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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 152 · 2000Reserved (ST)

Maheshpur

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Winner — 2000

DEVIDHAN BESRA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 25.4%JMM 20.5%10 others 54.1%
Votes
21,145
25.4% share
Winning margin
4,095
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
56.3%
of 1,47,972

A closely fought contest. DEVIDHAN BESRA won with a 4.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEVIDHAN BESRA
BJP
NDA (NDA)
21,14525.4%
2
SUFAL MARANDI
JMM
17,05020.5%
3
NAVINLAL SOREN
INC
INC
16,33619.6%
4
DURGA MARANDI
IND
12,37814.9%
5
JYOTIN SOREN
CPM
7,3938.9%
6
MISTRY SOREN
IND
4,1905.0%
7
KANDNA HEMBROM
IND
2,0642.5%
8
CHOTELAL SOREN
IND
1,2831.5%
9
KALIDAS MURMU
NCP
NCP
6960.8%
10
PROMODINI HEMBROM
IND
2810.3%
11
DAVID TUDU
IND
2390.3%
12
GOPAL MURMU
IND
2150.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (159th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.4% · max 42.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
159th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
146th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
108th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 25.4%JMM 20.5%INC 19.6%IND 14.9%CPM 8.9%IND 5.0%OTH 5.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
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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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