# Simaria Assembly constituency

Simaria Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The seat was created ahead of the 1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, being carved out of the Hazaribagh seat. Simaria is located in the Chatra Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly ||||
| Before 1977: Constituency did not exist ||||
| 1977 | Upendra Nath Das | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Ishwari Ram Paswan | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Ishwari Ram Paswan | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Upendra Nath Das | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1995 | Upendra Nath Das | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2000 | Yogendra Nath Baitha | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly ||||
| 2005 | Upendra Nath Das | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Jay Prakash Singh Bhogta | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha |
| 2014 | Ganesh Ganjhu | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha |
| 2019 | Kishun Kumar Das | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Kumar Ujjwal | Bharatiya Janata Party |

### Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Simaria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Kumar Ujjwal | 111,906 | 44.47% | 14.22 |
| | JMM | Manoj Kumar Chandra | 1,07,905 | 42.88% | New |
| | JLKM | Jitendra Kumar | 11,164 | 4.44% | New |
| | CPI | Suresh Kumar | 3,809 | 1.51% | New |
| | Independent | Sadanand Bhuiyan | 3,598 | 1.43% | New |
| | BSP | Ramwtar Ram | 2,265 | 0.90% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 6,928 | 2.75% | 1.94 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,001 | 1.59% | 3.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,51,640 | 66.67% | 5.00 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,77,446 | | 14.60 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 14.22 | |

### Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Simaria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Kishun Kumar Das | 61,438 | 30.25% | 2.22 |
| | AJSU | Manoj Kumar Chandra | 50,442 | 24.84% | New |
| | JVM(P) | Ramadev Singh Bhogta | 31,346 | 15.43% | 21.06 |
| | INC | Yogendra Nath Baitha | 27,665 | 13.62% | New |
| | Independent | Niraj Kumar Niraj | 5,552 | 2.73% | New |
| | Independent | Kamlesh Kumar | 4,366 | 2.15% | New |
| | Jharkhand Party | Anand Kumar Bharti | 3,579 | 1.76% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,644 | 0.81% | 3.32 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,996 | 5.41% | 3.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,03,104 | 61.67% | 0.01 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,29,361 | | 9.96 |
| | BJP gain from JVM(P) | BJP gain from JVM(P) | Swing | 6.25 | |

### Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Simaria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JVM(P) | Ganesh Ganjhu | 67,404 | 36.50% | 10.67 |
| | BJP | Sujeet Kumar Bharati | 51,764 | 28.03% | 8.58 |
| | RJD | Manoj Kumar Chandra | 26,560 | 14.38% | New |
| | JMM | Rajkumari Devi | 6,671 | 3.61% | 16.12 |
| | CPI | Binod Bihari Paswan | 6,636 | 3.59% | 10.03 |
| | Jharkhand Vikas Dal | Sadanand Bhuiyan | 4,629 | 2.51% | New |
| | Independent | Sahdeo Ram | 2,466 | 1.34% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 7,619 | 4.13% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,640 | 8.47% | 2.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,84,693 | 61.66% | 7.91 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,99,532 | | 22.26 |
| | JVM(P) hold | JVM(P) hold | Swing | 10.67 | |

### Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Simaria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JVM(P) | Jay Prakash Singh Bhogta | 34,007 | 25.82% | New |
| | JMM | Ganesh Ganjhu | 25,982 | 19.73% | 15.98 |
| | BJP | Satyanand Bhogta | 25,613 | 19.45% | 10.74 |
| | CPI | Manoj Kumar Chandra | 17,938 | 13.62% | 9.54 |
| | Independent | Yogendra Nath Baitha | 11,687 | 8.88% | New |
| | Independent | Shanker Rajak | 4,378 | 3.32% | New |
| | AJSU | Kuldeep Ganjhu | 2,940 | 2.23% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,025 | 6.09% | 0.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,31,684 | 53.75% | 9.03 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,45,001 | | 3.82 |
| | JVM(P) gain from BJP | JVM(P) gain from BJP | Swing | 4.37 | |

### Assembly election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Simaria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Upendra Nath Das | 31,858 | 30.19% | 0.42 |
| | CPI | Ram Chandra Ram | 24,438 | 23.16% | 0.95 |
| | RJD | Yogendra Nath Baitha | 17,859 | 16.92% | 24.45 |
| | BSP | Dineshwar Ram | 7,769 | 7.36% | New |
| | INC | Ishwari Ram Paswan | 5,010 | 4.75% | 0.53 |
| | JMM | Ramtahal Turi | 3,953 | 3.75% | New |
| | Independent | Alias Jai Prakash Singh Bhogta | 3,086 | 2.92% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,420 | 7.03% | 4.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,05,525 | 44.71% | 18.67 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,35,995 | | 28.52 |
| | BJP gain from RJD | BJP gain from RJD | Swing | 11.19 | |

### Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Simaria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RJD | Yogendra Nath Baitha | 19,788 | 41.38% | New |
| | BJP | Upendra Nath Das | 14,239 | 29.77% | New |
| | CPI | Ram Chandra Ram | 11,532 | 24.11% | New |
| | INC | Dr. Nand Kishor Prasad | 2,018 | 4.22% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,549 | 11.60% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,824 | 26.55% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,83,625 | | |
| | RJD win (new seat) | RJD win (new seat) | RJD win (new seat) | RJD win (new seat) | RJD win (new seat) |