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Simdega Constituency Result: Congress' Bhushan Bara wins by 285 votes

Simdega Constituency Result: As the counting of votes in Simdega constituency came to an end, Bhushan Bara of the Congress Party has defeated BJP's Shradhanand Besra by 285 votes.

Edited by: India TV Politics Desk Ranchi Updated on: December 24, 2019 2:22 IST
Simdega Constituency Result: Congress' Bhushan Bara wins by 285 votes

Simdega Constituency Result: Congress' Bhushan Bara wins by 285 votes 

Simdega Constituency Result: As the counting of votes in Simdega constituency came to an end, Bhushan Bara of the Congress Party has defeated BJP's Shradhanand Besra by 285 votes. 

Bhushan Bara was trailing with only a margin of 565 votes against Besra. Earier in the day, Shradhanand Besra was leading with 3853 votes. Simdega district has a high density of Scheduled Tribe population making it 70.78 percent of the district's total population of 5,99,578, as per the Census 2011. Simdega is also part of the dreaded Red Corridor and is one of the 18 districts facing Maoist challenge in Jharkhand.

In the 2014 election, BJP's Gangotri Kujur had won the seat receiving 54,200 votes. Kujur had defeated Bandhu Tirkey of the All India Trinamool Congress, who got 46,595 votes. In the 2009 election, Bandhu Tirkey, then with the Jharkhand Jan Morcha (JHJAM), had defeated Deo Kumar Dhan of the Congress.

Polling in Jharkhand Assembly elections 2019 was held in 6 phases between November 30 and December 20, 2019 to elect the 81 members of the Legislative Assembly.

Coalition

Parties

Number of candidates

UPA

(81)

 

Congress

31

 

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

43

 

Rashtriya Janata Dal

7

NDA
(NA)

 

Bharatiya Janata Party

79

 

All Jharkhand Students Union

52

 

Jharkhand Vikas Morcha

81

Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2014 Result

In Jharkhand Assembly elections 2014, BJP swept 37 out of the 81 seats and with its allies  AJSU party (5)  and JVM(6) formed the government with 48 seats in the alliance. Raghubar Das was sworn in as the 10th chief minister of Jharkhand on 28 December 2014.

Six Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) MLAs on 11 February 2015 joined the BJP, a day after petitioning the Speaker to allow them to sit alongside ruling BJP-led coalition members in the state Assembly.

Party Flag or symbol Seats on Vote percentage
Bharatiya Janata Party   37 31.26%
All Jharkhand Students Union Banana 5 3.68%
JVM(P) MLA's joined BJP (11 feb 2015)   6  
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha Comb 8-6=2 9.99%
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow.png 19 20.43%
Congress Flag of the Indian National Congress.svg 6 10.46%
Bahujan Samaj Party
Elephant Bahujan Samaj Party.svg
1 1.82%
CPI(M)
South Asian Communist Banner.svg
1 1.52%
Jharkhand Party   1 1.11%
Marxist Co-ordination Committee   1 1.02%
Jai Bharat Samanta Party   1 0.79%
Navjawan Sangharsh Morcha   1 0.49%
Left Parties   0 1.66%
Nominated   1  
 
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