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West Bengal · PC 33 · 1996Reserved (ST)
Jhargram
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
RUPCHAND MURMU
CPM· United Front
CPM 60.3%INC 17.2%5 others 22.6%
Votes
4,85,498
60.3% share
Winning margin
3,47,264
43.1% of votes
Total votes cast
8,05,343
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUPCHAND MURMU | United Front | 4,85,498 | 60.3% |
| 2 | SUBODH HANSDA | INC | 1,38,234 | 17.2% |
| 3 | NITYANANDA HEMBRAM | JKP(N) | 87,647 | 10.9% |
| 4 | PANCHANAN HANSDA | BJP | 40,778 | 5.1% |
| 5 | MATILAL HANSDA | United Front | 29,321 | 3.6% |
| 6 | RAMESH SINGH | HJKP | 21,706 | 2.7% |
| 7 | MANGAL BASKEY | AMB | 2,159 | 0.3% |
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 (6th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe43.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.4% · min 0.8% · max 44.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
6th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
12th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 60.3%INC 17.2%JKP(N) 10.9%BJP 5.1%OTH 6.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
Figures are for Paschim Medinipur, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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