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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Jhargram
| type= SLA
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Jhargram.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Jhargram Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = [[Birbaha Hansda]]
| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Jhargram district|Jhargram]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jhargram]]
| constituency_no = 222
| established = 1957
| electors = 184,109
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}

'''Jhargram Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Jhargram district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 222 Jhargram Assembly constituency is composed of the following: [[Jhargram]] municipality, Bandhgora, Manikpara, Radhanagar and Sapdhara [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Jhargram (community development block)|Jhargram]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]] and [[Binpur I]] community development block.<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web|url=http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |title=Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 |access-date=2010-10-15 |publisher=Government of West Bengal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918130255/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |archive-date=18 September 2010 }}</ref>

Jhargram Assembly constituency is part of No. 33 [[Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency)]] (ST).<ref name=delimitation/>

==Election results==

===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Jhargram}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Lakshmikant Sahu
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 120877
|percentage = 54.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Mangal Saren
|party = Trinamool Congress
|votes = 82730
|percentage = 37.42
|change =
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Arjun Kumar Mahato
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|votes = 6604
|percentage = 2.99
|change =
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Prasenjit De
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 1506
|percentage = 0.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|party = None of the above (India)
|votes = {{formatnum:2262}}
|percentage = 1.02
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = {{formatnum:38147}}
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = {{formatnum:220940}}
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2021===
{{Election box begin |title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Jhargram}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Birbaha Hansda]]
|votes = 109,493
|percentage = 54.00
|change = -1.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sukhamoy Satpathy
|votes = 71,253
|percentage = 35.00
|change = +23.90
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Madhuja Sen Roy
|votes = 10,430
|percentage = 5.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 3,636
|percentage = 2.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Jhargram}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Sukumar Hansda]]
|votes = 99,233
|percentage = 55.00
|change = +10.33
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Party (Naren)
|candidate = Chunibala Hansdah
|votes = 44,005
|percentage = 24.00
|change = new
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Ajay Kumar Sen
|votes = 18,843
|percentage = 11.11
|change = +7.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Subrata Bhattacharya
|votes = 7,017
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Mahadeb Pratihar
|votes = 2,343
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All Jharkhand Students Union
|candidate = Gunadhar Mahato
|votes = 1,599
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Jhargram<ref>{{cite web |url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25222.htm |title = Jhargram |work = Assembly Elections May 2011 Results |publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-05-20 |archive-date = 16 May 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110516050817/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25222.htm |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=222 |title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Jhargram |publisher = Empowering India |access-date = 2011-05-06 |archive-date = 26 May 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120526064013/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=222 |url-status = usurped }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_6th_phase.pdf |title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Jhargram |publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-05-06 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110912030813/http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_6th_phase.pdf |archive-date = 2011-09-12 }}</ref> }}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Sukumar Hansda]]
|votes = 69,464
|percentage = 44.67
|change = +4.32#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = [[Amar Basu]]
|votes = 54,191
|percentage = 34.85
|change = -19.97
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Chhatradhar Mahata
|votes = 20,037
|percentage = 12.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Bijay Mahato
|votes = 6,376
|percentage = 4.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
|candidate = Sunil Kisku
|votes = 5,573
|percentage = 3.66
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Jharkhand Anushilan Party
|candidate = Bholanath Mahata
|votes = 5,452
|percentage = 3.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 155,520
|percentage = 84.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = 24.29#
}}
{{Election box end}}

<small>.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.</small>

===1977-2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006 state assembly elections]], [[Amar Basu]] of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the Jhargram assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Shivendra Bijoy Malladeb of [[Indian National Congress|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 [[All India Trinamool Congress|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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp231.htm |title = 231 - Jhargram Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2010-12-20 }}</ref>

===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 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]] and [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp |title=Statistical Reports of Elections |access-date=2010-12-20 |work=General Election Results and Statistics |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |archive-date=2010-10-05 }}</ref>

==References==
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{{Jhargram district topics}}
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}

{{West Bengal elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politics of Jhargram district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in West Bengal]]

Jhargram Assembly constituency - Revision history

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