JMM wins in Dumka by 13,188 votes: Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019

Hemant Soren of JMM beats BJP's Lois Marandi in Dumka

JMM won Dumka, defeating second-placed BJP by 13188 votes. BJP had won this constituency in the previous election, but JMM took control of the seat with a comfortable margin in this election.

Dumka is in the Santhal Pargana region of Jharkhand. It is also a constituency reserved for ST candidates, and is a predominantly rural constituency.

Hemant Soren of the JMM received 48.9% of the vote, compared to 40.9% of the BJP's Lois Marandi. JMM's voteshare increased by 6.6% from 2014, while BJP's voteshare fell by 4.8%.

The constituency saw a 2-cornered contest, with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Bharatiya Janata Party all getting a voteshare of 10% of more.

Party	Name	Votes	Vote (%)	Party Voteshare Change
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha	Hemant Soren	81007	48.9%	+6.6%
Bharatiya Janata Party	Lois Marandi	67819	40.9%	-4.8%
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)	Anjula Murmu	3156	1.9%	-1.1%
Janata Dal (United)	Marshal Rishiraj Tudu	2409	1.5%	+1.5%
None of the Above	Nota	2267	1.4%	+1.4%
Loktantrik Janshakti Party	Ramchandra Murmu	1530	0.9%	+0.9%
Independent	Ramcharan Singh	1524	0.9%	-
Independent	Sanjay Tudu	1124	0.7%	-
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (Ulgulan)	Devid Tudu	1102	0.7%	+0.7%
Independent	Dr. Srilal Kisku	1026	0.6%	-
Communist Party of India	Abinash Tudu	918	0.6%	+0.6%
Bahujan Samaj Party	Mukesh Kumar Dehari	721	0.4%	+0.4%
Lok Jan Shakti Party	Mohril Murmu	715	0.4%	+0.4%
Aam Aadmi Party	Miru Hansda	461	0.3%	+0.3%