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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 222 · 2016
Jhargram
Winner — 2016
SUKUMAR HANSDA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 55.0%JKP(N) 24.4%7 others 20.7%
Votes
99,233
55.0% share
Winning margin
55,228
30.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
84.3%
of 2,14,133
Jhargram is a safe seat — SUKUMAR HANSDA won by 30.6%.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUKUMAR HANSDA |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 99,233 | 55.0% |
| 2 | CHUNIBALA HANSDA | JKP(N) | 44,005 | 24.4% |
| 3 | AJOY KUMAR SEN | BJP | 18,843 | 10.4% |
| 4 | SUBRATA BHATTACHARYA | UPA | 7,017 | 3.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,578 | 2.5% |
| 6 | MAHADEB PRATIHAR | 2,343 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | BABLU MURMU | IND | 1,754 | 1.0% |
| 8 | GUNADHAR MAHATO | 1,599 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | ASHOKE MAHATA | NDPOI | 1,165 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (151st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe30.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 4.3% · max 36.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
151st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
201st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
62nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 55.0%JKP(N) 24.4%BJP 10.4%OTH 7.7%NOTA 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 Cr
A 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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