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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 290 · 1972Reserved (ST)

Majhgaon

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Winner — 1972

DEBENDRA NATH CHAMPIA
IND
IND 31.6%INC 24.1%6 others 44.3%
Votes
6,703
31.6% share
Winning margin
1,598
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
22.5%
of 94,089

A clear win with a 7.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEBENDRA NATH CHAMPIA
IND
6,70331.6%
2
VIDYA SAGAR PINGUA
INC
Congress (R)
5,10524.1%
3
KOLAI BIRUA
JKP
3,67217.3%
4
GOVERDHAN NAYEK
SOP
2,51111.8%
5
SHUVAS CHANDRA HESA
IND
1,6057.6%
6
VIR SINGH SIRKAT
IND
5602.6%
7
SANATAN HEMBROM
IND
5492.6%
8
SANATAN SAMAD
JKD
4942.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

A two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.5%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 26.2% · min 7.5% · max 56.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 31.6%INC 24.1%JKP 17.3%SOP 11.8%IND 7.6%OTH 7.6%

Who ran, on record?

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