2008 Simaria by-election

2008 Simaria by-election

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Candidate Ram Chandra Ram Jai Prakash Singh Bhogta Yogendra Nath Baitha
Party CPI JVM(P) INC
Popular vote 30,700 23,092 19,700
Percentage 26.31% 19.79% 16.88%

On 4 February 2008 a by-election was held in for the Simaria (SC) seat of the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Jharkhand. The by-election was called after the death of the sitting MLA Upendra Nath Das.[1]