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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 53 · 2005Reserved (ST)

Majhgaon

Winner — 2005

NIRAL PURTY
JMM· UPA (UPA)
JMM 44.7%BJP 38.7%6 others 16.5%
Votes
38,827
44.7% share
Winning margin
5,201
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
62.6%
of 1,38,565

A clear win with a 6.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NIRAL PURTY
UPA (UPA)
38,82744.7%
2
BARKUWAR GAGRAI
NDA
33,62638.7%
3
GOBERDHAN NAYAK
UPA
4,0064.6%
4
MANOHER SINKU
BSP
2,6663.1%
5
JAIPAL SINGH BODRA
2,5673.0%
6
HARISH CHANDRA ALDA
IND
2,1262.5%
7
GOPAL SIRKA
JKP
1,5941.8%
8
HARICHARAN PURTY
IND
1,3761.6%

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

Average turnout (34th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 6.0% · max 38.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
34th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
7th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 44.7%BJP 38.7%OTH 16.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,02,338
Density
208 / km²
Sex ratio
1005 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,224 km²
SC population3.8%
ST population67.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%OTHER
Other 63.0%Hindu 28.2%Christian 5.8%Other 3.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.9%
Electricity40.7%
Sanitation11.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births67.9%
Children fully vaccinated87.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.6%
Children underweight (under 5)62.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.6%
Women literate47.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Clean cooking fuel15.5%
Health insurance46.7%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Custard Apple
🏛️

Benisagar Tank and remains of temple and sculptures in survey plot no.322

🏛️MonumentASI

Benisagar Tank and remains of temple and sculptures in survey plot no.322

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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