West Bengal · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1967 ST
A. K. Kisku. of Bangla Congress won the Jhargram Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal in the 1967 general election, with a winning margin of 45,766 votes (15.70%).
2 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 497,007 registered electors and 290,845 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 58.50%. This is a Scheduled Tribe (ST) reserved constituency. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
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In the 1967 Lok Sabha election, A. K. Kisku. of Bangla Congress secured victory in the Jhargram constituency (West Bengal) with a margin of 45,766 votes. This is a constituency reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates, ensuring tribal community representation in India's Parliament.
Out of 497,007 registered electors, 290,845 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 58.50%. A total of 2 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.
India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.
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