BJP’s Gopiballavpur candidate Rajesh Mahato prays throughout an election marketing campaign.
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In the 4 Assembly seats of West Bengal’s Jhargram district, candidates throughout social gathering strains are highlighting welfare guarantees for marginalised communities who make up virtually half the inhabitants and maintain decisive electoral sway throughout the area.
This displays the social composition of the district, which is a part of the State’s Junglemahal area. Scheduled Castes account for 20.13% of the inhabitants of Jhargram district, whereas Scheduled Tribes make up 29.32%, taking their mixed share to practically 49.5%, together with the important presence of different backward lessons. Their huge vote share makes these communities a decisive electoral bloc that each one main events are eager to courtroom.
Published – April 10, 2026 10:15 pm IST
