Jhargram Assembly constituency
{{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
| state = West Bengal
| district = Jhargram
| loksabha_cons = Jhargram
| constituency_no = 222
| established = 1957
| electors = 184,109
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}
Jhargram Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Jhargram district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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.{{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 }}
Jhargram Assembly constituency is part of No. 33 Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).
Election results
=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 =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 3,636
|percentage = 2.00
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
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{{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 =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Mahadeb Pratihar
|votes = 2,343
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All Jharkhand Students Union
|candidate = Gunadhar Mahato
|votes = 1,599
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
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{{Election box end}}
=2011=
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Jhargram{{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 }}{{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 }}{{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 }} }}
{{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 =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Bijay Mahato
|votes = 6,376
|percentage = 4.10
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
|candidate = Sunil Kisku
|votes = 5,573
|percentage = 3.66
|change =
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{{Election box candidate
|party = Jharkhand Anushilan Party
|candidate = Bholanath Mahata
|votes = 5,452
|percentage = 3.51
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 155,520
|percentage = 84.47
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = 24.29#
}}
{{Election box end}}
.# 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.{{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 }}
=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.{{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 }}
References
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