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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 53 · 2009Reserved (ST)

Majhganon

Winner — 2009

BARKUWAR GAGRAI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 35.7%JMM 25.5%13 others 38.8%
Votes
34,534
35.7% share
Winning margin
9,890
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
67.3%
of 1,43,692

A clear win with a 10.2% margin.

Seat history

2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BARKUWAR GAGRAI
NDA (NDA)
34,53435.7%
2
NIRAL PURTY
UPA
24,64425.5%
3
ANIL KUMAR BURIULY
UPA
9,4169.7%
4
ROSHAN PAT PINGUA
JBSP
8,5138.8%
5
SUKHDEO BIRULI
IND
4,1454.3%
6
CHANDRA MOHAN BIRUA
UGDP
3,5523.7%
7
LANKESHWAR TAMSOY
IND
2,7522.8%
8
MOTI LAL HEMBRAM
UPA
1,8721.9%
9
LAXMI PINGUA
IND
1,8101.9%
10
MUKESH BIRUA
RADP
1,1381.2%
11
RAMDEV PURTY
BSP
1,0711.1%
12
RUP SINGH SAWAIYAN
IND
1,0171.1%
13
TARUN KUMAR CHATTAR
IND
7860.8%
14
MANOHAR SINKU
IND
7660.8%
15
SELAY SIRKA
INNPT
7510.8%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (34th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 6.0% · max 38.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
34th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
7th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.7%JMM 25.5%INC 9.7%JBSP 8.8%OTH 20.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.17 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,02,338
Density
208 / km²
Sex ratio
1005 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,224 km²
SC population3.8%
ST population67.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%OTHER
Other 63.0%Hindu 28.2%Christian 5.8%Other 3.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.9%
Electricity40.7%
Sanitation11.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births67.9%
Children fully vaccinated87.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.6%
Children underweight (under 5)62.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.6%
Women literate47.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Clean cooking fuel15.5%
Health insurance46.7%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Custard Apple
🏛️

Benisagar Tank and remains of temple and sculptures in survey plot no.322

🏛️MonumentASI

Benisagar Tank and remains of temple and sculptures in survey plot no.322

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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