Maheshpur Assembly constituency

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]

Maheshpur
Constituency No. 6 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateJharkhand
DistrictPakur
LS constituencyRajmahal Lok Sabha constituency
Established2000
Total electors216,533
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
5th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
AllianceJharkhand Mukti Morcha
Elected year2019

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

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1952 - 2000

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Earlier Maheshpur constituency was the part of Bihar Legislative Assembly.

Election Member Party
1952 Jitu Kisku Jharkhand Party
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
1990 Kalidas Murmu Indian National Congress
1995 Jyotin Soren Communist Party of India
2000 Devidhan Besra Bharatiya Janata Party

2000 - present

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On 15 November 2000, Jharkhand was carved out from Bihar. The 1st Jharkhand Assembly elections were conducted in 2005.

Year Member Party
2005 Suphal Marandi Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2009 Mistry Soren Jharkhand Vikas Morcha
2014 Stephen Marandi[4][5] Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2019

Election results

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Vote share of winning candidates
2019
53.94%
2014
32.25%
2009
44.70%
2005
41.98%
2000
25.39%

Assembly election 2024

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2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Maheshpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKLM Manoj Marandi
JMM Stephen Marandi
BJP Navneet Anthony Hembrom
Margin of victory
Turnout
Swing

Assembly election 2019

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2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Maheshpur[6]
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
NOTA Nota 1,939 1.17%  0.40
Independent Stefan Marandi 1,551 0.94% New
JPP Origanesh Hembrom 1,360 0.82% New
JD(U) Jantu Soren 1,237 0.75% New
BSP Shankar Pahariya 1,175 0.71% New
Independent Elias Kisku 1,101 0.67% New
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

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2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Maheshpur
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
Independent Haridas Murmu 1,615 1.00% New
Independent Kalidas Tudu 1,335 0.83% New
Independent Ramen Murmu 1,271 0.79% 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

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2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Maheshpur[7]
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
Jharkhand Party Saimon Murmu 1,390 1.22% New
Independent Kandana Hembrom 1,344 1.18% New
Independent Subasten Kisku 1,222 1.08% New
Independent Samson Hansda 1,214 1.07% 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

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2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Maheshpur
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
JPP Stephan Tudu 1,207 1.11% 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

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2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Maheshpur
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
Independent Chotelal Soren 1,283 1.54% New
NCP Kalidas Murmu 696 0.84% New
Margin of victory 4,095 4.92%
Turnout 83,270 57.01%
Registered electors 1,47,972
BJP win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
  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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Maheshpur Election Results 2014 Jharkhand". Elections.in. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Jharkhand Legislative Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.