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, 2011
SUKUMAR HANSDA
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2011
15,273
9.82% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
CPMAMAR BASU
- Votes
- 54,191
- Vote share
- 34.85%
- Behind by
- 15,273
Electors
1,84,398
Total votes polled
1,55,520
Valid votes
1,55,520
NOTA votes
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Turnout
84.3%
Full result, 2011
5 candidates · 1,55,520 valid votes
SUKUMAR HANSDAAITCwon
69,464
44.7%
AMAR BASUCPM
54,191
34.9%
CHHATRADHAR MAHATAIND
20,037
12.9%
BIJAY MAHATOBJP
6,376
4.1%
BHOLANATH MAHATAJHAP
5,452
3.5%
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.
