Dhumka Parliamentary Constituency 2019, Dhumka Lok Sabha Constituency Details, Political News Dhumka, Jharkhand Lok Sabha Elections 2019 News Updates, Jharkhand Parliamentary Constituency details 2019, Dhumka MP Issues

Dhumka Parliamentary Constituency 2019, Dhumka Lok Sabha Constituency Details, Political News Dhumka, Jharkhand Lok Sabha Elections 2019 News Updates, Jharkhand Parliamentary Constituency details 2019, Dhumka MP Issues

About Dumka:

Reserved for candidates of the Scheduled Tribes is the constituency of Dumka in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand. It is one of the 14 Lok Sabha segments of the state. It covers the Jamtara District, as well as portions of the Deoghar and Dumka districts. According to Election Commission of India 2009 data the total electorates in the Dumka Parliamentary constituency (constituency number 2) were 1,128,361 of which 542,479 are females and 585,882 are males. 

This constituency of Dumka is economically backward, as the three districts it covers have been identified by the Government of India as economically dependent. These are thus being funded by the government’s Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF) programme.

Assembly Segments:

This constituency of Dumka is economically backward, as the three districts it covers have been identified by the Government of India as economically dependent. These are thus being funded by the government’s Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF) programme.

 Political Background:

Being a stronghold of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha from as early as 1989, the volatile Dumka holds political significance in the country as Shibu Soren, one of the most successful Chief Ministers of the state, has won from this constituency as an MP for six times in a row, starting from 1989. 

A Look: Sitting MP

 Performance in the 15^thLok Sabha

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