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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 6 · 2019Reserved (ST)

Maheshpur

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2019

STEPHEN MARANDI
JMM· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
JMM 53.9%BJP 33.3%11 others 12.7%
Votes
89,197
53.9% share
Winning margin
34,106
20.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
76.4%
of 2,16,533

Maheshpur is a safe seat — STEPHEN MARANDI won by 20.6%.

Seat history

1 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.23 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
STEPHEN MARANDI
JMM
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
89,19753.9%
2
MISTRY SOREN
BJP
NDA
55,09133.3%
3
GOPIN SOREN
CPM
5,1763.1%
4
SHIVDHAN HEMBROM
JVM
2,8601.7%
5
SUPHAL MARANDI
AJSUP
2,7061.6%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,9391.2%
7
STEFAN MARANDI
IND
1,5510.9%
8
ORIGANESH HEMBROM
JKPP
1,3600.8%
9
JANTU SOREN
JD(U)
NDA
1,2370.8%
10
SHANKAR PAHARIYA
BSP
1,1750.7%
11
ELIAS KISKU
IND
1,1010.7%
12
SAIMAN MURMU
AITC
1,0480.6%
13
SAUL HANSDA
IND
9250.6%

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
20.6%
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
JMM 53.9%BJP 33.3%OTH 11.6%NOTA 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.23 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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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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