West Bengal · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1998 ST
Murmu Rupchand of Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) won the Jhargram Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal in the 1998 general election, with a winning margin of 287,188 votes (35.00%).
5 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 971,208 registered electors and 821,526 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 84.60%. This is a Scheduled Tribe (ST) reserved constituency. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)
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In the 1998 Lok Sabha election, Murmu Rupchand of Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) secured victory in the Jhargram constituency (West Bengal) with a margin of 287,188 votes. This is a constituency reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates, ensuring tribal community representation in India's Parliament.
Out of 971,208 registered electors, 821,526 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 84.60%. A total of 5 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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