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Assembly constituency 222 · West Bengal

Jhargram is assembly constituency number 222 in West Bengal, in Paschim Medinapur district, and one of the segments of the Jhargram Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Lakshmi Kanta Sau of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 54.7% of the vote, 38,147 votes ahead of Mongal Saren (AITC).

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Jhargram · 2026AC 222
  1. 01
    Lakshmi Kanta Sau
    BJP
    1,20,877
    54.71%
  2. 02
    Mongal Saren
    TMC
    82,730
    37.44%
  3. 03
    Arjun Kumar Mahata
    CPI(M)
    6,604
    2.99%
  4. 04
    Prasenjit De
    INC
    1,506
    0.68%
  5. 05
    Sundar Mohan Murmu
    BSP
    1,356
    0.61%
  6. 7 other candidates · 5,605 votesNOTA · 2,262 (1.02%)

Margin 38,147 votes · 17.27% of valid votes

2,35,603
Registered electors
2026 election
94.0%
Turnout
+8.3 pts vs 2021
38,147
Victory margin
17.3% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 12 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,20,940 valid votes, NOTA included.

Jhargram 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Lakshmi Kanta SauMale · 48 yrsBJP1,20,877
54.71%
2Mongal SarenMale · 49 yrs · STTMC82,730
37.44%
3Arjun Kumar MahataMale · 56 yrsCPI(M)6,604
2.99%
—NOTANOTA2,262
1.02%
4Prasenjit DeMale · 51 yrsINC1,506
0.68%
5Sundar Mohan MurmuMale · 52 yrs · STBSP1,356
0.61%
6Prabir MahataMale · 34 yrsIndependent1,250
0.57%
7Ashoke MahataMale · 36 yrsIndependent1,010
0.46%
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8Prabir MandiMale · 41 yrs · STIndependent1,008
0.46%
9Subhasis KarakMale · 62 yrsIndependent754
0.34%
10Abhijit SinghaMale · 48 yrsIndependent668
0.30%
11Subhas Chandra SinghaMale · 69 yrs · SCSUCI530
0.24%
12Joyram ChalakMale · 55 yrs · SCAMB385
0.17%
Past results

The seat changed hands: AITC won in 2021, BJP in 2026.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 54.7%TMC 37.4%CPI(M) 3.0%JKP(N) 24.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Lakshmi Kanta SauBJP · 54.7% · margin 38,147Turnout94.0%
2021Birbaha HansdaTMC · 54.3% · margin 38,240Turnout85.7%
2016Sukumar HansdaTMC · 55.0% · margin 55,228Turnout84.4%
2011Sukumar HansdaTMC · 44.7% · margin 15,273Turnout84.4%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Jhargram result 2021

Jhargram 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Birbaha HansdaTMC1,09,493
54.26%
2Sukhamay Satpathy (jahar)BJP71,253
35.31%
3Madhuja Sen RoyCPI(M)10,430
5.17%
—NOTANOTA3,636
1.80%
4Ramkrishna SarkarBSP1,802
0.89%
5Archana SainSUCI1,193
0.59%
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6Madhusudan SinghaIndependent1,159
0.57%
7Hamlet BaskeyIndependent952
0.47%
8Sibaji MahataIndependent800
0.40%
9Laxman HansdaAMB580
0.29%
10Ashutosh RanaIndependent499
0.25%

Jhargram result 2016

Jhargram 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sukumar HansdaTMC99,233
54.97%
2Chunibala HansdaJKP(N)44,005
24.37%
3Ajoy Kumar SenBJP18,843
10.44%
4Subrata BhattacharyaINC7,017
3.89%
—NOTANOTA4,578
2.54%
5Mahadeb PratiharSUCI2,343
1.30%
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6Bablu MurmuIndependent1,754
0.97%
7Gunadhar MahatoAJSUP1,599
0.89%
8Ashoke MahataNDPOI1,165
0.65%

Jhargram result 2011

Jhargram 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sukumar HansdaTMC69,464
44.67%
2Amar BasuCPI(M)54,191
34.85%
3Chhatradhar MahataIndependent20,037
12.88%
4Bijay MahatoBJP6,376
4.10%
5Bholanath MahataJHAP5,452
3.51%
Map

Jhargram outlined in orange among the other West Bengal seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Paschim Medinapur district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Jhargram is one of the assembly segments of Jhargram. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Jhargram candidates.

  • Kalipada Saren (kherwal)TMC96,608 48.0%
  • Dr. Pranat TuduBJP82,507 41.0%
  • Sonamani TuduCPI(M)10,448 5.2%
  • Surya Singh BesraJKPP2,526 1.3%
  • Barun MahatoIndependent1,987 1.0%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 14,101 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Jhargram.

Who won the Jhargram assembly seat in 2026?

Lakshmi Kanta Sau of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Jhargram in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,20,877 votes, which was 54.71% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Jhargram?

The margin was 38,147 votes (17.27% of valid votes). The runner-up was Mongal Saren of the All India Trinamool Congress with 82,730 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Jhargram in 2026?

Turnout was 93.99%: 2,21,453 of 2,35,603 registered electors voted, across 289 polling stations. That is 8.3 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Jhargram part of?

Jhargram is an assembly segment of the Jhargram Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Kalipada Saren (kherwal) got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Jhargram a reserved constituency?

No. Jhargram is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Jhargram?

The West Bengal assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the West Bengal assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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