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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 231 · 1996
Jhargram
Winner — 1996
BUDDHADEV BHAKAT
CPM· Left Front
CPM 66.4%INC 15.1%7 others 18.5%
Votes
87,886
66.4% share
Winning margin
67,911
51.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
83.8%
of 1,57,850
Jhargram is a safe seat — BUDDHADEV BHAKAT won by 51.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUDDHADEV BHAKAT | Left Front | 87,886 | 66.4% |
| 2 | CHAITNYA MURMU | INC | 19,975 | 15.1% |
| 3 | KARTIC MAHATA | JKP(N) | 14,584 | 11.0% |
| 4 | SURENDRA NATH MAHATA | BJP | 4,426 | 3.4% |
| 5 | GURUPADA MAHATA | HJKP | 2,326 | 1.8% |
| 6 | RANJIT MAHATA | 1,605 | 1.2% | |
| 7 | PASUPATI SAHOO | IND | 699 | 0.5% |
| 8 | GUNA DHAR MAHATA | JKP | 432 | 0.3% |
| 9 | GITA RANI DAS | IND | 359 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Low turnout (285th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe51.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 0.4% · max 51.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
285th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
226th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 66.4%INC 15.1%JKP(N) 11.0%OTH 7.5%
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%
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?
15 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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