Constituency
534. Jhargram
Community mirrorWest Bengal · India Lok Sabha Election, 2009
IN-JHARGRAM
CPM 56.9%won by 30.5%INC 26.4%
What changed here
DerivedCommunist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 44.2% to 30.5%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 2004 and 2009 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 7.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 26.4% — it did not contest here in 2004.
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Electorate
12,41,574
Turnout
77.2%
Valid votes
9,58,374
Margin
2,92,345
30.50%
Candidates
8 contested · winner CPM- 1PULIN BIHARI BASKECommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM5,45,23156.9%
- 2AMRIT HANSDAIndian National Congress · INC2,52,88626.4%
- 3CHUNIBALA HANSDAJKPN · JKPN48,1755.0%
- 4NABENDU MAHALIBharatiya Janata Party · BJP45,4254.7%
- 5ADITYA KISKUIndependent · IND26,9452.8%
- 6SUSIL MANDIIndependent · IND19,1982.0%
- 7SUNIL MURMUIndependent · IND12,5361.3%
- 8PANCHANAN HANSDABahujan Samaj Party · BSP7,9780.8%
Since 2004
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 2004 and 2009. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- CPM
- Winner now
- CPM
- CPM–INC swing
- −33.5%
- CPM share
- 64.0% → 56.9%
- INC share
- 0.0% → 26.4%
- Turnout
- 77.3% → 77.2%