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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 312 · 1977Reserved (ST)

Simdega

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Winner — 1977

NIRMAL KUMAR BESRA
JNP· Janata
JNP 38.3%JKD 21.6%5 others 40.1%
Votes
11,753
38.3% share
Winning margin
5,131
16.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
31.4%
of 97,812

Simdega is a safe seat — NIRMAL KUMAR BESRA won by 16.7%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1972 vs 1977

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NIRMAL KUMAR BESRA
JNP
Janata
11,75338.3%
2
MARSEL KULU
JKD
6,62221.6%
3
SAIMAN TIGGA
INC
INC
6,43321.0%
4
VICTOR ORAON
JKP
2,8599.3%
5
BHAI HALEN KUJUR
IND
2,4858.1%
6
KAROLUS TIRKEY
IND
3041.0%
7
GAJADHAR GOND
IND
2410.8%

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

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

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A two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
16.7%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 16.6% · min 1.8% · max 57.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
49%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.98
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

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— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 38.3%JKD 21.6%INC 21.0%JKP 9.3%IND 8.1%OTH 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

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