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, 2016
SUKUMAR HANSDA
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2016
55,228
30.59% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
JKPNCHUNIBALA HANSDA
- Votes
- 44,005
- Vote share
- 24.37%
- Behind by
- 55,228
Electors
2,14,133
Total votes polled
1,80,537
Valid votes
1,80,537
NOTA votes
4,578
2.54% of votes polled
Turnout
84.3%
Full result, 2016
8 candidates · 1,80,537 valid votes
SUKUMAR HANSDAAITCwon
99,233
55.0%
CHUNIBALA HANSDAJKPN
44,005
24.4%
AJOY KUMAR SENBJP
18,843
10.4%
SUBRATA BHATTACHARYAINC
7,017
3.9%
MAHADEB PRATIHARSUCI
2,343
1.3%
BABLU MURMUIND
1,754
1.0%
GUNADHAR MAHATOAJSUP
1,599
0.9%
ASHOKE MAHATANDPOI
1,165
0.7%
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.
