Majhgaon Assembly constituency

Majhgaon Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.[1][2]

Majhgaon
Constituency No. 53 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateJharkhand
DistrictWest Singhbhum
LS constituencySinghbhum
Established2000
Total electors192,939
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
5th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyJharkhand Mukti Morcha
Elected year2024

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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1952 - 2000

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Earlier Majhgaon constituency was the part of Bihar Legislative Assembly.

Election Member Party
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 Badkunwar Gagrai Bharatiya Janata Party

2000 - present

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On 15 November 2000, Jharkhand was carved out from Bihar. The 1st Jharkhand Assembly elections were conducted in 2005.

Election Member Party
2005 Niral Purty Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2009 Barkuwar Gagrai Bharatiya Janata Party
2014 Niral Purty Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2019
2024

Election results

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Assembly election 2019

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2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Majhgaon[3]
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
Independent Subhash Chandra Pingua 2,194 1.67% New
JD(U) Salkhan Murmu 1,889 1.44% New
Independent Sanjay Boipai 1,409 1.07% New
BSP Sukhdeo Biruli 1,254 0.95%  0.66
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

Assembly election 2014

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2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Majhgaon[4]
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
NOTA None of the Above 3,408 2.66% New
JPP Subhash Chandra Pingua 2,383 1.86% New
BSP Vinay Kumar Pingua 2,073 1.62%  0.51
Independent Aakash Deep Purty 1,719 1.34% 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

Assembly election 2009

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2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Majhgaon[5]
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
RJD Moti Lal Hembram 1,872 1.93%  2.69
Independent Laxmi Pingua 1,810 1.86% New
Rashtriya Deshaj Party Mukesh Birua 1,138 1.17% New
BSP Ramdev Purty 1,071 1.10%  1.97
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

Assembly election 2005

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2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Majhgaon[6]
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
Independent Harish Chandra Alda 2,126 2.45% New
Jharkhand Party Gopal Sirka 1,594 1.84% New
Independent Haricharan Purty 1,376 1.59% 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

Assembly election 2000

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2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Majhgaon[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Badkunwar 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
JD(U) Mangal Singh Lamai 1,709 2.26% New
Independent Gopal Sirka 1,087 1.44% New
UGDP Ankura Sawaiyan 994 1.31% New
Independent Paul Boipai 813 1.07% New
Margin of victory 7,799 10.30%
Turnout 75,699 61.95%
Registered electors 1,26,505
BJP win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Sikaripara Election Results 2014 Jharkhand". Elections.in. Retrieved 26 January 2016.


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