Gumla is assembly constituency number 68 in Jharkhand, in Gumla district, and one of the segments of the Lohardaga Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Bhushan Tirkey of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha won with 51.5% of the vote, 26,301 votes ahead of Sudarshan Bhagat (BJP).
- 01Bhushan TirkeyJMM84,97451.54%
- 02Sudarshan BhagatBJP58,67335.59%
- 03Mishir KujurIndependent9,8735.99%
- 04Nisha Kumari BhagatJLKM1,5350.93%
- 05Sudhiram KisanIndependent1,4550.88%
- 10 other candidates · 5,048 votesNOTA · 3,308 (2.01%)
Margin 26,301 votes · 15.95% of valid votes
All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,64,866 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhushan TirkeyMale · 54 yrs · ST | JMM | 84,974 | 51.54% |
| 2 | Sudarshan BhagatMale · 54 yrs · ST | BJP | 58,673 | 35.59% |
| 3 | Mishir KujurMale · 39 yrs · ST | Independent | 9,873 | 5.99% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,308 | 2.01% |
| 4 | Nisha Kumari BhagatFemale · 36 yrs · ST | JLKM | 1,535 | 0.93% |
| 5 | Sudhiram KisanMale · 41 yrs · ST | Independent | 1,455 | 0.88% |
| 6 | Kuldeep MinzMale · 32 yrs · ST | PPID | 1,000 | 0.61% |
| 7 | Binay Bhushan ToppoMale · 50 yrs · ST | Independent | 904 | 0.55% |
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| 8 | Boniface KujurMale · 37 yrs · ST | Independent | 616 | 0.37% |
| 9 | Rose Madhu TirkeyFemale · 36 yrs · ST | Independent | 612 | 0.37% |
| 10 | Chander ToppoMale · 28 yrs · ST | Independent | 529 | 0.32% |
| 11 | Maheshwar BaigaMale · 57 yrs · ST | Independent | 336 | 0.20% |
| 12 | Dharma MundaMale · 45 yrs · ST | Independent | 290 | 0.18% |
| 13 | Chapa OraonMale · 53 yrs · ST | Independent | 275 | 0.17% |
| 14 | Mangal IndwarMale · 40 yrs · ST | RPI(A) | 263 | 0.16% |
| 15 | Pradeep OraonMale · 30 yrs · ST | Independent | 223 | 0.14% |
JMM held the seat: it also won in 2019.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Gumla result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhushan Tirkey | JMM | 67,416 | 47.95% |
| 2 | Mishir Kujur | BJP | 59,749 | 42.50% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,266 | 2.32% |
| 3 | Rajneel Tigga | JVM | 2,510 | 1.79% |
| 4 | Bishwanath Oraon | CPI | 1,501 | 1.07% |
| 5 | Shankar Ram Kisan | Independent | 1,273 | 0.91% |
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| 6 | Khudi Bhagat Dukhi | RADP | 1,234 | 0.88% |
| 7 | Saroj Hemrom | JKP | 1,228 | 0.87% |
| 8 | Placidius Toppo | Independent | 894 | 0.64% |
| 9 | Jitu Khariya | Independent | 538 | 0.38% |
| 10 | Nilambar Prakash Bhagat | BTP | 433 | 0.31% |
| 11 | Pradeep Oraon | JD(U) | 290 | 0.21% |
| 12 | Deepak Dhanwar | JAC | 266 | 0.19% |
Gumla result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shivshankar Oraon | BJP | 50,473 | 38.89% |
| 2 | Bhushan Tirkey | JMM | 46,441 | 35.78% |
| 3 | Binod Kispotta | INC | 12,847 | 9.90% |
| 4 | Sunil Kullu | SP | 5,231 | 4.03% |
| 5 | Binod Kerketta | CPI | 2,571 | 1.98% |
| 6 | Handu Bhagat | JKP | 2,526 | 1.95% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,753 | 1.35% |
| 7 | Dhaneshwar Toppo | Independent | 1,493 | 1.15% |
| 8 | Sunil Kerketta | Independent | 1,279 | 0.99% |
| 9 | Jayram Indwar | BSP | 1,257 | 0.97% |
| 10 | Kacha Bhagat | BMUP | 1,248 | 0.96% |
| 11 | Sushila Minj | TMC | 809 | 0.62% |
| 12 | Sudhi Ram Kisan | Independent | 775 | 0.60% |
| 13 | Gulab Kujur | AKBJHP | 677 | 0.52% |
| 14 | Lalit Ekka | SAP | 413 | 0.32% |
Gumla result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamlesh Oraon | BJP | 39,555 | 38.28% |
| 2 | Bhushan Tirkey | JMM | 27,468 | 26.58% |
| 3 | Joy Fredric Baxla | INC | 21,329 | 20.64% |
| 4 | Brajkishore Bhagat | Independent | 1,868 | 1.81% |
| 5 | Ghanshyam Chandra Pahan | RJD | 1,436 | 1.39% |
| 6 | Salim Toppo | Independent | 1,167 | 1.13% |
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| 7 | Ajit Neelam Kerketta | AJSUP | 1,021 | 0.99% |
| 8 | Vincent Barla | Independent | 965 | 0.93% |
| 9 | Shishir Tirkey | Independent | 902 | 0.87% |
| 10 | Chandan Minj | BSP | 869 | 0.84% |
| 11 | Ashok Kumar Bhagat | Independent | 845 | 0.82% |
| 12 | Ojha Oraon | Independent | 795 | 0.77% |
| 13 | Alois Minj | Independent | 638 | 0.62% |
| 14 | Jayram Endwar | Independent | 631 | 0.61% |
| 15 | Sudhiram Kisan | Independent | 561 | 0.54% |
| 16 | Dheerendra Prasad Singh | Independent | 558 | 0.54% |
| 17 | Anup Sanjay Toppo | JHJAP | 542 | 0.52% |
| 18 | Srimanim Belkhas Kujur | RADP | 536 | 0.52% |
| 19 | Kacha Bhagat | Independent | 439 | 0.42% |
| 20 | Maheshwar Baiga | Independent | 436 | 0.42% |
| 21 | Manohar Kujur | Independent | 395 | 0.38% |
| 22 | Asha Josephine Minj | Independent | 371 | 0.36% |
Gumla outlined in orange among the other Jharkhand seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2024. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Gumla district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Gumla is one of the assembly segments of Lohardaga. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Lohardaga candidates.
- Sukhdeo BhagatINC81,242 51.9%
- Samir OraonBJP61,799 39.5%
- Chamra LindaIndependent2,791 1.8%
- Mahendra OraonCPI1,938 1.2%
- Shaniya OraonIndependent1,928 1.2%
In the assembly election JMM won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 19,443 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Gumla.
Who won the Gumla assembly seat in 2024?
Bhushan Tirkey of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) won Gumla in the 2024 Jharkhand assembly election with 84,974 votes, which was 51.54% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Gumla?
The margin was 26,301 votes (15.95% of valid votes). The runner-up was Sudarshan Bhagat of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 58,673 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Gumla in 2024?
Turnout was 66.54%: 1,65,761 of 2,49,117 registered electors voted, across 314 polling stations. That is 2.9 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Gumla part of?
Gumla is an assembly segment of the Lohardaga Lok Sabha constituency in Jharkhand. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Sukhdeo Bhagat got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Gumla a reserved constituency?
Yes. Gumla is reserved for scheduled tribes (st), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Gumla?
The Jharkhand assembly elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Jharkhand assembly elections of 2024 and 2019 and 2014 and 2009 (2024 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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