About Majhgaon Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
One of the 81 assembly constituencies of Jharkhand, Majhgaon belongs to Singhbhum parliamentary constituency. Barkuwar Gagrai of BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the assembly elections of 2009 and is the present MLA. He defeated Niral Purty of JMM (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha), the last time winner. Gagrai received 34534 votes as against Purty's 24644 votes. Having a population of 72,616, as per 2011 India census, Majhgaon is a town in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand. The constituency is reserved for the Scheduled Tribes.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Majhgaon Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Majhgaon assembly elections conducted so far.
| Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Votes |
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| 2014 | 53 | Majhgaon | (ST) | Niral Purty | M | JMM | 45272 | Madhu Kora | M | JBSP | 34090 |
| 2009 | 53 | Majhgaon | (ST) | Barkuwar Gagrai | M | BJP | 34534 | Niral Purty | M | JMM | 24644 |
| 2005 | 53 | Majhgaon | (ST) | Niral Purty | M | JMM | 38827 | Barkuwar Gagrai | M | BJP | 33626 |