SIMDEGA
Assembly seat no. 70 in Jharkhand · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 2005.
Winner, 2009
VIMLA PRADHAN
BJP
Elections held
5
2005–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 5
Margin, 2009
1,113
0.96% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
INCNEIL TIRKEY
- Votes
- 37,363
- Vote share
- 32.22%
- Behind by
- 1,113
Electors
1,78,863
Total votes polled
1,15,975
Valid votes
1,15,975
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.8%
Full result, 2009
16 candidates · 1,15,975 valid votes
VIMLA PRADHANBJPwon
38,476
33.2%
NEIL TIRKEYINC
37,363
32.2%
ANOSH EKKAJKP
18,252
15.7%
FUJAMES DUNGDUNGJMM
6,189
5.3%
ABRAHAM MINJGGP
3,889
3.4%
BIRANJAN BARAIND
2,814
2.4%
JOHAN AINDIND
1,375
1.2%
SUKHRAM BHAGATBSP
1,214
1.1%
MAHABIR CHIEK BARAIKRJD
1,200
1.0%
JHINGA JOHAN LAKRAIND
1,184
1.0%
AGAPIT SORENGIND
964
0.8%
BAL KISUN BHAGATIND
875
0.8%
Showing the top 12 of 16. 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 | BHUSHAN BARA | INC | 75,392 | 44.13% | SHRADHANAND BESRA | 9,228 |
| 2019 | BHUSHAN BARA | INC | 60,651 | 41.47% | SHRADHANAND BESRA | 285 |
| 2014 | VIMLA PRADHAN | BJP | 45,343 | 33.38% | MENON EKKA | 3,194 |
| 2009 | VIMLA PRADHAN | BJP | 38,476 | 33.18% | NEIL TIRKEY | 1,113 |
| 2005 | NEIL TIRKEY | INC | 47,230 | 41.02% | NIRMAL KUMAR BESRA | 9,111 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above

