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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 296 · 1985Reserved (ST)

Majhgaon

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Winner — 1985

DEVENDRA NATH CHAMPIA
INC· INC
INC 35.9%IND 14.2%11 others 50.0%
Votes
12,130
35.9% share
Winning margin
7,338
21.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
35.3%
of 95,831

Majhgaon is a safe seat — DEVENDRA NATH CHAMPIA won by 21.7%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEVENDRA NATH CHAMPIA
INC
INC
12,13035.9%
2
BUDHAN SINGH TAMSOY
IND
4,79214.2%
3
JAGMOHAN TIRIA
IND
4,34412.8%
4
KALICHARAN HEMBROM
BJP
BJP
2,9098.6%
5
JUMBAL BIRUA
IND
2,3557.0%
6
GOVERDHAN NAIK
JNP
Janata
2,1936.5%
7
SHIV CHARAN HONHAGA
IND
1,3153.9%
8
CHOTAN LAL BIRUA
IND
1,3013.9%
9
KOLAY BIRUA
IND
6191.8%
10
PURNA CHANDRA SINKU
IND
5911.8%
11
DULURAM BIRUA
IND
5041.5%
12
ARJUN TAMSOY
IND
4461.3%
13
SURENDRA BOIPAI
IND
3241.0%

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
INC 35.9%IND 14.2%IND 12.8%BJP 8.6%IND 7.0%JNP 6.5%OTH 15.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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