MAHESHPUR
Assembly seat no. 152 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 2000
DEVIDHAN BESRA
BJP
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 10
Margin, 2000
4,095
4.92% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
JMMSUFAL MARANDI
- Votes
- 17,050
- Vote share
- 20.48%
- Behind by
- 4,095
Electors
1,47,972
Total votes polled
83,270
Valid votes
83,270
NOTA votes
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Turnout
56.3%
Full result, 2000
12 candidates · 83,270 valid votes
DEVIDHAN BESRABJPwon
21,145
25.4%
SUFAL MARANDIJMM
17,050
20.5%
NAVINLAL SORENINC
16,336
19.6%
DURGA MARANDIIND
12,378
14.9%
JYOTIN SORENCPM
7,393
8.9%
MISTRY SORENIND
4,190
5.0%
KANDNA HEMBROMIND
2,064
2.5%
CHOTELAL SORENIND
1,283
1.5%
KALIDAS MURMUNCP
696
0.8%
PROMODINI HEMBROMIND
281
0.3%
DAVID TUDUIND
239
0.3%
GOPAL MURMUIND
215
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | DEVIDHAN BESRA | BJP | 21,145 | 25.39% | SUFAL MARANDI | 4,095 |
| 1995 | JYOTIN SOREN | CPM | 32,457 | 36.97% | DEBIDHAN BESRA | 12,409 |
| 1990 | KALI DAS MURMU | INC | 16,606 | 26.74% | DEVI DHAN BESRA | 1,130 |
| 1985 | DEBIDHAN BASERA | JMM | 20,217 | 44.43% | KALIDAS MURMU | 3,025 |
| 1980 | DEVIDHAN BASERA | JMM | 18,596 | 42.46% | KALIDAS MURMU | 6,292 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above