Jhargram

Parliament Election 1996 ST

Winner Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

Rupchand Murmu

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

Victory Margin
347,264
Margin %
41.90%
Total Electors
943,958
Votes Polled
827,962
Turnout
87.70%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
7
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
West Bengal
Constituency Number
521
Male Electors
N/A
Female Electors
N/A
Male Voters
N/A
Female Voters
N/A
Poll Date
N/A
Result Date
N/A
NOTA Percentage
N/A
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Rupchand Murmu

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

485,498
58.60%
Male
#2
Subodh Hansda

Indian National Congress

138,234
16.70%
Male
#3
Nityananda Hembram

Jharkhand Party (NOREN)

87,647
10.60%
Male
#4
Panchanan Hansda

Bharatiya Janata Party

40,778
4.90%
Male
#5
Matilal Hansda

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

29,321
3.50%
Male
#6
Ramesh Singh

Hul Jharkhand Party

21,706
2.60%
Male
#7
Mangal Baskey

Amara Bengali

2,159
0.30%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Rupchand Murmu Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 485,498 58.60%
2 Subodh Hansda Indian National Congress 138,234 16.70%
3 Nityananda Hembram Jharkhand Party (NOREN) 87,647 10.60%
4 Panchanan Hansda Bharatiya Janata Party 40,778 4.90%
5 Matilal Hansda Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 29,321 3.50%
6 Ramesh Singh Hul Jharkhand Party 21,706 2.60%
7 Mangal Baskey Amara Bengali 2,159 0.30%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Rupchand Murmu (Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)) won the Jhargram Lok Sabha seat in 1996.

The margin was 347,264 votes (41.90%%).

The voter turnout in Jhargram for the 1996 Lok Sabha election was 87.70%%.

7 candidates contested from Jhargram constituency in the 1996 Lok Sabha election.

Jhargram is a Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal.