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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 6 · 2009Reserved (ST)

Maheshpur

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2009

MISTRI SOREN
JVM· UPA (UPA)
JVM 44.7%BJP 25.3%12 others 30.0%
Votes
50,746
44.7% share
Winning margin
21,974
19.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
65.1%
of 1,74,460

Maheshpur is a safe seat — MISTRI SOREN won by 19.4%.

Seat history

1 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2005 vs 2009

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MISTRI SOREN
JVM
UPA (UPA)
50,74644.7%
2
DEVIDHAN TUDU
BJP
NDA
28,77225.3%
3
DURGA MARANDI
AITC
UPA
15,84013.9%
4
GOPIN SOREN
CPM
3,6163.2%
5
DAUD MARANDI
IND
2,6252.3%
6
STEFAN MARANDI
IND
1,8791.7%
7
AMELIYA HANSDA
RSP
1,8071.6%
8
SAIMON MURMU
JKP
1,3901.2%
9
KANDANA HEMBROM
IND
1,3441.2%
10
SUBASTEN KISKU
IND
1,2221.1%
11
SAMSON HANSDA
IND
1,2141.1%
12
PRAMODINI HEMBROM
IND
1,1931.1%
13
ANTHONI UTPAL MARANDI
BSP
BSP
1,1831.0%
14
MEKAEL HEMBROM
IND
6980.6%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (2nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 3.8% · max 31.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
2nd of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
60th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JVM 44.7%BJP 25.3%AITC 13.9%OTH 16.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.08 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,00,422
Density
497 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,811 km²
SC population3.2%
ST population42.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
46%HINDU
Hindu 45.5%Muslim 35.9%Other 9.9%Christian 8.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.1%
Electricity17.4%
Sanitation10.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.6%
Children fully vaccinated69.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.3%
Children underweight (under 5)51.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER79.7%
Women literate41.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance52.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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