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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2008 by-electionsReserved (SC)
Simaria
Winner — 2008 by-elections
Ramchandra Ram - 'E'
CPI 26.3%JVMP 19.8%12 others 53.9%
Votes
30,700
26.3% share
Winning margin
7,608
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
A clear win with a 6.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramchandra Ram - 'E' | 30,700 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Jai Prakash Singh Bhogta | JVMP | 23,092 | 19.8% |
| 3 | Yogendra Nath Baitha | 19,700 | 16.9% | |
| 4 | Kumar Ujjawal | 18,234 | 15.6% | |
| 5 | Anjali Bhokta | IND | 4,593 | 3.9% |
| 6 | Sunil Kumar Paswan | IND | 4,493 | 3.9% |
| 7 | Manoj Rajak | IND | 3,350 | 2.9% |
| 8 | Meena Devi | JP | 2,190 | 1.9% |
| 9 | Kuldeep Ganjhu | IND | 2,156 | 1.9% |
| 10 | Ramtahal Turi | IND | 2,074 | 1.8% |
| 11 | Raj Kumar Rajak | IND | 1,974 | 1.7% |
| 12 | Kailash Bhuiyan | IND | 1,564 | 1.3% |
| 13 | Tarkeshwar Ganjhu | IND | 1,508 | 1.3% |
| 14 | Gulab Ram | IND | 1,032 | 0.9% |
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.
Average turnout (56th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.7% · min 1.6% · max 8.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
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56th of 81How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 81How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
6th of 81Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 26.3%JVMP 19.8%INC 16.9%BJP 15.6%OTH 21.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,42,886
Density
281 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,718 km²
SC population32.6%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.6%Muslim 11.2%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity14.9%
Sanitation10.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births71.5%
Children fully vaccinated71.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.2%
Children underweight (under 5)39.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.0%
Women literate57.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Clean cooking fuel20.4%
Health insurance46.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Vegetable
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