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West Bengal · PC 8 · 19512 seats · 1 ST
Midnapore Jhargram
Winner — Lok Sabha 1951
BANDOPADHYAYA DURGA CHARAN
Also elected — same seat
TUDU BHARAT LAL
Indian National Congress· 76,921 votes
BJS 26.6%INC 18.6%5 others 54.8%
Votes
1,51,494
26.6% share
Winning margin
45,508
8.0% of votes
Total votes cast
5,69,207
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANDOPADHYAYA DURGA CHARANElected | 1,51,494 | 26.6% | |
| 2 | BASU ATUL CHANDRA | 1,05,986 | 18.6% | |
| 3 | HAZRA BISHNUPADA | KMPP | 91,171 | 16.0% |
| 4 | TUDU BHARAT LALElected | 76,921 | 13.5% | |
| 5 | HANSDA SUBODH | KMPP | 72,803 | 12.8% |
| 6 | MAHATO PRAN KRISHNA | 39,634 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | SANTLAL MAHENDRA | IND | 31,198 | 5.5% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (31st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal8.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.9% · min 0.6% · max 16.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
31st of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
41st of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 26.6%INC 18.6%KMPP 16.0%INC 13.5%KMPP 12.8%FBL(MG) 7.0%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%
Figures are for Maldah, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
37 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.