SIMARIA
Assembly seat no. 26 in Jharkhand · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 2005.
Winner, 2009
JAI PRAKASH SINGH BHOGTA
JVM
Elections held
5
2005–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 5
Margin, 2009
8,025
6.09% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
JMMGANESH GANJHU
- Votes
- 25,982
- Vote share
- 19.73%
- Behind by
- 8,025
Electors
2,45,001
Total votes polled
1,31,684
Valid votes
1,31,684
NOTA votes
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Turnout
53.8%
Full result, 2009
12 candidates · 1,31,684 valid votes
JAI PRAKASH SINGH BHOGTAJVMwon
34,007
25.8%
GANESH GANJHUJMM
25,982
19.7%
SATYANAND BHOGTABJP
25,613
19.4%
MANOJ KUMAR CHANDRACPI
17,938
13.6%
YOGENDRA NATH BAITHAIND
11,687
8.9%
SHANKER RAJAKIND
4,378
3.3%
KULDEEP GANJHUAJSUP
2,940
2.2%
GULAB RAMIND
2,271
1.7%
VINOD BIHARI PASWANUGDP
2,265
1.7%
RAMLAL BHOKTAIND
1,793
1.4%
HARIT CHANDRA RAMBSP
1,425
1.1%
RAMDEO PASWANAITC
1,385
1.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | KUMAR UJJWAL | BJP | 1,11,906 | 44.47% | MANOJ KUMAR CHANDRA | 4,001 |
| 2019 | Kishun Kumar Das | BJP | 61,438 | 30.25% | MANOJ KUMAR CHANDRA | 10,996 |
| 2014 | GANESH GANJHU | JVM | 67,404 | 36.50% | SUJEET KUMAR BHARATI | 15,640 |
| 2009 | JAI PRAKASH SINGH BHOGTA | JVM | 34,007 | 25.82% | GANESH GANJHU | 8,025 |
| 2005 | UPENDRA NATH DAS | BJP | 31,858 | 30.19% | RAM CHANDRA RAM | 7,420 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
