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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BJPLakshmi Kanta Sau | AITCMongal Saren | 38,147 | 17.27% | 12 | 93.8% |
| 2021 | AITCBIRBAHA HANSDA | BJPSUKHAMAY SATPATHY (JAHAR) | 38,240 | 18.95% | 10 | 84.4% |
| 2016 | AITCSUKUMAR HANSDA | JKPNCHUNIBALA HANSDA | 55,228 | 30.59% | 8 | 84.3% |
| 2011 | AITCSUKUMAR HANSDA | CPMAMAR BASU | 15,273 | 9.82% | 5 | 84.3% |
| 20061973 boundaries | CPMAMAR BASU | INCSHIVENDRA BIJOY MALLADEB | 40,001 | 29.51% | 4 | 78.7% |
| 20011973 boundaries | CPMMINA SANATANI | AITCBANGAL MAKHAN LAL | 27,718 | 22.00% | 7 | 73.4% |
| 19961973 boundaries | CPMBUDDHADEV BHAKAT | INCCHAITNYA MURMU | 67,911 | 51.33% | 9 | 83.8% |
| 19911973 boundaries | CPMBUDDHA DEB BHAKAT | INCNIKHIL MAITI | 36,045 | 33.67% | 7 | 72.5% |
| 19871973 boundaries | CPMABANI BHUSAN SATPATHI | INCBHABESH MAHATA | 11,490 | 12.15% | 7 | 74.2% |
| 19821973 boundaries | CPMABANI BHUSAN SATPATI | INCBIRENDRA BIJOY MAHATA DEB | 16,021 | 19.60% | 3 | 77.4% |
| 19771973 boundaries | CPMRAM CHANDRA SATPATHY | INCBIRENDRA BIJOY MALLA DEB | 8,982 | 17.24% | 6 | 57.3% |
| 19721966 boundaries | INCMALLA DEB BIRENDRA BIJOY | CPMSEN DAHARESHWAR | 11,325 | 22.83% | 5 | 59.8% |
| 19711966 boundaries | INCBIRENDRA REJOYMALLADEV | CPMDANARESWAR SEN | 3,820 | 7.20% | 7 | 64.0% |
| 19691966 boundaries | BACDE PANCHKARI | INCGHOSH PRAFULA CHANDRA | 2,976 | 5.89% | 4 | 65.5% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INDP . C . GHOSH | INCB . B . MALLADEB | 8,515 | 18.92% | 2 | 60.0% |
| 19621961 boundaries | INCMAHENDRA NATH MAHATA | PSPSIVAPADA ROY | 2,251 | 7.25% | 5 | 46.4% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
