MAJHGAON
Assembly seat no. 296 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1980
DEVENDRA NATH CHAMPIA
INC(I)
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
IND
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1980
8,917
39.89% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
INDDURMU KALUNDIA
- Votes
- 3,172
- Vote share
- 14.19%
- Behind by
- 8,917
Electors
92,634
Total votes polled
22,355
Valid votes
22,355
NOTA votes
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Turnout
24.1%
Full result, 1980
9 candidates · 22,355 valid votes
DEVENDRA NATH CHAMPIAINC(I)won
12,089
54.1%
DURMU KALUNDIAIND
3,172
14.2%
GAWARDHAN NAYAKJNPSR
2,195
9.8%
SANATAN NEMBRUMBJP
1,593
7.1%
CHHOTAN LAL BIRUAIND
1,092
4.9%
PHULCHAND SAMADIND
695
3.1%
NEHRUS NARAYAN NAYAKIND
532
2.4%
DURGA RARTYJKD
517
2.3%
KOLAI BIRUAIND
470
2.1%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the MAJHGAON assembly constituency in 2000?
BADKUNWAR GAGRAI (BJP) won MAJHGAON in 2000, by a margin of 7,799 votes.
Which party has won MAJHGAON the most times?
IND, with 3 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has MAJHGAON gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2000.
Who has won MAJHGAON the most times?
DEVENDRA NATH CHAMPIA, with 3 wins between 1980 and 1990.
