Simdega Assembly constituency

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Simdega
Constituency No. 70 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateJharkhand
DistrictSimdega
Lok Sabha constituencyKhunti
Established2000
Total electors226,151
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
6th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  INC  
Alliance  [[Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)|Template:Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)/meta/shortname]]  
Elected year2024

Simdega Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.[1]

Most successful parties after separate Jharkhand state.
  1. INC (60.0%)
  2. BJP (40.0%)

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Election Name Party
Bihar Legislative Assembly
1952 Alfred Uraon Jharkhand Party
1957 Marshal Kullu
1962 Simon Oraon Janata Party
1967 P. Toppo Independent politician
1969 Gajadhar Gond Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1972 Simon Tigga Indian National Congress
1977 Nirmal Kumar Besra Janata Party
1980 Bharatiya Janata Party
1985
1990
1995 Neil Tirkey Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2000 Indian National Congress
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
2005 Neil Tirkey[2] Indian National Congress
2009 Vimla Pradhan[3] Bharatiya Janata Party
2014
2019 Bhushan Bara Indian National Congress
2024

Election results[edit | edit source]

Assembly election 2024[edit | edit source]

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Simdega[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Bhushan Bara 75,392 44.13% Increase2.67
BJP Shradhanand Besra 66,164 38.73% Decrease2.54
Jharkhand Party Ireen Ekka 16,700 9.78% Increase2.42
Independent Shanti Bala Kerketta 2,037 1.19% New
Independent Sushil Lakra 1,980 1.16% New
Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha Suman Kullu 1,800 1.05% New
BSP Anuj Kundeshwar Ram 1,580 0.92% New
NOTA None of the Above 1,839 1.08% Decrease1.53
Margin of victory 9,228 5.40% Increase5.21
Turnout 1,70,827 70.13% Increase5.45
Registered electors 2,43,593 Increase7.71
INC hold Swing Increase2.67

Assembly election 2019[edit | edit source]

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Simdega[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Bhushan Bara 60,651 41.47% Increase26.30
BJP Shradhanand Besra 60,366 41.27% Increase7.90
Jharkhand Party Rezi Dungdung 10,753 7.35% Decrease23.67
Rashtriya Sangail Party Oliver Lakra 2,865 1.96% New
JVM(P) Mohan Baraik 2,137 1.46% Decrease2.13
Independent Abraham Minj 1,666 1.14% New
JD(U) Mohan Kachhap 961 0.66% New
NOTA None of the Above 3,819 2.61% Increase0.59
Margin of victory 285 0.19% Decrease2.16
Turnout 1,46,270 64.68% Decrease1.22
Registered electors 2,26,151 Increase9.69
INC gain from BJP Swing Increase8.09

Assembly election 2014[edit | edit source]

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Simdega[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Vimla Pradhan 45,343 33.37% Increase0.20
Jharkhand Party Menon Ekka 42,149 31.02% Increase15.29
INC Benjamin Lakra 20,601 15.16% Decrease17.05
JMM Neil Tirkey 11,385 8.38% Increase3.04
JVM(P) Deepa Kumari Baraik 4,882 3.59% New
Independent Melani Ekka 1,680 1.24% New
Akhil Bhartiya Jharkhand Party Albinus Kharia 1,554 1.14% New
NOTA None of the Above 2,751 2.02% New
Margin of victory 3,194 2.35% Increase1.39
Turnout 1,35,862 65.89% Increase1.05
Registered electors 2,06,181 Increase15.27
BJP hold Swing Increase0.20

Assembly election 2009[edit | edit source]

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Simdega[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Vimla Pradhan 38,476 33.18% Increase7.70
INC Neil Tirkey 37,363 32.22% Increase0.65
Jharkhand Party Anosh Ekka 18,252 15.74% New
JMM Fujames Dungdung 6,189 5.34% New
Gondvana Gantantra Party Abraham Minj 3,889 3.35% New
Independent Biranjan Bara 2,814 2.43% New
Independent Johan Aind 1,375 1.19% New
Margin of victory 1,113 0.96% Decrease5.13
Turnout 1,15,975 64.84% Increase1.79
Registered electors 1,78,863 Decrease24.63
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase1.61

Assembly election 2005[edit | edit source]

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Simdega[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Neil Tirkey 47,230 31.57% Decrease9.66
BJP Nirmal Kumar Besra 38,119 25.48% Decrease13.92
Independent Libnus Tete 6,388 4.77% New
Independent Kondeshwar Ram 6,344 4.74% New
BSP Ajit Kiro 5,646 4.21% New
UGDP Arwind Ekka 3,468 2.59% New
Independent Johan Aind 1,816 1.36% New
Margin of victory 9,111 6.09% Increase4.26
Turnout 1,49,610 63.05% Increase14.05
Registered electors 2,37,299 Increase52.11
INC hold Swing Decrease9.66

Assembly election 2000[edit | edit source]

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Simdega[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Niel Tirkey 31,514 41.23% New
BJP Chatur Baraik 30,118 39.40% New
RJD Kondeshwar Ram 6,923 9.06% New
Independent Kishore Ekka 2,651 3.47% New
JMM Arvind Ekka 2,352 3.08% New
SP Turtan Mundu 999 1.31% New
Jharkhand Party Tairas Ekka 614 0.80% New
Margin of victory 1,396 1.83%
Turnout 76,435 50.24%
Registered electors 1,56,000
INC win (new seat)

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  • Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India [1]
  1. ↑ "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Election Commission of India (24 November 2024). "Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar" (PDF). ceobihar.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2025.


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