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West Bengal · PC 31 · 1971Reserved (ST)

Jhargram

Winner — Lok Sabha 1971

AMIYA KUMAR KISKU
INC· INC
INC 30.2%CPM 25.9%4 others 43.9%
Votes
1,02,762
30.2% share
Winning margin
14,693
4.3% of votes
Total votes cast
3,39,939
Candidates
6
Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMIYA KUMAR KISKU
INC
1,02,76230.2%
2
JADU NATH KISKU
Left
88,06925.9%
3
DAKHIN MURMU
JKP
54,93116.2%
4
ISWAR MANDI
Grand Alliance
48,12014.2%
5
FAKIR TUDU
24,6097.2%
6
PARAMANANDA SINGH
BAC
21,4486.3%

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.

High turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 1.5% · max 51.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
2nd of 42

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 42

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
33rd of 42

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.2%CPM 25.9%JKP 16.2%SSP 14.2%NCO 7.2%BAC 6.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%

What's nearby?

8 locations
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