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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 231 · 2001
Jhargram
Winner — 2001
MINA SANATANI
CPM· Left Front
CPM 45.7%AITC 23.7%5 others 30.7%
Votes
57,537
45.7% share
Winning margin
27,718
22.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
73.4%
of 1,71,633
Jhargram is a safe seat — MINA SANATANI won by 22.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MINA SANATANI | Left Front | 57,537 | 45.7% |
| 2 | BANGAL MAKHAN LAL |  AITC | 29,819 | 23.7% |
| 3 | RABINDRA NATH (BABU) BASU | IND | 17,634 | 14.0% |
| 4 | SRIMAT SAREN | IND | 14,014 | 11.1% |
| 5 | SURENDRA MAHATA | BJP | 4,128 | 3.3% |
| 6 | ARUN DAS | IND | 1,879 | 1.5% |
| 7 | NIRAPADA BHAKAT | 994 | 0.8% |
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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
safe22.0%
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 45.7%AITC 23.7%IND 14.0%IND 11.1%OTH 5.6%
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%
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
Known forDISTRICT
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