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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KALIDAS MURMU | Congress (R) | 9,889 | 40.5% |
| 2 | KALESHWAR HEMBROM | HJS | 6,527 | 26.7% |
| 3 | PAUL HANSDAK | 3,506 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | SIMON MARANDI | PHJ | 2,256 | 9.2% |
| 5 | BISHWA NATH MURMU | Grand Alliance | 999 | 4.1% |
| 6 | BHIM SOREN | JKP | 956 | 3.9% |
| 7 | SUKUHEMBROM | IND | 308 | 1.3% |
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
lean13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.1% · max 42.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
93rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
216th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
120th of 243Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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%
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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