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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 152 · 1985Reserved (ST)
Maheshpur
Winner — 1985
DEBIDHAN BASERA
JMM 44.4%INC 37.8%4 others 17.8%
Votes
20,217
44.4% share
Winning margin
3,025
6.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
41.5%
of 1,09,599
A clear win with a 6.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEBIDHAN BASERA | 20,217 | 44.4% | |
| 2 | KALIDAS MURMU | INC | 17,192 | 37.8% |
| 3 | CHHOTELAL SOREN | Janata | 6,614 | 14.5% |
| 4 | BISHWANATH MURMU | BJP | 666 | 1.5% |
| 5 | BHAGAT MURMU | IND | 504 | 1.1% |
| 6 | NITYANAND TUDU | IND | 310 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (159th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.4% · max 42.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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159th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
146th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
108th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 44.4%INC 37.8%JNP 14.5%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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