SIMDEGA
Assembly seat no. 312 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1985
NIRMAL KUMAR BESRA
BJP
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1985
3,291
7.19% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
INCERNEST PURTY
- Votes
- 11,957
- Vote share
- 26.11%
- Behind by
- 3,291
Electors
1,09,754
Total votes polled
45,790
Valid votes
45,790
NOTA votes
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Turnout
41.7%
Full result, 1985
9 candidates · 45,790 valid votes
NIRMAL KUMAR BESRABJPwon
15,248
33.3%
ERNEST PURTYINC
11,957
26.1%
MANGRET BILUNGIND
6,952
15.2%
STANISLAS KINDOIND
5,221
11.4%
JYOTI PRAKASH TIRKEYIND
2,794
6.1%
VICTOR EKKAJMM
2,159
4.7%
BENJAMIN ORAONIND
903
2.0%
DEONIS MINJIND
379
0.8%
REMIS KUJURIND
177
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | NIEL TIRKEY | INC | 31,514 | 41.23% | CHATUR BARAIK | 1,396 |
| 1995 | NEIL TIRKEY | JMM | 31,304 | 34.14% | NIRMAL KUMAR BESRA | 8,081 |
| 1990 | NIRMAL KUMAR BESHRA | BJP | 27,317 | 41.62% | JAYATI PRAKSH TIRKEY | 11,612 |
| 1985 | NIRMAL KUMAR BESRA | BJP | 15,248 | 33.30% | ERNEST PURTY | 3,291 |
| 1980 | MIRMAL KUMAR DESRA | BJP | 12,084 | 41.67% | SIMON TIGGA | 2,929 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the SIMDEGA assembly constituency in 2000?
NIEL TIRKEY (INC) won SIMDEGA in 2000, by a margin of 1,396 votes.
Which party has won SIMDEGA the most times?
BJP, with 3 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has SIMDEGA gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2000.
Who has won SIMDEGA the most times?
NIRMAL KUMAR BESRA, with 2 wins between 1977 and 1985.
