Jhargram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Jhargram
Jhargram
	Vidhan Sabha constituency
	Jhargram Location in West Bengal Jhargram Jhargram (India)
	Coordinates: 22°27′N 86°59′E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Jhargram
Constituency No.	222
Type	Open
Lok Sabha constituency	33. Jhargram (ST)
Electorate (year)	184,109 (2011)

Jhargram (Vidhan Sabha 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 (Vidhan Sabha 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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 34 Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).[1]

Election results

2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Jhargram [2][3][4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	AITC	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
	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha	Sunil Kisku	5,573	3.66
	Jharkhand Anushilan Party	Bholanath Mahata	5,452	3.51
Turnout			155,520	84.47
	AITC gain from CPI (M)		Swing	24.29#

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

West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Paschim Medinipur district summary
Party	Seats won	Seat change
Trinamool Congress	8	8
Indian National Congress	2	0
Jharkhand Party (Naren)	0	1
Communist Party of India (Marxist)	7	7
Communist Party of India	1	1
DSP(PC)	1	0

Note: Constituency abolished – 1 (See template talk page for details)

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]

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References

"Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
"Jhargram". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
"West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Jhargram. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
"West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Jhargram. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
"231 - Jhargram Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
"Statistical Reports of Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-12-20.

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[delimitation-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 2010-10-15.

[2] "Jhargram". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-20.

[3] "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Jhargram. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-05-06.

[4] "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Jhargram. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2011-05-06.

[5] "231 - Jhargram Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-12-20.

[6] "Statistical Reports of Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-12-20.