Jhargram Lok Sabha constituency explained

Jhargram Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 constituencies of the lower house of parliament in India.

The constituency centres on Jhargram in West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes. Four of the seven assembly segments of No. 33 Jhargram Lok Sabha constituency are in Jhargram district, two in Paschim Medinipur district and one assembly segment is in Purulia district.

Assembly segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 33 Jhargram, reserved for Scheduled tribes (ST), is composed of the following segments:^[2]

Constituency number	Name	District	Party (2021 Assembly Election Winner)	Party (Leading in 2024 Lok Sabha)
220	Nayagram (ST)	Jhargram	TMC	TMC
221	Gopiballavpur		TMC	TMC
222	Jhargram		TMC	TMC
233	Garhbeta	Paschim Medinipur	TMC	TMC
234	Salboni		TMC	TMC
237	Binpur (ST)	Jhargram	TMC	TMC
238	Bandwan (ST)	Purulia	TMC	TMC

Prior to delimitation, Jhargram Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:^[3] Garhbeta East (assembly constituency no. 220), Garhbeta West (SC) (assembly constituency no. 221), Salbani (assembly constituency no. 222), Nayagram (ST) (assembly constituency no. 229), Gopiballavpur (assembly constituency no. 230), Jhargram (assembly constituency no. 231), Binpur (ST) (assembly constituency no. 232)

Members of Parliament

Lok Sabha	Duration	Constituency	Name of M.P.	Party Affiliation
Third	1962-67	Jhargram	Subodh Chandra Hansda	[4]
Fourth	1967-71		Amiya Kumar Kisku	[5]
	1971-77		Amiya Kumar Kisku	[6]
Sixth	1977-80		Jadunath Kisku	[7]
Seventh	1980-84		Matilal Hansda[8]
Eighth	1984-89	[9]
Ninth	1989-91	[10]
Tenth	1991-96		Rupchand Murmu[11]
Eleventh	1996-98	[12]
Twelfth	1998-99	[13]
Thirteenth	1999-04	[14]
Fourteenth	2004-09	[15]
Fifteenth	2009-14		Dr. Pulin Bihari Baske[16]
Sixteenth	2014-2019		Dr. Uma Saren	[17]
Seventeenth	2019-2024		Kunar Hembram	[18]
Eighteenth	2024-incumbent		Kalipada Soren

Election results

General elections 1962-2004

Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:

Year	Winner	Party	Runner-up	Party	Ref.
1962	Subodh Hansda	Indian National Congress	Gopinath Saren	Communist Party of India
1967	Amiya Kumar Kisku	Indian National Congress	Jadu Nath Kisku	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1971	Amiya Kumar Kisku	Indian National Congress	Jadu Nath Kisku	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1977	Jadu Nath Kisku	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	Amiya Kumar Kisku	Indian National Congress
1980	Matilal Hansda	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	Tushar Tudu	Indian National Congress (I)
1984	Matilal Hansda	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	Amiya Kumar Kisku	Indian National Congress
1989	Matilal Hansda	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	Panchanan Hansda	Indian National Congress
1991	Rupchand Murmu	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	Amiya Kumar Kisku	Jharkhand Party
1996	Rupchand Murmu	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	Subodh Hansda	Indian National Congress
1998	Rupchand Murmu	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	Samay Mandi	All India Trinamool Congress
1999	Rupchand Murmu	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	Dakhin Murmu	All India Trinamool Congress
2004	Rupchand Murmu	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	Nityananda Hembram	All India Trinamool Congress

See also

• Jhargram
• List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha

External links

• Jhargram lok sabha constituency election 2019 result details

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Notes and References

1. https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf
2. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 . 2009-05-27 . Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies . Government of West Bengal.
3. Web site: Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha . 2010-10-01 . Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies . Election Commission of India .
4. Web site: General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission . 2 June 2014.
5. Web site: General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission . 2 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140404203524/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf . 4 April 2014 .
6. Web site: General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission . 2 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140404195218/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf . 4 April 2014 .
7. Web site: General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India . 2 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718185438/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf . 18 July 2014 .
8. Web site: General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India . 2 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718175926/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf . 18 July 2014 .
9. Web site: General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India . 2 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718184911/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1984/Vol_I_LS_84.pdf . 18 July 2014 .
10. Web site: General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India . 2 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183934/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1989/Vol_I_LS_89.pdf . 18 July 2014 .
11. Web site: General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India . 2 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183558/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1991/VOL_I_91.pdf . 18 July 2014 .
12. Web site: General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. 2 June 2014 .
13. Web site: General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India . 2 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718181833/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf . 18 July 2014 .
14. Web site: General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India . 2 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf . 18 July 2014 .
15. Web site: General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. 2 June 2014 .
16. Web site: General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India . 2 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140811090059/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf . 11 August 2014 .
17. Web site: General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. 19 June 2016 .
18. Web site: General Elections 2019 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . West Bengal . Election commission of India . 24 June 2019 .