Upendra Nath Das

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'''Upendra Nath Das''' ({{lang-hi|उपेन्द्र नाथ दास}}; died 13 August 2007) was an Indian politician, affiliated with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].

Das won the [[Simaria (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Simaria Legislative Assembly seat]] in the [[1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]. Das was merely 25 years old at the time. He stood as a [[Janata Party]] candidate.<ref name="a">''The Telegraph''. ''[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141205/jsp/jharkhand/story_2137.jsp Simaria bats for young guns]''</ref> Das obtained 17,865 votes (54.84% of the votes).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/Statistical%20Report%201977%20Bihar.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR]''</ref>

Das lost the Simaria seat in the [[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]], standing as a BJP candidate. He finished in second place with 8,664 votes (25.93%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/Statistical%20Report%20Bihar%201980.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1980 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR]''</ref> He finished in second place again in the [[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]], obtaining 12,573 votes (29.78%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/StatisticalRep_BH_85.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1985 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR]''</ref>

Das regained the Simaria seat in the [[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]. He obtained 30,801 votes (49.14%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1990/Stat_Rep_BH_90.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1990 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR]''</ref> He managed to retain the seat in the [[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]], but with reduced margins. He obtained 21,405 votes (27.06%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1995/StatisticalReport-BR95.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1995 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR]''</ref>

He lost the seat in the [[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]], finishing in second place with 14,239 votes (29.77%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2000/STAI_REPORT_LA-BR-2000.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2000 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BIHAR]''</ref> However, he managed to regain the Simaria seat in the [[2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]] (Jharkhand had been carved out of Bihar, and Simaria was now part of the new state). He obtained 31,858 votes (30.2%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2005/StatisticalReports_JH_2005.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2005 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF JHARKHAND]''</ref> He served as Parliamentary Secretary of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly between 30 July 2005 and 17 September 2006.<ref>Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. [http://jharkhandvidhansabha.nic.in/pdf/sansadiysachiv.pdf झारखण्ड विधानसभा के संसदीय सचिव]</ref>

Das died at the age of 56 at the [[Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences]] in Ranchi. He had suffered from cancer during a long time.<ref name="n">WebIndia123. ''[http://news.webindia123.com/news/ar_showdetails.asp?id=708130810&cat=&n_date=20070813 Jharkhand BJP legislator dead]''</ref> Following his death [[2008 Simaria by-election|a by-election]] was held for the Simaria seat. His son, Kumar Ujjwal Das, contested the election but lost.<ref>''The Telegraph''. ''[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080118/jsp/jharkhand/story_8797000.jsp Parties gear up for Simaria war]''</ref><ref>{{cite news | newspaper=Indian Express | date=8 February 2008 | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/cpi-wrests-simaria-seat-from-bjp/270426/ | title=CPI wrests Simaria seat from BJP | accessdate=19 October 2019 }}</ref>

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