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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 296 · 1980Reserved (ST)
Majhgaon
Winner — 1980
DEVENDRA NATH CHAMPIA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 54.1%IND 14.2%7 others 31.7%
Votes
12,089
54.1% share
Winning margin
8,917
39.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
24.1%
of 92,634
Majhgaon is a safe seat — DEVENDRA NATH CHAMPIA won by 39.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEVENDRA NATH CHAMPIA | Congress (I) | 12,089 | 54.1% |
| 2 | DURMU KALUNDIA | IND | 3,172 | 14.2% |
| 3 | GAWARDHAN NAYAK | JNP(SR) | 2,195 | 9.8% |
| 4 | SANATAN NEMBRUM | BJP | 1,593 | 7.1% |
| 5 | CHHOTAN LAL BIRUA | IND | 1,092 | 4.9% |
| 6 | PHULCHAND SAMAD | IND | 695 | 3.1% |
| 7 | NEHRUS NARAYAN NAYAK | IND | 532 | 2.4% |
| 8 | DURGA RARTY | JKD | 517 | 2.3% |
| 9 | KOLAI BIRUA | IND | 470 | 2.1% |
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.
A fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe39.9%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 16.2% · min 1.3% · max 39.9%
How contested is turnout?
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60%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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4.73
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
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4.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 54.1%IND 14.2%JNP(SR) 9.8%BJP 7.1%OTH 14.8%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED