Simaria Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Assembly constituency in Jharkhand}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | type = SLA | reservation = SC | name = Simaria | map_image = Simaria constituency map.svg | state = Jharkhand | loksabha_cons = Chatra | established = 1977 | district = Chatra | latest_election_year = 2024 | mla = Kumar Ujjwal | party = BJP | electors = {{formatnum:329361}} | constituency_no = 26 }} '''Simaria Assembly constituency''' is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.<ref name=jhceo>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.150.3/ceoweb_bk/ACPCList.htm |title=AC & PC List- Jharkhand |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218152343/http://164.100.150.3/ceoweb_bk/ACPCList.htm |archive-date=18 December 2019}}</ref><ref>Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India [http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf]</ref> The seat was created ahead of the 1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, being carved out of the Hazaribagh seat.<ref name="a">''The Telegraph''. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150514004638/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141205/jsp/jharkhand/story_2137.jsp Simaria bats for young guns]''</ref> Simaria is located in the Chatra Lok Sabha constituency.<ref name="a"/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Election ! Member ! colspan=2|Party |- ! colspan=4|Bihar Legislative Assembly |- | colspan="4" |{{center|''Before 1977: Constituency did not exist''}} |- | 1977 ||Upendra Nath Das || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |- | 1980 ||rowspan=2|Ishwari Ram Paswan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |- | 1985 |- | 1990 ||rowspan=2|Upendra Nath Das || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}} |- | 1995 |- | 2000 || Yogendra Nath Baitha || {{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}} |- ! colspan=4|Jharkhand Legislative Assembly |- | 2005 || Upendra Nath Das || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- | 2009 || Jay Prakash Singh Bhogta || {{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)|rowspan=2}} |- | 2014 || Ganesh Ganjhu |- | 2019 || Kishun Kumar Das|| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party |rowspan=2}} |- |2024 |Kumar Ujjwal |}

===Assembly election 2024=== {{Election box begin|title= 2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Simaria<ref>{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/partywisewinresult-852S27.htm |access-date=24 November 2024 |date=24 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124045445/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/partywisewinresult-852S27.htm |archive-date=24 November 2024}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Kumar Ujjwal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,11,906 |percentage=44.47% |change={{increase}}14.22 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Manoj Kumar Chandra |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=1,07,905 |percentage=42.88% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jitendra Kumar |party=Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha |votes=11,164 |percentage=4.44% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Suresh Kumar |party=Communist Party of India |votes=3,809 |percentage=1.51% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sadanand Bhuiyan |party=Independent politician |votes=3,598 |percentage=1.43% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramwtar Ram |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=2,265 |percentage=0.90% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=6,928 |percentage=2.75% |change={{increase}}1.94 }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,001 |percentage=1.59% |change= {{decrease}}3.82 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=2,51,640 |percentage=66.67% |change= {{increase}}5.00 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 3,77,446 |ref = |change= {{increase}}14.60 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}14.22 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly election 2019=== {{Election box begin|title= 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Simaria<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/11813-jharkhand-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |title=Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=9 February 2022 |date=6 February 2020}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Kishun Kumar Das |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=61,438 |percentage=30.25% |change={{increase}}2.22 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Manoj Kumar Chandra |party=All Jharkhand Students Union |votes=50,442 |percentage=24.84% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramadev Singh Bhogta |party=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |votes=31,346 |percentage=15.43% |change={{decrease}}21.06 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Yogendra Nath Baitha |party=Indian National Congress |votes=27,665 |percentage=13.62% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Niraj Kumar Niraj |party=Independent politician |votes=5,552 |percentage=2.73% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kamlesh Kumar |party=Independent politician |votes=4,366 |percentage=2.15% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Anand Kumar Bharti |party=Jharkhand Party |votes=3,579 |percentage=1.76% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=1,644 |percentage=0.81% |change={{decrease}}3.32 }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,996 |percentage=5.41% |change= {{decrease}}3.05 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=2,03,104 |percentage=61.67% |change= {{increase}}0.01 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 3,29,361 |ref = |change= {{increase}}9.96 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |swing= {{decrease}}6.25 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly election 2014=== {{Election box begin|title= 2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Simaria<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3787-jharkhand-2014/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ganesh Ganjhu |party=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |votes=67,404 |percentage=36.50% |change={{increase}}10.67 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sujeet Kumar Bharati |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=51,764 |percentage=28.03% |change={{increase}}8.58 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Manoj Kumar Chandra |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=26,560 |percentage=14.38% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajkumari Devi |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=6,671 |percentage=3.61% |change={{decrease}}16.12 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Binod Bihari Paswan |party=Communist Party of India |votes=6,636 |percentage=3.59% |change={{decrease}}10.03 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sadanand Bhuiyan |party=Jharkhand Vikas Dal |votes=4,629 |percentage=2.51% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sahdeo Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=2,466 |percentage=1.34% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=7,619 |percentage=4.13% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=15,640 |percentage=8.47% |change= {{increase}}2.37 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=1,84,693 |percentage=61.66% |change= {{increase}}7.91 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,99,532 |ref = |change= {{increase}}22.26 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |loser=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |swing= {{increase}}10.67 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly election 2009=== {{Election box begin|title= 2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Simaria<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3786-jharkhand-2009/ |title=Jharkhand 2009 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=20 August 2018 |access-date= 23 May 2022}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Jay Prakash Singh Bhogta |party=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |votes=34,007 |percentage=25.82% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ganesh Ganjhu |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=25,982 |percentage=19.73% |change={{increase}}15.98 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Satyanand Bhogta |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=25,613 |percentage=19.45% |change={{decrease}}10.74 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Manoj Kumar Chandra |party=Communist Party of India |votes=17,938 |percentage=13.62% |change={{decrease}}9.54 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Yogendra Nath Baitha |party=Independent politician |votes=11,687 |percentage=8.88% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shanker Rajak |party=Independent politician |votes=4,378 |percentage=3.32% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kuldeep Ganjhu |party=All Jharkhand Students Union |votes=2,940 |percentage=2.23% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,025 |percentage=6.09% |change= {{decrease}}0.94 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=1,31,684 |percentage=53.75% |change= {{increase}}9.03 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,45,001 |ref = |change= {{increase}}3.82 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}4.37 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly election 2005=== {{Election box begin|title= 2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Simaria<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3785-jharkhand-2005/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Upendra Nath Das |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=31,858 |percentage=30.19% |change={{increase}}0.42 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Chandra Ram |party=Communist Party of India |votes=24,438 |percentage=23.16% |change={{decrease}}0.95 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Yogendra Nath Baitha |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=17,859 |percentage=16.92% |change={{decrease}}24.45 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dineshwar Ram |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=7,769 |percentage=7.36% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ishwari Ram Paswan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,010 |percentage=4.75% |change={{increase}}0.53 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramtahal Turi |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=3,953 |percentage=3.75% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Alias Jai Prakash Singh Bhogta |party=Independent politician |votes=3,086 |percentage=2.92% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,420 |percentage=7.03% |change= {{decrease}}4.57 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=1,05,525 |percentage=44.71% |change= {{increase}}18.67 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,35,995 |ref = |change= {{increase}}28.52 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Rashtriya Janata Dal |swing= {{decrease}}11.19 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly election 2000=== {{Election box begin|title= 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Simaria<ref>{{cite web|url = https://ceobihar.nic.in/BiharElection/Statistical%20Report/2000.pdf |title = Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar|access-date = 16 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005142035/https://ceobihar.nic.in/BiharElection/Statistical%20Report/2000.pdf |archive-date= 5 October 2023 |website=ceobihar.nic.in |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Yogendra Nath Baitha |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=19,788 |percentage=41.38% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Upendra Nath Das |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=14,239 |percentage=29.77% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Chandra Ram |party=Communist Party of India |votes=11,532 |percentage=24.11% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr. Nand Kishor Prasad |party=Indian National Congress |votes=2,018 |percentage=4.22% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,549 |percentage=11.60% |change= }} {{Election box turnout |votes=47,824 |percentage=26.55% |change= }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,83,625 |ref = |change= }} {{Election box new seat win |winner=Rashtriya Janata Dal |loser= |swing= }} {{Election box end}}

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Category:Assembly constituencies of Jharkhand Category:Chatra district Category:Politics of Jharkhand Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1977