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
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Lok Sabha 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 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	Party
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
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)

See also

• Maheshpur block
• Pakuria block
• List of states of India by type of legislature