Jhargram Vidhan Sabha constituency is in Jhargram district of West Bengal. As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, Jhargram includes Jhargram municipality, Bandhgora, Manikpara, Radhanagar and Sapdhara gram panchayats of Jhargram community development block and Binpur I community development block. It is part of Jhargram Lok Sabha constituency. Sukumar Hansda of TMC is the sitting MLA of Jhargram.
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Here are a few details about the Jhargram assembly seat:
Name of the assembly constituency, district: Jhargram, Jhargram
Lok Sabha constituency : Jhargram
Polling date: March 27
2016 candidates: Sukumar Hansda of TMC and Chunibala Hansda of JKP(N)
2021 candidates: NA
Sitting MLA, party: Sukumar Hansda of TMC
Winning margin in 2016: 55,228
Runner up name, party : Chunibala Hansda of JKP(N)
Number of voters in 2016: 180,680
Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 84.38%
Number of polling booths in 2016: 254