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Winner — 2024
STEPHEN MARANDI
JMM· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
JMM 59.4%BJP 27.8%14 others 12.8%
Votes
1,14,924
59.6% share
Winning margin
61,175
31.7% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
80.5%
of 2,40,157
Maheshpur is a safe seat — STEPHEN MARANDI won by 31.7%.
Seat history
2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.37 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEPHEN MARANDI | Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand) | 1,14,924 | 59.6% |
| 2 | NAVNEET ANTHONY HEMBROM | 53,749 | 27.9% | |
| 3 | GOPIN SOREN | 5,329 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | MISTRY SOREN | BHAZS | 5,031 | 2.6% |
| 5 | DAUD MARANDI | 2,644 | 1.4% | |
| 6 | REPHAEEL MURMU | IND | 2,305 | 1.2% |
| 7 | STEFAN MARANDI | IND | 1,566 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,304 | 0.7% |
| 9 | ELIAN HANSDAK | JKPP | 1,241 | 0.6% |
| 10 | MADAN MURMU | IND | 970 | 0.5% |
| 11 | KAMESHWAR HANSDA | APoI | 810 | 0.4% |
| 12 | ELIAS KISKU | IND | 807 | 0.4% |
| 13 | ELIAS HEMBROM | IND | 637 | 0.3% |
| 14 | GABRIEL HEMBROM | IND | 523 | 0.3% |
| 15 | BUDHAN MARANDI | IND | 505 | 0.3% |
| 16 | GANGARAM KISKU | IND | 399 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (2nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe31.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 3.8% · max 31.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
2nd of 81How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 81How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
60th of 81Where does the house stand?
SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 59.6%BJP 27.9%OTH 11.8%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.37 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%
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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