREN
JMM 49.9%BJP 45.7%10 others 4.4%
Votes
80,559
49.9% share
Winning margin
6,842
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
A closely fought contest. BASANT SOREN won with a 4.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASANT SOREN | 80,559 | 49.9% | |
| 2 | LOIS MARANDI | 73,717 | 45.7% | |
| 3 | SUNITA MURMU | IND | 1,864 | 1.1% |
| 4 | DULAR MARANDI | APoI | 1,498 | 0.9% |
| 5 | SANJAY TUDU | IND | 838 | 0.5% |
| 6 | DR. SRILAL KISKU | IND | 609 | 0.4% |
| 7 | BABUDHAN MURMU | IND | 487 | 0.3% |
| 8 | MAYKAL HEMBRAM | IND | 469 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SURYA SINGH BESRA | JKPP | 467 | 0.3% |
| 10 | MUKESH KUMAR DEHRI | IND | 371 | 0.2% |
| 11 | JAGARNATH PUJHAR | IND | 354 | 0.2% |
| 12 | PRADIP TUDU | IND | 219 | 0.1% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (30th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.3% · min 2.4% · max 8.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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30th of 81How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 81How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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25th of 81Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 49.9%BJP 45.7%OTH 4.4%
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%
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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