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Dumka, Bihar — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Dumka (Bihar) was won by Babu Lal Marandi (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 1999 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 4,648 votes over Rupi Soren Kisku. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Dumka, Bihar, from 1957 to 1999.

Full Election History, 1957–1999

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1957 Suresh Chandra Chudhury Jharkhand Party 148,888 25.6% Debi Soren (Jharkhand Party) 15,644 (2.7 pts)
1962 Satya Chandra Besra Indian National Congress 50,430 37.7% Debi Soren (Janata Party) 1,085 (0.8 pts)
1967 S. C. Besra Indian National Congress 60,108 38.8% B. Marandi (Communist Party of India) 12,040 (7.8 pts)
1971 Satya Charan Besra Indian National Congress 56,888 35.4% Satrughan Besra (Communist Party of India) 10,084 (6.3 pts)
1977 Bateshwar Hemram Bharatiya Lok Dal 115,386 49.5% Prithiwichand Kisku (Indian National Congress) 53,254 (22.8 pts)
1980 Shibu Siren Independent 112,160 37.5% Prithivi Chand Kisku (Congress (I)) 3,513 (1.2 pts)
1984 Prithiwi Chand Kisku Indian National Congress 199,722 53.9% Shibu Soren (JMM) 97,187 (26.2 pts)
1989 Shibu Sohan JMM 247,502 61.0% Prithwi Chandkishu (Indian National Congress) 109,601 (27.0 pts)
1991 Shibu Soren JMM 260,169 58.3% Babulal Marandi (Bharatiya Janata Party) 133,641 (29.9 pts)
1996 Shibu Soren JMM 165,411 31.9% Babu Lal Marandi (Bharatiya Janata Party) 5,478 (1.1 pts)
1998 Babu Lal Marandi Bharatiya Janata Party 277,334 47.0% Shibu Soren (JMM) 12,556 (2.1 pts)
1999 Babu Lal Marandi Bharatiya Janata Party 201,141 36.9% Rupi Soren Kisku (JMM) 4,648 (0.9 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Suresh Chandra Chudhury Jharkhand Party 148,888 25.6%
Debi Soren Jharkhand Party 133,244 22.9%
Bhagwat Jha Azad Indian National Congress 96,772 16.6%
Lal Hembrom Indian National Congress 87,529 15.0%
Nakul Prasad Choudhary Praja Socialist Party 47,227 8.1%
Kalidas Gupta Independent 37,093 6.4%
Kashinath Mahto Independent 31,626 5.4%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Satya Chandra Besra Indian National Congress 50,430 37.7%
Debi Soren Janata Party 49,345 36.9%
Satrughan Besra Independent 33,868 25.3%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
S. C. Besra Indian National Congress 60,108 38.8%
B. Marandi Communist Party of India 48,068 31.0%
C. Soren Bharatiya Jana Sangh 19,258 12.4%
H. Tudu Independent 16,553 10.7%
S. Hansda Independent 10,827 7.0%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Satya Charan Besra Indian National Congress 56,888 35.4%
Satrughan Besra Communist Party of India 46,804 29.1%
Bateshwar Hembrom Bharatiya Jana Sangh 26,470 16.5%
Shibu Murmu Independent 21,560 13.4%
Kunji Ram Tudu PHJ 4,354 2.7%
Pagan Manjhi Independent 2,583 1.6%
Kistu Marandi JKP 1,297 0.8%
N. Nag Independent 714 0.4%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bateshwar Hemram Bharatiya Lok Dal 115,386 49.5%
Prithiwichand Kisku Indian National Congress 62,132 26.6%
Satrughan Besra Communist Party of India 38,655 16.6%
Chandra Murmu PHJ 9,924 4.3%
Joginder Nath Marandi Independent 4,293 1.8%
Seth Sanatan Kisku Rapaj Independent 2,943 1.3%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shibu Siren Independent 112,160 37.5%
Prithivi Chand Kisku Congress (I) 108,647 36.4%
Batehswar Hemborom Janata Party 37,084 12.4%
Satrudhan Besra Communist Party of India 36,246 12.1%
Bengamintudu JKD 4,584 1.5%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Prithiwi Chand Kisku Indian National Congress 199,722 53.9%
Shibu Soren JMM 102,535 27.7%
Basudeo Besra Communist Party of India 56,245 15.2%
Bateshwar Hemrom Independent 4,822 1.3%
Budhu Mohli Independent 2,857 0.8%
Jona Bikram Besra Independent 1,960 0.5%
