MAJHGAON
Assembly seat no. 296 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1995
GOBARDHAN NAYAK
JD
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
IND
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1995
761
1.30% of valid votes
Result, 1995
Runner-up
INCDEVENDRA NATH CHAMPIA
- Votes
- 12,389
- Vote share
- 21.24%
- Behind by
- 761
Electors
1,24,795
Total votes polled
58,335
Valid votes
58,335
NOTA votes
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Turnout
46.7%
Full result, 1995
17 candidates · 58,335 valid votes
GOBARDHAN NAYAKJDwon
13,150
22.5%
DEVENDRA NATH CHAMPIAINC
12,389
21.2%
MOTAI SARDAR SINKUJMM
11,420
19.6%
JAGANNATH PAT PIGUAIND
6,684
11.5%
KEMKARAN SWAYAIYANBJP
3,814
6.5%
SANKAR SUNDIIND
2,242
3.8%
HARISH CHARAN BIRUAIND
1,995
3.4%
KALI CHARAN HEMBROMIND
1,035
1.8%
PARVATI SAMANTIND
738
1.3%
NIRMAL HEMBROM ALIAS NIRMAL KUMAR HEMBROMJMMM
727
1.3%
GHANSHYAM HEMBROMJKP
709
1.2%
BHARAT BIRULIIND
695
1.2%
Showing the top 12 of 17. The full list is in the API.
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.
