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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 296 · 1977Reserved (ST)

Majhgaon

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Winner — 1977

GOWARDHAN NAYAK
JNP· Janata
JNP 41.2%IND 19.5%12 others 39.3%
Votes
9,695
41.2% share
Winning margin
5,108
21.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
26.1%
of 90,160

Majhgaon is a safe seat — GOWARDHAN NAYAK won by 21.7%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOWARDHAN NAYAK
JNP
Janata
9,69541.2%
2
DEVENDRA NATH CHAMPIA
IND
4,58719.5%
3
BAMA CHARAN KUNKAL
JKP
2,79411.9%
4
DURGA PURTY
JKD
1,2225.2%
5
KOLAYE BIRUA
INC
INC
1,1434.9%
6
SANATAN PINGUA
IND
9213.9%
7
LEBEYA MUNDUIA
IND
8523.6%
8
SONARA SIRKA
IND
5252.2%
9
ASWINI KUMAR SAWAIYAN
IND
3951.7%
10
LAL SINGH ALDA
IND
3661.6%
11
MUKUND SAWAIYAN
IND
3341.4%
12
DULU RAM BIRUA
IND
3221.4%
13
SADHU CHARAN HEMBRAM
IND
1950.8%
14
FELIX HEMAN HEBRON RICHARD
IND
1910.8%

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 fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
21.7%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 16.2% · min 1.3% · max 39.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.73
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 41.2%IND 19.5%JKP 11.9%JKD 5.2%OTH 22.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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