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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 70 · 2005Reserved (ST)

Simdega

Winner — 2005

NEIL TIRKEY
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 41.0%BJP 33.1%12 others 25.9%
Votes
47,230
41.0% share
Winning margin
9,111
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
64.2%
of 1,79,358

A clear win with a 7.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NEIL TIRKEY
UPA (UPA)
47,23041.0%
2
NIRMAL KUMAR BESRA
NDA
38,11933.1%
3
LIBNUS TETE
IND
6,3885.5%
4
KONDESHWAR RAM
IND
6,3445.5%
5
AJIT KIRO
BSP
5,6464.9%
6
ARWIND EKKA
UGDP
3,4683.0%
7
JOHAN AIND
IND
1,8161.6%
8
TURTAN MUNDU
1,4201.2%
9
ADMAN TETE
IND
1,1451.0%
10
ABRAHAM MINZ
IND
8340.7%
11
ENEM BAA
JKP
8070.7%
12
OLIVER LAKRA
JVD
6900.6%
13
BIRANJAN BARA
NDA
6330.6%
14
MANOJ PRAFULLA LAKRA
JJJKMC
6100.5%

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

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
7.9%
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 41.0%BJP 33.1%IND 5.5%IND 5.5%OTH 14.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

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