JHARGRAM
Assembly seat no. 222 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called JHARGRAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2026
Lakshmi Kanta Sau
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2026
38,147
17.27% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
AITCMongal Saren
- Votes
- 82,730
- Vote share
- 37.44%
- Behind by
- 38,147
Electors
2,35,603
Total votes polled
2,20,940
Valid votes
2,20,940
NOTA votes
2,262
1.02% of votes polled
Turnout
93.8%
Full result, 2026
12 candidates · 2,20,940 valid votes
Lakshmi Kanta SauBJPwon
1,20,877
54.7%
Mongal SarenAITC
82,730
37.4%
Arjun Kumar MahataCPM
6,604
3.0%
Prasenjit DeINC
1,506
0.7%
Sundar Mohan MurmuBSP
1,356
0.6%
Prabir MahataIND
1,250
0.6%
Ashoke MahataIND
1,010
0.5%
Prabir MandiIND
1,008
0.5%
Subhasis KarakIND
754
0.3%
Abhijit SinghaIND
668
0.3%
Subhas Chandra SinghaSUCI
530
0.2%
Joyram ChalakAMB
385
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Lakshmi Kanta Sau | BJP | 1,20,877 | 54.71% | Mongal Saren | 38,147 |
| 2021 | BIRBAHA HANSDA | AITC | 1,09,493 | 54.26% | SUKHAMAY SATPATHY (JAHAR) | 38,240 |
| 2016 | SUKUMAR HANSDA | AITC | 99,233 | 54.97% | CHUNIBALA HANSDA | 55,228 |
| 2011 | SUKUMAR HANSDA | AITC | 69,464 | 44.67% | AMAR BASU | 15,273 |
| 2006 | AMAR BASU | CPM | 74,300 | 54.82% | SHIVENDRA BIJOY MALLADEB | 40,001 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the JHARGRAM assembly constituency in 2026?
Lakshmi Kanta Sau (BJP) won JHARGRAM in 2026, by a margin of 38,147 votes.
Which party has won JHARGRAM the most times?
CPM, with 7 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has JHARGRAM gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won JHARGRAM the most times?
SUKUMAR HANSDA, with 2 wins between 2011 and 2016.
