Jhargram Assembly constituency

Jhargram Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Jhargram district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Jhargram
Constituency No. 222 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Jhargram Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictJhargram
LS constituencyJhargram
Established1957
Total electors184,109
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 222 Jhargram Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Jhargram municipality, Bandhgora, Manikpara, Radhanagar and Sapdhara gram panchayats of Jhargram community development block and Binpur I community development block.[1]

Jhargram Assembly constituency is part of No. 33 Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).[1]

Election results

2021
2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Jhargram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Birbaha Hansda 109,493 54.00 -1.00
BJP Sukhmoy Satpati 71,253 35.00 +23.90
CPI(M) Madhuja Sen Roy 10,430 5.00
NOTA None of the above 3,636 2.00
Turnout
TMC hold Swing

2016
2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Jhargram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Sukumar Hansda 99,233 55.00 +10.33
Jharkhand Party (Naren) Chunibala Hansdah 44,005 24.00 new
BJP Ajay Kumar Sen 18,843 11.11 +7.00
INC Subrata Bhattacharya 7,017
SUCI(C) Mahadeb Pratihar 2,343
AJSU Gunadhar Mahato 1,599
Turnout
TMC hold Swing

2011
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Jhargram [2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Sukumar Hansda 69,464 44.67 +4.32#
CPI(M) Amar Basu 54,191 34.85 -19.97
Independent Chhatradhar Mahata 20,037 12.88
BJP Bijay Mahato 6,376 4.10
JMM Sunil Kisku 5,573 3.66
Jharkhand Anushilan Party Bholanath Mahata 5,452 3.51
Turnout 155,520 84.47
TMC gain from CPI(M) Swing 24.29#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Amar Basu of CPI(M) won the Jhargram assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Shivendra Bijoy Malladeb of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Mina Sanatani of CPI(M) defeated Makhan Lal Bangal of Trinamool Congress in 2001. Buddhadeb Bhakat of CPI(M) defeated Chaitanya Murmu of Congress in 1996 and Nikhil Maiti of Congress in 1991. Abani Bhusan Satpathi of CPI(M) defeated Bhabesh Mahata of Congress in 1987 and Birendra Bijoy Malladeb of Congress in 1982. Ram Chandra Satpathy of CPI(M) defeated Birendra Bijoy Malladeb of Congress in 1977.[5]

1957-1972

Birendra Bijoy Malladeb of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Panchkari De of Bangla Congress won in 1969. P.C.Ghosh, Independent, won in 1967. Mahendra Nath Mahata of Congress won in 1962 and 1957.[6]

References
  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  2. "Jhargram". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  3. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Jhargram. Empowering India. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  4. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Jhargram. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  5. "231 - Jhargram Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  6. "Statistical Reports of Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
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