Adward Marandi Independent 1,291 0.3%
Sebastian Murmu Independent 1,156 0.3%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shibu Sohan JMM 247,502 61.0%
Prithwi Chandkishu Indian National Congress 137,901 34.0%
Jona Vikram Basra Independent 6,194 1.5%
Budhu Mohli Independent 3,011 0.7%
Gandura Munda DDP 2,972 0.7%
Adward Marandi HJD 2,921 0.7%
Shibbu Murmu PHJ 2,890 0.7%
Kishtu Marandi Independent 2,573 0.6%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shibu Soren JMM 260,169 58.3%
Babulal Marandi Bharatiya Janata Party 126,528 28.3%
Set Hamraj Indian National Congress 40,962 9.2%
Jonathan Tudu Independent 4,220 0.9%
Kunji Ram Tudu Independent 3,260 0.7%
Mahadeo Marandi Janata Party 2,050 0.5%
Budhu Mohli DMM 1,843 0.4%
Mattoo Murmu Independent 1,422 0.3%
Jona Vikram Besra Independent 1,382 0.3%
Babulal Hansda Independent 1,376 0.3%
Alwin Soren Independent 1,364 0.3%
Sarshil Marandi DDP 1,351 0.3%
Prema Nand Soren Independent 488 0.1%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shibu Soren JMM 165,411 31.9%
Babu Lal Marandi Bharatiya Janata Party 159,933 30.9%
Basudev Besra Janata Dal 136,244 26.3%
Thakur Tudu Indian National Congress 34,524 6.7%
Helen Soren Independent 4,724 0.9%
Parmeshwar Baski Independent 4,397 0.8%
Shyam Lal Kisku Independent 3,572 0.7%
Philemon Soren Independent 2,738 0.5%
Mathu Murmu Independent 2,017 0.4%
Jonathan Tudu JKPP 1,546 0.3%
Ram Dulal Dehari Independent 1,311 0.3%
Panchanan Tudu Independent 895 0.2%
Budhu Mohali Independent 491 0.1%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Babu Lal Marandi Bharatiya Janata Party 277,334 47.0%
Shibu Soren JMM 264,778 44.9%
Kaleshwar Hembram Communist Party of India 25,500 4.3%
David Murmu Janata Dal 17,088 2.9%
Lalita Hemrem Samajwadi Party 4,074 0.7%
Chetan Marandi Independent 1,159 0.2%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Babu Lal Marandi Bharatiya Janata Party 201,141 36.9%
Rupi Soren Kisku JMM 196,493 36.0%
Ramesh Hembram Indian National Congress 134,625 24.7%
Ravan Murmu AMB 4,277 0.8%
Anand Tudu Nationalist Congress Party 3,880 0.7%
Palu Hemram All India Forward Bloc 1,757 0.3%
Basudeo Besra Independent 1,268 0.2%
Chetan Marandi Independent 1,224 0.2%
Maya Wanti Kisku AJBP 553 0.1%
Santosh Kumar Besra Independent 282 0.1%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1957: Jharkhand Party margin 2.7 pts 1962: Indian National Congress margin 0.8 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 7.8 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 6.3 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 22.8 pts 1980: Independent margin 1.2 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 26.2 pts 1989: JMM margin 27.0 pts 1991: JMM margin 29.9 pts 1996: JMM margin 1.1 pts 1998: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 2.1 pts 1999: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 0.9 pts 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999

Trend

Dumka has been contested at 12 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Jharkhand Party, Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Independent, JMM, Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Dumka in the 1999 Lok Sabha election?

Babu Lal Marandi (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Dumka, Bihar, in 1999 with 201,141 votes (36.9%), a margin of 4,648 votes over Rupi Soren Kisku.

Which parties have won Dumka since 1957?

Since 1957, Dumka has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Independent, Indian National Congress, JMM, Jharkhand Party.

What was the closest result in Dumka?

The closest result on record for Dumka was 1962, when Indian National Congress beat Janata Party by just 1,085 votes (0.8 percentage points).

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