Maheshpur Assembly constituency

Maheshpur
Maheshpur
Constituency No. 6 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
LS constituency	Rajmahal Lok Sabha constituency
Established	2000
Total electors	216,533
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
	5th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Stephen Marandi
Alliance	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Elected year	2024

The constituency of Maheshpur is electoral district in the Indian state of Jharkhand for the Vidhan Sabha, the lower house of the state's parliament.^[1]^[2]

The constituency includes Maheshpur and Pakuria Police Stations in Pakur district.^[3] This seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes.^[3] and it lies within the Rajmahal constituency for elections to the Lok Sabha, India's national parliament.^[3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election	Member
Bihar Legislative Assembly
1952	Jitu Kisku	Jharkhand Party
1957-62: Constituency did not exist
1962	Joseph Murmu	Swatantra Party
1967	P. Hansdak	Independent politician
1969	Kaleshwar Hembrom	Bihar Prant Hul Jharkhand
1972	Kalidas Murmu	Indian National Congress
1977	Bishwanath Murmu	Janata Party
1980	Devidhan Besra	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
1985	Devidhan Besra	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
1990	Kalidas Murmu	Indian National Congress
1995	Jyotin Soren	Communist Party of India
2000	Devidhan Besra	Bharatiya Janata Party
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
2005	Suphal Marandi	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2009	Mistry Soren	Jharkhand Vikas Morcha
2014	Stephen Marandi^[4]^[5]	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2019
2024

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election : Maheshpur^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Stephen Marandi	114,924	59.63%	5.69
	BJP	Navneet Anthony Hembrom	53,749	27.89%	5.43
	CPI(M)	Gopin Soren	5,329	2.76%	0.37
	Bhartiya Azad Sena	Mistry Soren	5,031	2.61%	New
	SP	Daud Marandi	2,644	1.37%	New
	Independent	Rephaeel Murmu	2,305	1.20%	New
	Independent	Stefan Marandi	1,566	0.81%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,304	0.68%	0.50
Margin of victory			61,175	31.74%	11.11
Turnout			1,92,744	80.28%	3.91
Registered electors			2,40,084		10.88
	JMM hold		Swing	5.69

Assembly Election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election : Maheshpur^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Stephen Marandi	89,197	53.94%	21.69
	BJP	Mistry Soren	55,091	33.31%	4.89
	CPI(M)	Gopin Soren	5,176	3.13%	2.34
	JVM(P)	Shivdhan Hembrom	2,860	1.73%	17.72
	AJSU	Suphal Marandi	2,706	1.64%	New
	Independent	Stefan Marandi	1,551	0.94%	New
	JPP	Origanesh Hembrom	1,360	0.82%	New
	NOTA	Nota	1,939	1.17%	0.40
Margin of victory			34,106	20.62%	16.80
Turnout			1,65,366	76.37%	3.51
Registered electors			2,16,533		7.54
	JMM hold		Swing	21.69

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election : Maheshpur^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Stephen Marandi	51,866	32.25%	*New*
	BJP	Devidhan Tudu	45,710	28.42%	3.08
	JVM(P)	Mistry Soren	31,276	19.45%	25.25
	CPI(M)	Gamelina Soren	8,798	5.47%	2.28
	INC	Devilal Murmu	5,814	3.61%	New
	Independent	Dijen Hembrom	4,782	2.97%	New
	SP	Daud Marandi	3,717	2.31%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	2,527	1.57%	New
Margin of victory			6,156	3.83%	15.53
Turnout			1,60,839	79.88%	14.81
Registered electors			2,01,344		15.41
	JMM gain from JVM(P)		Swing	12.45

Assembly Election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election : Maheshpur^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JVM(P)	Mistry Soren	50,746	44.70%	*New*
	BJP	Devidhan Tudu	28,772	25.34%	4.81
	AITC	Durga Marandi	15,840	13.95%	New
	CPI(M)	Gopin Soren	3,616	3.19%	4.68
	Independent	Daud Marandi	2,625	2.31%	New
	Independent	Stefan Marandi	1,879	1.66%	New
	RSP	Ameliya Hansda	1,807	1.59%	New
Margin of victory			21,974	19.36%	7.54
Turnout			1,13,529	65.07%	2.39
Registered electors			1,74,460		0.85
	JVM(P) gain from JMM		Swing	2.72

Assembly Election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election : Maheshpur^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JMM	Suphal Marandi	45,520	41.98%	21.50
	BJP	Debidhan Besra	32,704	30.16%	4.76
	AJSU	Mistry Soren	13,812	12.74%	New
	CPI(M)	Gopin Soren	8,525	7.86%	1.02
	JDP	Ismail Soren	2,686	2.48%	New
	BSP	Shreechand Tudu	2,139	1.97%	New
	Independent	Junesh Murmu	1,851	1.71%	New
Margin of victory			12,816	11.82%	6.90
Turnout			1,08,444	62.69%	6.41
Registered electors			1,72,991		16.91
	JMM gain from BJP		Swing	16.58

Assembly Election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election : Maheshpur^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Devidhan Besra	21,145	25.39%	*New*
	JMM	Sufal Marandi	17,050	20.48%	New
	INC	Navinlal Soren	16,336	19.62%	New
	Independent	Durga Marandi	12,378	14.86%	New
	CPI(M)	Jyotin Soren	7,393	8.88%	New
	Independent	Mistry Soren	4,190	5.03%	New
	Independent	Kandna Hembrom	2,064	2.48%	New
Margin of victory			4,095	4.92%
Turnout			83,270	57.01%
Registered electors			1,47,972
	BJP win (new seat)

References

^ "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
^ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
^ "Maheshpur Election Results 2014 Jharkhand". Elections.in. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
^ "Jharkhand Legislative Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^ Election Commission of India (24 November 2024). "Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
^ "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
^ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^ "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
^ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar" (PDF). ceobihar.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

[jhceo-1] "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.

[delimitation2008-2] "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

[delimitation-3] "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

[result-4] "Maheshpur Election Results 2014 Jharkhand". Elections.in. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

[election2019-5] "Jharkhand Legislative Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

[6] Election Commission of India (24 November 2024). "Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

[7] "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.

[8] "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

[9] "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

[10] "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

[11] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar" (PDF). ceobihar.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

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