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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 71 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Majorganj
Winner — 1972
SURENDRA RAM
INC· Congress (R)
INC 28.4%SOP 27.7%2 others 43.9%
Votes
13,888
28.4% share
Winning margin
377
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
47.8%
of 1,02,085
Majorganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 377 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURENDRA RAM | Congress (R) | 13,888 | 28.4% |
| 2 | RAM BRIKSHA RAM | 13,511 | 27.7% | |
| 3 | SHEO PASWAN | Grand Alliance | 11,753 | 24.1% |
| 4 | UPENDRA RAM | 9,685 | 19.8% |
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.
Average turnout (117th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.5% · max 41.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
117th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
183rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.6%
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32nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 28.4%SOP 27.7%BJS 24.1%NCO 19.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,01,762
Density
1120 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,788 km²
SC population17.3%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 12.1%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.6%
Electricity5.8%
Sanitation13.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.7%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel13.4%
Health insurance9.5%
What's nearby?
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