Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency)

Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Jhargram in West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.

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Election results

General Election, 2009: Jhargram [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Pulin Behari Baske 545,231
Congress Amrit Hansda 252,886
JKP(N) Chunibala Hansda 48,175
BJP Nabendu Mahali 45,425
Independent Aditya Kisku 26,945
Independent Sunil Mandi 19,198
Independent Sunil Murmu 12,536
BSP Panchanan Hansda 7,978
Turnout 958,374

Results of elections prior to 2009 are summarised below:

Year Winner Runner-up
Candidate Party Candidate Party
1977[2] Jadunath 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 JKP
1996 Rupchand Murmu Communist Party of India (Marxist) Subodh Hansda Indian National Congress
1998 Rupchand Murmu Communist Party of India (Marxist) Samay Mandi 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

Fifteenth Lok Sabha

Seats won by different fronts and parties in the fiteenth Lok Sabha, formed after the Indian general election, 2009, were as follows:[3]

Front Party Seats won
UPA Congress 206
Trinamool Congress 19
DMK 18
NCP 9
National Conference 3
JMM 2
Others 5
Total 262
NDA BJP 116
JD(U) 20
Shiv Sena 11
Akali Dal 4
AGP 1
RLD 5
Total 157
Third Front Left Front 22
BSP 21
JD(S) 3
AIADMK 9
TDP 6
TRS 2
BJD 14
Others 3
Total 80
Fourth Front SP 27
RJD 4
Total 27

Seats won by different political parties from West Bengal in the fifteenth Lok Sabha were as follows: [4]

Party Seats
Trinamool Congress 19
Congress 6
SUCI 1
CPI(M) 9
CPI 2
RSP 2
Forward Bloc 2
BJP 1

Assembly segments

Prior to delimitation, Jhargram Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[5]

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:[6]

References

  1. ^ "General Election 2009 Jhargram". West Bengal Election Results. Ibnlive. http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionresults/constituency/25/25/jhargram.html. Retrieved 2009-05-20. 
  2. ^ "33 –Jhargram Parliamentary Constituency, West Bengal". Partywise Comparison since 1977. Election Commission of India. http://www.eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/GE/PartyCompWinner/S25/partycomp33.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-01. 
  3. ^ "General Election 2009 Results". Indian Elections. http://www.indian-elections.com/. Retrieved 2009-06-20. 
  4. ^ "General Election 2009 Results". Statewise results. Indian Elections. http://www.indian-elections.com/statewise-results.html. Retrieved 2009-06-20. 
  5. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha". Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_2004/Vol_III_LS_2004.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-01. 
  6. ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18". Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-27. 

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