Basant Soren, brother of Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, secured victory in the Dumka assembly seat by a margin of 14,588 votes. Soren garnered 95,685 votes, surpassing BJP candidate Sunil Soren. This win follows Basant Soren's previous bypoll victory in 2020 for the same seat. Additionally, Congress candidate Rameshwar Oraon emerged victorious in the Lohardaga seat.