ST · Bihar 1947 1999
Dumka
Babu Lal Marandi (BJP) won by 4,648 votes (0.9%).
- Electors
- 9,51,280
- Votes polled
- 5,54,237
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 58.3%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1999 national median: 0.9% (median 7.9%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1999 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
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babu Lal MarandiWinner | BJP | 2,01,141 | 36.9% |
| 2 | Rupi Soren Kisku | JMM | 1,96,493 | 36.0% |
| 3 | Ramesh Hembram | INC | 1,34,625 | 24.7% |
| 4 | Ravan Murmu | AMB | 4,277 | 0.8% |
| 5 | Anand Tudu | NCP | 3,880 | 0.7% |
| 6 | Palu Hemram | FBL | 1,757 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Basudeo Besra | IND | 1,268 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Chetan Marandi | IND | 1,224 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Maya Wanti Kisku | AJBP | 553 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Santosh Kumar Besra | IND | 282 | 0.1% |
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