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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 59 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Jhargram
Winner — 1951
MOHENDRA NATH MAHATO
Also elected — same seat
MADAN MOHAN KHAN
BJS· 15,291 votes
INC 19.8%BJS 18.3%6 others 61.9%
Votes
16,542
19.8% share
Winning margin
2,797
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
38.2%
of 1,09,565
A closely fought contest. MOHENDRA NATH MAHATO won with a 3.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHENDRA NATH MAHATO | 16,542 | 19.8% | |
| 2 | MADAN MOHAN KHAN | 15,291 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | HARAPRASAD MANDAL | 13,745 | 16.4% | |
| 4 | MANMATHA NATH DAS | 12,937 | 15.5% | |
| 5 | RAM CHANDRA MAHATO | 9,627 | 11.5% | |
| 6 | MADHUSUDAN MUKHOPADHYAY | IND | 7,333 | 8.8% |
| 7 | RAM RANJAN MAZUMDAR | 5,514 | 6.6% | |
| 8 | NANDADULAL SINHA | IND | 2,639 | 3.2% |
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 (14th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 1.8% · max 51.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
14th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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65th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 19.8%BJS 18.3%INC 16.4%BJS 15.5%SP 11.5%IND 8.8%OTH 9.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.