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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 70 · 2009Reserved (ST)

Simdega

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2009

VIMLA PRADHAN
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 33.2%INC 32.2%14 others 34.6%
Votes
38,476
33.2% share
Winning margin
1,113
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
64.8%
of 1,78,863

Simdega was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 1,113 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2005 vs 2009

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIMLA PRADHAN
BJP
NDA (NDA)
38,47633.2%
2
NEIL TIRKEY
INC
UPA
37,36332.2%
3
ANOSH EKKA
JKP
18,25215.7%
4
FUJAMES DUNGDUNG
JMM
UPA
6,1895.3%
5
ABRAHAM MINJ
GGP
3,8893.4%
6
BIRANJAN BARA
IND
2,8142.4%
7
JOHAN AIND
IND
1,3751.2%
8
SUKHRAM BHAGAT
BSP
BSP
1,2141.1%
9
MAHABIR CHIEK BARAIK
RJD
UPA
1,2001.0%
10
JHINGA JOHAN LAKRA
IND
1,1841.0%
11
AGAPIT SORENG
IND
9640.8%
12
BAL KISUN BHAGAT
IND
8750.8%
13
BIRJANAND ORAON
CPI(ML)(L)
7260.6%
14
ASIM HERENJ
IJP
5730.5%
15
VINOD LOHRA
LTSD
5060.4%
16
SUDHIR KINDO
PPIS
3750.3%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

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
1.0%
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
BJP 33.2%INC 32.2%JKP 15.7%JMM 5.3%OTH 13.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.12 Cr

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

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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