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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 304 · 1962Reserved (ST)

Simdega

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Winner — 1962

SIMON ORAON
JP
JP 53.6%INC 23.4%4 others 23.0%
Votes
16,731
53.6% share
Winning margin
9,418
30.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
49.8%
of 62,696

Simdega is a safe seat — SIMON ORAON won by 30.2%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SIMON ORAON
JP
16,73153.6%
2
MARSHEL KULLU
INC
INC
7,31323.4%
3
KARLUS KHARIA
SWA
Swatantra Party
5,24816.8%
4
BISHRAM KHARIA
IND
1,0813.5%
5
SARDAR BESRA
IND
5681.8%
6
CAROLUS TIRKEY
IND
2690.9%

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
30.2%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 14.3% · min 1.7% · max 30.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JP 53.6%INC 23.4%SWA 16.8%OTH 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

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