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, 2001
MINA SANATANI
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2001
27,718
22.00% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCBANGAL MAKHAN LAL
- Votes
- 29,819
- Vote share
- 23.66%
- Behind by
- 27,718
Electors
1,71,633
Total votes polled
1,26,005
Valid votes
1,26,005
NOTA votes
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Turnout
73.4%
Full result, 2001
7 candidates · 1,26,005 valid votes
MINA SANATANICPMwon
57,537
45.7%
BANGAL MAKHAN LALAITC
29,819
23.7%
RABINDRA NATH (BABU) BASUIND
17,634
14.0%
SRIMAT SARENIND
14,014
11.1%
SURENDRA MAHATABJP
4,128
3.3%
ARUN DASIND
1,879
1.5%
NIRAPADA BHAKATJD(U)
994
0.8%
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.
