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, 2009
PULIN BIHARI BASKE
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 10 of 16
Margin, 2009
2,92,345
30.50% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
INCAMRIT HANSDA
- Votes
- 2,52,886
- Vote share
- 26.39%
- Behind by
- 2,92,345
Electors
12,41,574
Total votes polled
9,58,374
Valid votes
9,58,374
NOTA votes
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Turnout
77.2%
Full result, 2009
8 candidates · 9,58,374 valid votes
PULIN BIHARI BASKECPMwon
5,45,231
56.9%
AMRIT HANSDAINC
2,52,886
26.4%
CHUNIBALA HANSDAJKPN
48,175
5.0%
NABENDU MAHALIBJP
45,425
4.7%
ADITYA KISKUIND
26,945
2.8%
SUSIL MANDIIND
19,198
2.0%
SUNIL MURMUIND
12,536
1.3%
PANCHANAN HANSDABSP
7,978
0.8%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the JHARGRAM constituency in 2024?
KALIPADA SAREN (KHERWAL) (AITC) won JHARGRAM in 2024, by a margin of 1,74,048 votes.
Which party has won JHARGRAM the most times?
CPM, with 10 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has JHARGRAM gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won JHARGRAM the most times?
Rupchand Murmu, with 2 wins between 1999 and 2004.
