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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 243 · 1957Reserved (ST)

Majhgaon

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Winner — 1957

SARAN BALMUCHU
JHP
JHP 44.1%IND 20.1%5 others 35.8%
Votes
8,918
44.0% share
Winning margin
4,842
23.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
33.5%
of 60,505

Majhgaon is a safe seat — SARAN BALMUCHU won by 23.9%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SARAN BALMUCHU
JHP
8,91844.0%
2
SANATAN PATPINGUA
IND
4,07620.1%
3
SAMU CHARAN TUBID
IND
2,44712.1%
4
ANKURA DORAIBURI
IND
1,3836.8%
5
NARPATI SINKU
IND
1,3166.5%
6
SATORI SINGH DEOGAM
IND
1,1065.5%
7
SUKHLAL
IND
9994.9%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (46th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
23.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.2% · max 43.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
46th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.00
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
96th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JHP 44.0%IND 20.1%IND 12.1%IND 6.8%IND 6.5%IND 5.5%OTH 4.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,60,405
Density
568 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population4.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.4%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity10.6%
Sanitation14.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)37.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.2%
Women literate48.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance14.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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