MAJHGAON
Assembly seat no. 296 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 2000
BADKUNWAR GAGRAI
BJP
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
IND
won 3 of 10
Margin, 2000
7,799
10.30% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
JMMNIRAL PURTY
- Votes
- 17,364
- Vote share
- 22.94%
- Behind by
- 7,799
Electors
1,26,505
Total votes polled
75,699
Valid votes
75,699
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.8%
Full result, 2000
12 candidates · 75,699 valid votes
BADKUNWAR GAGRAIBJPwon
25,163
33.2%
NIRAL PURTYJMM
17,364
22.9%
DEVENDRA NATH CHAMPIAINC
14,537
19.2%
GOBARDHAN NAYAKRJD
6,133
8.1%
CHITRSEN SINKUIND
3,487
4.6%
AMAR KALUNDIAIND
2,444
3.2%
RADHA KISHAN BIRUABSP
1,820
2.4%
MANGAL SINGH LAMAIJD(U)
1,709
2.3%
GOPAL SIRKAIND
1,087
1.4%
ANKURA SAWAIYANUGDP
994
1.3%
PAUL BOIPAIIND
813
1.1%
TARNI SHANKAR BIRUAIND
148
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | BADKUNWAR GAGRAI | BJP | 25,163 | 33.24% | NIRAL PURTY | 7,799 |
| 1995 | GOBARDHAN NAYAK | JD | 13,150 | 22.54% | DEVENDRA NATH CHAMPIA | 761 |
| 1990 | DEVENDRA NATH CHAMPIA | INC | 12,955 | 28.06% | GOVERDHAN NAYAK | 3,773 |
| 1985 | DEVENDRA NATH CHAMPIA | INC | 12,130 | 35.86% | BUDHAN SINGH TAMSOY | 7,338 |
| 1980 | DEVENDRA NATH CHAMPIA | INC(I) | 12,089 | 54.08% | DURMU KALUNDIA | 8,917 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
