Majhgaon Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Jharkhand legislative assembly in India
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Majhgaon Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.[1][2]
Most successful parties after separate Jharkhand state.
| Majhgaon | |
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| Constituency No. 53 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | West Singhbhum |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Singhbhum |
| Established | 2000 |
| Total electors | 192,939 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 6th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JMM |
| Alliance | MGB |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bihar Legislative Assembly | |||
Before 1957: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 1957 | Saran Balmuchu | Jharkhand Party | |
| 1962 | Janata Party | ||
| 1967 | Purna Chandra Birua | Independent politician | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | Debendra Nath Champia | ||
| 1977 | Gobardhan Nayak | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Devendra Nath Champia | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | Gobardhan Nayak | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Barkuwar Gagrai | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |||
| 2005 | Niral Purty | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
| 2009 | Barkuwar Gagrai | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 | Niral Purty | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | |||
Election results
Assembly election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMM | Niral Purty | 94,163 | 60.96% |  9.38 | |
| BJP | Barkuwar Gagrai | 34,560 | 22.37% | 6.72 | |
| Independent | Madhav Chandra Kunkal | 16,139 | 10.45% | New | |
| Independent | Saroti Deogam | 1,398 | 0.91% | New | |
| BAP | Bahalen Champia | 1,133 | 0.73% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,770 | 2.44% | 1.93 | |
| Margin of victory | 59,603 | 38.59% | 2.66 | ||
| Turnout | 1,54,464 | 71.27% | 3.19 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,16,721 | 12.33 | |||
| JMM hold | Swing | 9.38 |
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Assembly election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMM | Niral Purty | 67,750 | 51.58% | 16.31 | |
| BJP | Bhupendra Pingua | 20,558 | 15.65% |  6.92 | |
| Bhartiya Azad Sena | Barkuwar Gagrai | 13,502 | 10.28% | New | |
| AJSU | Nandlal Birua | 7,653 | 5.83% | New | |
| Independent | Madhav Chandra Kunkal | 5,170 | 3.94% | New | |
| JVM(P) | Joseph Purty | 2,660 | 2.03% | 2.48 | |
| Independent | Ashok Birua | 2,259 | 1.72% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 669 | 0.51% | 2.15 | |
| Margin of victory | 47,192 | 35.93% | 27.22 | ||
| Turnout | 1,31,352 | 68.08% | 5.12 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,92,939 | 10.04 | |||
| JMM hold | Swing | 16.31 |
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Assembly election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMM | Niral Purty | 45,272 | 35.27% | 9.89 | |
| JBSP | Madhu Kora | 34,090 | 26.56% | 17.79 | |
| BJP | Barkuwar Gagrai | 28,969 | 22.57% | 13.01 | |
| JVM(P) | Sukhdeo Biruli | 5,777 | 4.50% | New | |
| INC | Devendra Nath Champia | 4,652 | 3.62% | 6.08 | |
| JPP | Subhash Chandra Pingua | 2,383 | 1.86% | New | |
| BSP | Vinay Kumar Pingua | 2,073 | 1.62% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,408 | 2.66% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,182 | 8.71% | 1.48 | ||
| Turnout | 1,28,346 | 73.20% | 5.65 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,75,337 | 22.02 | |||
| JMM gain from BJP | Swing | 0.30 |
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Assembly election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Barkuwar Gagrai | 34,534 | 35.58% | 3.17 | |
| JMM | Niral Purty | 24,644 | 25.39% | 19.35 | |
| INC | Anil Kumar Buriuly | 9,416 | 9.70% | New | |
| JBSP | Roshan Pat Pingua | 8,513 | 8.77% | New | |
| Independent | Sukhdeo Biruli | 4,145 | 4.27% | New | |
| UGDP | Chandra Mohan Birua | 3,552 | 3.66% | New | |
| Independent | Lankeshwar Tamsoy | 2,752 | 2.84% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,890 | 10.19% | 4.20 | ||
| Turnout | 97,069 | 67.55% | 4.92 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,43,692 | 3.70 | |||
| BJP gain from JMM | Swing | 9.16 |
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Assembly election 2005
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMM | Niral Purty | 38,827 | 44.74% | 21.80 | |
| BJP | Barkuwar Gagrai | 33,626 | 38.74% | 5.50 | |
| RJD | Goberdhan Nayak | 4,006 | 4.62% | 3.49 | |
| BSP | Manoher Sinku | 2,666 | 3.07% | 0.67 | |
| AJSU | Jaipal Singh Bodra | 2,567 | 2.96% | New | |
| Independent | Harish Chandra Alda | 2,126 | 2.45% | New | |
| Jharkhand Party | Gopal Sirka | 1,594 | 1.84% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,201 | 5.99% | 4.31 | ||
| Turnout | 86,788 | 62.63% | 2.79 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,38,565 | 9.53 | |||
| JMM gain from BJP | Swing | 11.50 |
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Assembly election 2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Barkuwar Gagrai | 25,163 | 33.24% | New | |
| JMM | Niral Purty | 17,364 | 22.94% | New | |
| INC | Devendra Nath Champia | 14,537 | 19.20% | New | |
| RJD | Gobardhan Nayak | 6,133 | 8.10% | New | |
| Independent | Chitrsen Sinku | 3,487 | 4.61% | New | |
| Independent | Amar Kalundia | 2,444 | 3.23% | New | |
| BSP | Radha Kishan Birua | 1,820 | 2.40% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,799 | 10.30% | |||
| Turnout | 75,699 | 61.95% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,26,505 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||