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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 53 · 2019Reserved (ST)

Majhganon

Winner — 2019

NIRAL PURTY
JMM· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
JMM 51.6%BJP 15.7%15 others 32.8%
Votes
67,750
51.6% share
Winning margin
47,192
35.9% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
68.1%
of 1,92,939

Majhganon is a safe seat — NIRAL PURTY won by 35.9%.

Seat history

6 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.23 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NIRAL PURTY
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
67,75051.6%
2
BHUPENDRA PINGUA
NDA
20,55815.7%
3
BARKUWAR GAGRAI
BHAZS
13,50210.3%
4
NANDLAL BIRUA
7,6535.8%
5
MADHAV CHANDRA KUNKAL
IND
5,1703.9%
6
JOSEPH PURTY
JVM
2,6602.0%
7
ASHOK BIRUA
IND
2,2591.7%
8
SUBHASH CHANDRA PINGUA
IND
2,1941.7%
9
SALKHAN MURMU
NDA
1,8891.4%
10
SANJAY BOIPAI
IND
1,4091.1%
11
SUKHDEO BIRULI
1,2540.9%
12
ROSHNI SINKU
AAP
1,1160.8%
13
CHARAN CHATTAR
JKP
9990.8%
14
JOGESH KALUNDIA
APoI
9460.7%
15
VIVEKANAND HESSA
JKPP
7140.5%
NOTA
NOTA
6690.5%
17
BINOD KUMAR SAWAIYAN
JMM(U)
6100.5%

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.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
35.9%
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
JMM 51.6%BJP 15.7%BHAZS 10.3%AJSUP 5.8%OTH 16.1%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.23 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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