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CPI-Maoist: events recorded by UCDP

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UCDP recorded 47 eventsP that involve CPI-Maoist in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 149P.

The low estimate is 141 and the high estimate is 151P. The count holds each event in which this actor is one of the two sides. It does not say which side caused a death. UCDP recorded these events in 1 country.

Among the 133 actors with a page, CPI-Maoist has the 70th highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. CPI-Maoist is one of the two sides in 0 percentP of the 22,144P events in all countries with a page. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 149 events that involve CPI-Maoist. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 47P, which is down 68 percent. Over the same periods, the count for all countries with a page went from 27,291 to 22,144P, which is down 19 percent. Events of non-state conflict are 0 percent of the events that involve CPI-Maoist in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For all countries with a page, the share is 24 percentP.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

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A state or a non-state formally organised or informally organised group.

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Since the last update

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  • UCDP recorded 47 events that involve CPI-Maoist in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 (preliminary). The count for the 12 months to 31 Aug 2026 was 66 (preliminary).

All changes recorded on 28 Oct 2026

24 months

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Figure 1. Events that involve CPI-Maoist, by month. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events.
Events that involve CPI-Maoist, by month, newest first
MonthEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Sep 20262P2P
Aug 20260P0P
Jul 20260P0P
Jun 20260P0P
May 20262P5P
Apr 20263P7P
Mar 20261P1P
Feb 20266P17P
Jan 202610P46P
Dec 2025734
Nov 2025626
Oct 20251011
Sep 20252042
Aug 2025913
Jul 2025921
Jun 20251429
May 20251570
Apr 20251336
Mar 20251159
Feb 20251155
Jan 20251459
Dec 20241125
Nov 2024723
Oct 20241559

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Countries and regions

Where UCDP recorded the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table of regions has 8 regions at most.

Table 1. Countries of the events that involve CPI-Maoist, in name order
CountryEventsEstimated deaths in these events
India47P149P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Table 2. Regions of the events that involve CPI-Maoist, in name order
RegionCountryEvents
Andhra Pradesh stateIndia2
Assam stateIndia1
Bihar stateIndia1P
Chhattisgarh stateIndia25P
Jharkhand stateIndia9P
Maharashtra stateIndia2P
National Capital territoryIndia1
Odisha stateIndia4P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Figure 2. Events that involve CPI-Maoist, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 47 events with 149 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Other sides

The other side of the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table has 6 names at most.

Table 3. Other sides in the events that involve CPI-Maoist, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Government of India40P143P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Type of violence

Table 4. CPI-Maoist: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict40P85%
Non-state conflict00%
One-sided violence against civilians7P15%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

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ConflictStats. CPI-Maoist: events recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/actor/cpi-maoist/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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Questions

How many events that involve CPI-Maoist did UCDP record?

UCDP recorded 47 eventsP that involve CPI-Maoist in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.

What is an actor in UCDP data?

UCDP calls each side of an event an actor. An actor is a state, or a non-state group that is formally or informally organised. This site writes the name as UCDP writes it. It replaces the name of a group that is named for a person.

In which countries did UCDP record these events?

UCDP recorded them in India.

Are the figures of the latest months final?

No. The figures from January 2026 are from UCDP Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.