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Winner — 2024
KUMAR UJJWAL
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 44.3%JMM 42.7%10 others 13.0%
Votes
1,11,906
44.5% share
Winning margin
4,001
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
66.8%
of 3,78,063
Simaria was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 4,001 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUMAR UJJWAL | NDA (NDA) | 1,11,906 | 44.5% |
| 2 | MANOJ KUMAR CHANDRA | 1,07,905 | 42.9% | |
| 3 | JITENDRA KUMAR | JLKM | 11,164 | 4.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,928 | 2.8% |
| 5 | SURESH KUMAR | 3,809 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | SADANAND BHUIYAN | IND | 3,598 | 1.4% |
| 7 | RAMWTAR RAM | 2,265 | 0.9% | |
| 8 | SHANKAR RAJAK | IND | 1,271 | 0.5% |
| 9 | VIKASH KUMAR | IND | 902 | 0.4% |
| 10 | VINOD KUMAR | IND | 793 | 0.3% |
| 11 | LAL KISHORE DAS | JKP | 572 | 0.2% |
| 12 | VINAY KUMAR | IND | 527 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (56th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.7% · min 1.6% · max 8.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
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
81 seats · 41 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.5%JMM 42.9%OTH 9.9%NOTA 2.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.14 Cr
A 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
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