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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 144 · 1972Reserved (ST)

Maheshpur

Winner — 1972

KALIDAS MURMU
INC· Congress (R)
INC 40.5%HJS 26.7%5 others 32.8%
Votes
9,889
40.5% share
Winning margin
3,362
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
28.4%
of 85,974

A clear win with a 13.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KALIDAS MURMU
Congress (R)
9,88940.5%
2
KALESHWAR HEMBROM
HJS
6,52726.7%
3
PAUL HANSDAK
3,50614.3%
4
SIMON MARANDI
PHJ
2,2569.2%
5
BISHWA NATH MURMU
Grand Alliance
9994.1%
6
BHIM SOREN
JKP
9563.9%
7
SUKUHEMBROM
IND
3081.3%

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.

Average turnout (93rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.1% · max 42.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
93rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
216th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
120th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.5%HJS 26.7%NCO 14.3%PHJ 9.2%OTH 9.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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