JHARGRAM
Constituency no. 33 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has an assembly constituency called JHARGRAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2004
Rupchand Murmu
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 10 of 16
Margin, 2004
3,51,343
44.18% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
AITCNityananda Hembram
- Votes
- 1,57,702
- Vote share
- 19.83%
- Behind by
- 3,51,343
Electors
10,29,496
Total votes polled
7,95,312
Valid votes
7,95,312
NOTA votes
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Turnout
77.3%
Full result, 2004
7 candidates · 7,95,312 valid votes
Rupchand MurmuCPMwon
5,09,045
64.0%
Nityananda HembramAITC
1,57,702
19.8%
Khagendra Nath HembromJKPN
57,650
7.3%
Mongal SorenJMM
37,921
4.8%
Surja MandiIND
13,338
1.7%
Masang HemramIND
10,223
1.3%
Leba Chand TuduIND
9,433
1.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | KALIPADA SAREN (KHERWAL) | AITC | 7,43,478 | 49.87% | DR. PRANAT TUDU | 1,74,048 |
| 2019 | Kunar Hembram | BJP | 6,26,583 | 44.56% | Birbaha Saren | 11,767 |
| 2014 | UMA SAREN | AITC | 6,74,504 | 53.63% | DR. PULIN BIHARI BASKE | 3,47,883 |
| 2009 | PULIN BIHARI BASKE | CPM | 5,45,231 | 56.89% | AMRIT HANSDA | 2,92,345 |
| 2004 | Rupchand Murmu | CPM | 5,09,045 | 64.01% | Nityananda Hembram | 3,51,343 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above