SIMARIA
Assembly seat no. 26 in Jharkhand · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 2005.
Winner, 2014
GANESH GANJHU
JVM
Elections held
5
2005–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 5
Margin, 2014
15,640
8.47% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
BJPSUJEET KUMAR BHARATI
- Votes
- 51,764
- Vote share
- 28.03%
- Behind by
- 15,640
Electors
2,99,532
Total votes polled
1,84,693
Valid votes
1,84,693
NOTA votes
7,619
4.13% of votes polled
Turnout
61.7%
Full result, 2014
13 candidates · 1,84,693 valid votes
GANESH GANJHUJVMwon
67,404
36.5%
SUJEET KUMAR BHARATIBJP
51,764
28.0%
MANOJ KUMAR CHANDRARJD
26,560
14.4%
RAJKUMARI DEVIJMM
6,671
3.6%
BINOD BIHARI PASWANCPI
6,636
3.6%
SADANAND BHUIYANJVD
4,629
2.5%
SAHDEO RAMIND
2,466
1.3%
GULAB RAMIND
2,427
1.3%
DINESHWAR RAMBSP
2,278
1.2%
KUMAR DIWAKARIND
1,936
1.1%
RAMANAND DASBASAPA
1,762
0.9%
SHANKER RAJAKSP
1,273
0.7%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
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
