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Assembly constituency 70 · Jharkhand · ST

Simdega is assembly constituency number 70 in Jharkhand, in Gumla district, and one of the segments of the Khunti Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Bhushan Bara of the Indian National Congress won with 44.1% of the vote, 9,228 votes ahead of Shradhanand Besra (BJP).

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Simdega · 2024AC 70
  1. 01
    Bhushan Bara
    INC
    75,392
    44.13%
  2. 02
    Shradhanand Besra
    BJP
    66,164
    38.73%
  3. 03
    Ireen Ekka
    JKP
    16,700
    9.78%
  4. 04
    Shanti Bala Kerketta
    Independent
    2,037
    1.19%
  5. 05
    Sushil Lakra
    Independent
    1,980
    1.16%
  6. 9 other candidates · 6,715 votesNOTA · 1,839 (1.08%)

Margin 9,228 votes · 5.40% of valid votes

2,44,191
Registered electors
2024 election
70.0%
Turnout
+5.3 pts vs 2019
9,228
Victory margin
5.4% of valid votes
Nov 2024 · candidate-wise result

All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,70,827 valid votes, NOTA included.

Simdega 2024 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bhushan BaraMale · 51 yrs · STINC75,392
44.13%
2Shradhanand BesraMale · 52 yrs · STBJP66,164
38.73%
3Ireen EkkaFemale · 30 yrs · STJKP16,700
9.78%
4Shanti Bala KerkettaFemale · 62 yrs · STIndependent2,037
1.19%
5Sushil LakraMale · 69 yrs · STIndependent1,980
1.16%
—NOTANOTA1,839
1.08%
6Suman KulluMale · 37 yrs · STJLKM1,800
1.05%
7Anuj Kundeshwar RamMale · 62 yrs · STBSP1,580
0.92%
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8Binod KerkettaMale · 46 yrs · STIndependent1,115
0.65%
9Praphul Chandra BesraMale · 59 yrs · STGGP639
0.37%
10Monika MinzFemale · 40 yrs · STIndependent445
0.26%
11Shishir ToppoMale · 33 yrs · STBAP419
0.25%
12Basant Kumar DungdungMale · 34 yrs · STIndependent289
0.17%
13Niraj LohraMale · 41 yrs · STIndependent244
0.14%
14Arun Brijesh BaraikMale · 37 yrs · STIndependent184
0.11%
Past results

INC held the seat: it also won in 2019.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2009201420192024INC 44.1%BJP 38.7%JKP 9.8%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024Bhushan BaraINC · 44.1% · margin 9,228Turnout70.0%
2014Vimla PradhanBJP · 33.4% · margin 3,194Turnout65.9%
2009Vimla PradhanBJP · 33.2% · margin 1,113Turnout64.8%
2019Bhushan BaraINC · 41.5% · margin 285Turnout64.7%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Simdega result 2019

Simdega 2019 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bhushan BaraINC60,651
41.47%
2Shradhanand BesraBJP60,366
41.27%
3Rezi DungdungJKP10,753
7.35%
—NOTANOTA3,819
2.61%
4Oliver LakraRTSGP2,865
1.96%
5Mohan BaraikJVM2,137
1.46%
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6Abrahm MinjIndependent1,666
1.14%
7Mohan KachhapJD(U)961
0.66%
8Maheshwar KherwarIndependent936
0.64%
9Binod KerkettaAAP846
0.58%
10Dilip BirhorBRJNJGGWP717
0.49%
11Niroj GondGGP553
0.38%

Simdega result 2014

Simdega 2014 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Vimla PradhanBJP45,343
33.38%
2Menon EkkaJKP42,149
31.03%
3Benjamin LakraINC20,601
15.16%
4Neil TirkeyJMM11,385
8.38%
5Deepa Kumari BaraikJVM4,882
3.59%
—NOTANOTA2,751
2.02%
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6Melani EkkaIndependent1,680
1.24%
7Albinus KhariaAKBJHP1,554
1.14%
8Arun Brijesh BaraikIndependent1,211
0.89%
9Alexander KulluIndependent1,167
0.86%
10Praphul Chandra BesraGGP1,103
0.81%
11Shyam Sundar BaraikRAJPA1,077
0.79%
12Gagan ToppoIndependent949
0.70%

Simdega result 2009

Simdega 2009 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Vimla PradhanBJP38,476
33.18%
2Neil TirkeyINC37,363
32.22%
3Anosh EkkaJKP18,252
15.74%
4Fujames DungdungJMM6,189
5.34%
5Abraham MinjGGP3,889
3.35%
6Biranjan BaraIndependent2,814
2.43%
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7Johan AindIndependent1,375
1.19%
8Sukhram BhagatBSP1,214
1.05%
9Mahabir Chiek BaraikRJD1,200
1.03%
10Jhinga Johan LakraIndependent1,184
1.02%
11Agapit SorengIndependent964
0.83%
12Bal Kisun BhagatIndependent875
0.75%
13Birjanand OraonCPI(ML)(L)726
0.63%
14Asim HerenjIJP573
0.49%
15Vinod LohraLTSD506
0.44%
16Sudhir KindoPPIS375
0.32%
Map

Simdega outlined in orange among the other Jharkhand seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2024. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Gumla district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Simdega is one of the assembly segments of Khunti. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Khunti candidates.

  • Kali Charan MundaINC81,691 51.2%
  • Arjun MundaBJP72,273 45.3%
  • Basant Kumar LongaIndependent1,545 1.0%
  • Savitri DeviBSP1,529 1.0%
  • Arpana HansJKP1,456 0.9%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 9,418 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Simdega.

Who won the Simdega assembly seat in 2024?

Bhushan Bara of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Simdega in the 2024 Jharkhand assembly election with 75,392 votes, which was 44.13% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Simdega?

The margin was 9,228 votes (5.40% of valid votes). The runner-up was Shradhanand Besra of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 66,164 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Simdega in 2024?

Turnout was 70.03%: 1,71,008 of 2,44,191 registered electors voted, across 304 polling stations. That is 5.3 points higher than in 2019.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Simdega part of?

Simdega is an assembly segment of the Khunti Lok Sabha constituency in Jharkhand. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Kali Charan Munda got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Simdega a reserved constituency?

Yes. Simdega is reserved for scheduled tribes (st), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Simdega?

The Jharkhand assembly elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Jharkhand assembly elections of 2024 and 2019 and 2014 and 2009 (2024 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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