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Assembly constituency 11 · Jharkhand · ST

Jama is assembly constituency number 11 in Jharkhand, in Dumka district, and one of the segments of the Dumka Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Lois Marandi of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha won with 46.9% of the vote, 5,738 votes ahead of Suresh Murmu (BJP).

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Jama · 2024AC 11
  1. 01
    Lois Marandi
    JMM
    76,424
    46.89%
  2. 02
    Suresh Murmu
    BJP
    70,686
    43.37%
  3. 03
    Rasik Murmu
    Independent
    2,811
    1.72%
  4. 04
    Polina Murmu
    Independent
    2,067
    1.27%
  5. 05
    Sanatan Dehri
    CPI(M)
    1,677
    1.03%
  6. 13 other candidates · 8,629 votesNOTA · 679 (0.42%)

Margin 5,738 votes · 3.52% of valid votes

2,25,298
Registered electors
2024 election
72.3%
Turnout
+2.6 pts vs 2019
5,738
Victory margin
3.5% of valid votes
Nov 2024 · candidate-wise result

All 18 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,62,973 valid votes, NOTA included.

Jama 2024 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Lois MarandiFemale · 59 yrs · STJMM76,424
46.89%
2Suresh MurmuMale · 51 yrs · STBJP70,686
43.37%
3Rasik MurmuMale · 30 yrs · STIndependent2,811
1.72%
4Polina MurmuFemale · 28 yrs · STIndependent2,067
1.27%
5Sanatan DehriMale · 39 yrs · STCPI(M)1,677
1.03%
6Rajeev BaskyMale · 36 yrs · STIndependent1,481
0.91%
7Shailendra HembramMale · 41 yrs · STBSP956
0.59%
8Anil TuduMale · 35 yrs · STLKHAP855
0.52%
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9Ramkrishna HembromMale · 40 yrs · STIndependent712
0.44%
10Bimla MurmuFemale · 50 yrs · STIndependent694
0.43%
11Bihari HansdaMale · 54 yrs · STIndependent680
0.42%
—NOTANOTA679
0.42%
12Jagan HembromMale · 45 yrs · STAPoI667
0.41%
13Debin MurmuMale · 65 yrs · STJLKM612
0.38%
14Abinash TuduMale · 34 yrs · STIndependent579
0.36%
15Veronica MurmuFemale · 40 yrs · STJKP519
0.32%
16Arjun PujharMale · 36 yrs · STIndependent339
0.21%
17Minu MarandiFemale · 26 yrs · STINSAF271
0.17%
18Chandan MurmuMale · 61 yrs · STABHSLP264
0.16%
Past results

JMM held the seat: it also won in 2019.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2009201420192024JMM 46.9%BJP 43.4%JVM 4.1%INC 1.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024Lois MarandiJMM · 46.9% · margin 5,738Turnout72.3%
2014Sita Murmu Alias Sita SorenJMM · 39.8% · margin 2,306Turnout71.5%
2009Sita SorenJMM · 39.3% · margin 12,706Turnout60.2%
2019Sita MurmuJMM · 42.4% · margin 2,426Turnout69.7%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Jama result 2019

Jama 2019 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sita MurmuJMM60,925
42.43%
2Suresh MurmuBJP58,499
40.74%
3Arjun MarandiJVM5,897
4.11%
4Bonel KiskuIndependent4,152
2.89%
5Steffy Teresa MurmuAJSUP3,351
2.33%
6Manuel MurmuIndependent2,509
1.75%
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—NOTANOTA1,671
1.16%
7Barish MurmuIndependent1,330
0.93%
8Arjun PujharBSP1,317
0.92%
9Rashik MarandiIndependent872
0.61%
10Damodar GrihiIndependent726
0.51%
11Devendra TuduIndependent657
0.46%
12Chandan MurmuIndependent492
0.34%
13Francis MurmuLJP430
0.30%
14Daniel MurmuIndependent422
0.29%
15Kali Charan PahariaIndependent341
0.24%

Jama result 2014

Jama 2014 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sita Murmu Alias Sita SorenJMM53,250
39.80%
2Suresh MurmuBJP50,944
38.08%
3Sukh Lal SorenJVM9,263
6.92%
4Bhola Nath GrihiIndependent3,688
2.76%
5Marshal MarandiINC2,320
1.73%
6Bonel KiskuIndependent2,170
1.62%
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—NOTANOTA1,786
1.34%
7Raska SorenIndependent1,637
1.22%
8Kanhai DehriCPI1,604
1.20%
9Marshal MurmuIndependent1,524
1.14%
10Arjun MurmuBSP1,247
0.93%
11Shuklal HansdaIndependent1,003
0.75%
12Santosh HansdaIndependent954
0.71%
13Parwati HembramIndependent904
0.68%
14Paneshal TuduIndependent821
0.61%
15Awliys SorenCPI(ML)(L)663
0.50%

Jama result 2009

Jama 2009 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sita SorenJMM38,550
39.33%
2Manoj Kumar SinghBJP25,844
26.37%
3Sushil MarandiINC12,948
13.21%
4Vijaya PahanRJD2,323
2.37%
5Paneshal TuduIndependent1,886
1.92%
6Lukhi Ram TuduLTSD1,572
1.60%
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7English MarandiTMC1,424
1.45%
8Prem Anand SorenBSP1,367
1.39%
9Chunumunu MarandiIndependent1,327
1.35%
10Arjun PujharSP1,319
1.35%
11Surju TuduUGDP1,250
1.28%
12Gobind HembromIndependent985
1.00%
13Mangal MurmuIndependent958
0.98%
14Nirmal BesraIndependent934
0.95%
15Jitan MarandiIndependent768
0.78%
16Suresh SorenIndependent767
0.78%
17Pradhan KiskuIndependent741
0.76%
18Birsa ToppoIndependent685
0.70%
19Siril HansdaIndependent675
0.69%
20Parbati HembromIndependent660
0.67%
21Awliys SorenIndependent589
0.60%
22Kaleshwar SorenIndependent440
0.45%
Map

Jama 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 Dumka district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

JMMBJPINCRJDCPI(ML)(L)AJSUPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Jama is one of the assembly segments of Dumka. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Dumka candidates.

  • Sita MurmuBJP74,932 46.2%
  • Nalin SorenJMM69,246 42.7%
  • Mahashon MurmuIndependent3,456 2.1%
  • Babylata TuduIndependent3,166 2.0%
  • Dr. Srilal KiskuIndependent1,607 1.0%

In the assembly election JMM won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 5,686 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Jama.

Who won the Jama assembly seat in 2024?

Lois Marandi of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) won Jama in the 2024 Jharkhand assembly election with 76,424 votes, which was 46.89% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Jama?

The margin was 5,738 votes (3.52% of valid votes). The runner-up was Suresh Murmu of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 70,686 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Jama in 2024?

Turnout was 72.35%: 1,63,008 of 2,25,298 registered electors voted, across 270 polling stations. That is 2.6 points higher than in 2019.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Jama part of?

Jama is an assembly segment of the Dumka Lok Sabha constituency in Jharkhand. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Sita Murmu got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Jama a reserved constituency?

Yes. Jama 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 Jama?

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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