Dumka

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Dumka

Dumka: A Scheduled Tribes (ST) seat, Dumka is contested primarily by the BJP and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM).
 
Hemant Soren’s brother, Basant Soren, will represent JMM, while the BJP's candidate is Sunil Soren.
 
According to Election Commission records, there were 165,820 voters in Dumka during the 2019 Assembly Elections, with 83,310 men and 81,723 women. No voters belonged to the third gender, and 743 postal votes were counted. Dumka also had 272 service voters (262 men and 10 women).
 
In 2014, the Dumka constituency had 156,239 voters, of which 79,405 were men and 75,900 were women. Postal votes totaled 911, while service voters were 215.
 

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Updated On: 02 Sep 2026 | 11:53 PM IST

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