Elections Archive

ST · Bihar 1947 1999

Dumka

Shibu Sohan (JMM) won by 1,09,601 votes (27.0%).

Electors
8,69,933
Votes polled
4,16,655
Valid votes
Turnout
47.9%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1989 national median: 27.0% (median 12.7%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1989 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Knife-edge (<2%)Party held vs 1998
Margin · 1999
0.9%(-1.3%)
Turnout
58.3%(-5.0%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
72.9%

Winning margin over time · Dumka

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199930%

Candidates

Candidates · Dumka 1989
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shibu SohanWinnerJMM2,47,50261.0%
2Prithwi ChandkishuINC1,37,90134.0%
3Jona Vikram BasraIND6,1941.5%
4Budhu MohliIND3,0110.7%
5Gandura MundaDDP2,9720.7%
6Adward MarandiHJD2,9210.7%
7Shibbu MurmuPHJ2,8900.7%
8Kishtu MarandiIND2,5730.6%

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