Dumka

Parliament Election 1998 ST

Winner Bharatiya Janata Party

Babu Lal Marandi

Bharatiya Janata Party

Victory Margin
12,556
Margin %
2.10%
Total Electors
951,918
Votes Polled
601,894
Turnout
63.20%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
6
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Bihar
Constituency Number
142
Male Electors
N/A
Female Electors
N/A
Male Voters
N/A
Female Voters
N/A
Poll Date
N/A
Result Date
N/A
NOTA Percentage
N/A
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Babu Lal Marandi

Bharatiya Janata Party

277,334
46.10%
Male
#2
Shibu Soren

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

264,778
44.00%
Male
#3
Kaleshwar Hembram

Communist Party Of India

25,500
4.20%
Male
#4
David Murmu

Janata Dal

17,088
2.80%
Male
#5
Lalita Hemrem

Samajwadi Party

4,074
0.70%
Male
#6
Chetan Marandi

Independent

1,159
0.20%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Babu Lal Marandi Bharatiya Janata Party 277,334 46.10%
2 Shibu Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 264,778 44.00%
3 Kaleshwar Hembram Communist Party Of India 25,500 4.20%
4 David Murmu Janata Dal 17,088 2.80%
5 Lalita Hemrem Samajwadi Party 4,074 0.70%
6 Chetan Marandi Independent 1,159 0.20%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Babu Lal Marandi (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Dumka Lok Sabha seat in 1998.

The margin was 12,556 votes (2.10%%).

The voter turnout in Dumka for the 1998 Lok Sabha election was 63.20%%.

6 candidates contested from Dumka constituency in the 1998 Lok Sabha election.

Dumka is a Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.