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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 6 · 2014Reserved (ST)

Maheshpur

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2014

STEPHEN MARANDI
JMM· JMM
JMM 32.2%BJP 28.4%11 others 39.3%
Votes
51,866
32.3% share
Winning margin
6,156
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
79.9%
of 2,01,344

A closely fought contest. STEPHEN MARANDI won with a 3.8% margin.

Seat history

5 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.32 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
STEPHEN MARANDI
JMM
JMM
51,86632.3%
2
DEVIDHAN TUDU
BJP
NDA
45,71028.4%
3
MISTRY SOREN
JVM
31,27619.4%
4
GAMELINA SOREN
CPM
8,7985.5%
5
DEVILAL MURMU
INC
UPA
5,8143.6%
6
DIJEN HEMBROM
IND
4,7823.0%
7
DAUD MARANDI
SP
Samajwadi Party
3,7172.3%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,5271.6%
9
HARIDAS MURMU
IND
1,6151.0%
10
KALIDAS TUDU
IND
1,3350.8%
11
RAMEN MURMU
IND
1,2710.8%
12
SAMUEL TUDU
BSP
BSP
1,1090.7%
13
STEFAN MARANDI
AIFB
1,0110.6%

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
3.8%
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 32.3%BJP 28.4%JVM 19.4%CPM 5.5%OTH 12.8%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.32 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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