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Dumka

Name: Dumka
Address: IN

Lok Sabha General Election 1998

← Lok Sabha General Election 1998 ·

951,918

Electors

589,933

Votes polled

61.97%

Turnout

12,556

Margin

Winner

Babu Lal Marandi

Male

Rank	Candidate	Party	Total	Share
1	Babu Lal Marandi Won Male	BJP	277,334	47.01%
2	Shibu Soren Male	JMM	264,778	44.88%
3	Kaleshwar Hembram Male	CPI	25,500	4.32%
4	David Murmu Male	JD	17,088	2.90%
5	Lalita Hemrem Female	SP	4,074	0.69%
6	Chetan Marandi Male	IND	1,159	0.20%

Overall vote % (Pie)

EVM voters — male vs female

Gender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.

Year	Winner	Vote share	Runner-up	Vote share
1999	Babu Lal Marandi Male BJP	36.87%	Rupi Soren Kisku Female JMM	36.02%
1998	Babu Lal Marandi Male BJP	47.01%	Shibu Soren Male JMM	44.88%
1996	Shibu Soren Male JMM	31.94%	Babu Lal Marandi Male BJP	30.89%
1991	Shibu Soren Male JMM	58.28%	Babulal Marandi Male BJP	28.34%
1989	Shibu Sohan Male JMM	60.97%	Prithwi Chandkishu Male INC	33.97%
1984	Prithiwi Chand Kisku Male INC	53.89%	Shibu Soren Male JMM	27.67%
1980	Shibu Siren Male IND	37.55%	Prithivi Chand Kisku Male INC(I)	36.37%
1977	Bateshwar Hemram Male BLD	49.45%	Prithiwichand Kisku Male INC	26.63%
1971	Satya Charan Besra Male INC	35.41%	Satrughan Besra Male CPI	29.13%
1967	S. C. Besra Male INC	38.83%	B. Marandi Male CPI	31.05%
1962	Satya Chandra Besra Male INC	37.73%	Debi Soren Male JP	36.92%
1957	Suresh Chandra Chudhury JHP	25.57%	Debi Soren JHP	22.88%