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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 70 · 2014Reserved (ST)

Simdega

Winner — 2014

VIMLA PRADHAN
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 33.4%JKP 31.0%11 others 35.6%
Votes
45,343
33.4% share
Winning margin
3,194
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
65.9%
of 2,06,181

A closely fought contest. VIMLA PRADHAN won with a 2.4% margin.

Seat history

1 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.36 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIMLA PRADHAN
NDA (NDA)
45,34333.4%
2
MENON EKKA
JKP
42,14931.0%
3
BENJAMIN LAKRA
UPA
20,60115.2%
4
NEIL TIRKEY
UPA
11,3858.4%
5
DEEPA KUMARI BARAIK
JVM
4,8823.6%
NOTA
NOTA
2,7512.0%
7
MELANI EKKA
IND
1,6801.2%
8
ALBINUS KHARIA
AKBJHP
1,5541.1%
9
ARUN BRIJESH BARAIK
IND
1,2110.9%
10
ALEXANDER KULLU
IND
1,1670.9%
11
PRAPHUL CHANDRA BESRA
1,1030.8%
12
SHYAM SUNDAR BARAIK
RAJPA
1,0770.8%
13
GAGAN TOPPO
IND
9490.7%

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.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
2.4%
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 33.4%JKP 31.0%INC 15.2%JMM 8.4%OTH 10.0%NOTA 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.36 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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