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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 70 · 2019Reserved (ST)

Simdega

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2019

BHUSHAN BARA
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
INC 41.5%BJP 41.3%10 others 17.3%
Votes
60,651
41.5% share
Winning margin
285
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
64.7%
of 2,26,151

Simdega was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 285 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.29 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2014 vs 2019

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHUSHAN BARA
INC
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
60,65141.5%
2
SHRADHANAND BESRA
BJP
NDA
60,36641.3%
3
REZI DUNGDUNG
JKP
10,7537.3%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,8192.6%
5
OLIVER LAKRA
RTSGP
2,8652.0%
6
MOHAN BARAIK
JVM
2,1371.5%
7
ABRAHM MINJ
IND
1,6661.1%
8
MOHAN KACHHAP
JD(U)
NDA
9610.7%
9
MAHESHWAR KHERWAR
IND
9360.6%
10
BINOD KERKETTA
AAP
AAP
8460.6%
11
DILIP BIRHOR
BRJNJGGWP
7170.5%
12
NIROJ GOND
GGP
5530.4%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (42nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 3.4% · min 0.2% · max 7.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
42nd of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
47th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.5%BJP 41.3%JKP 7.3%OTH 7.3%NOTA 2.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.29 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,25,213
Density
191 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,360 km²
SC population3.2%
ST population68.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
45%OTHER
Other 44.6%Hindu 30.2%Christian 19.8%Muslim 5.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.8%
Electricity16.8%
Sanitation10.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.8%
Children fully vaccinated85.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.2%
Children underweight (under 5)38.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.5%
Women literate63.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.9%
Clean cooking fuel19.1%
Health insurance51.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Ragi

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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