Jhargram, West Bengal — Lok Sabha Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Jhargram (West Bengal) was won by Kunar Hembram (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 11,767 votes over Birbaha Saren. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Jhargram, West Bengal, from 1962 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1962–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1962
Subodh Hansda
Indian National Congress
101,784
48.9%
Gopinath Saren (Communist Party of India)
45,359 (21.8 pts)
1967
A. K. Kisku.
BAC
160,399
58.3%
S. C. Hansda (Indian National Congress)
45,766 (16.6 pts)
1971
Amiya Kumar Kisku
Indian National Congress
102,762
30.2%
Jadu Nath Kisku (CPI (Marxist))
14,693 (4.3 pts)
1977
Jadunath Kisku
CPI (Marxist)
159,433
46.3%
Amiya Kumar Kisku (Indian National Congress)
47,595 (13.8 pts)
1980
Hasada Matilal
CPI (Marxist)
257,936
52.5%
Tushar Tudu (Congress (I))
98,169 (20.0 pts)
1984
Motilal Hansda
CPI (Marxist)
290,454
50.5%
Amiya Kumar Kisku (Indian National Congress)
75,242 (13.1 pts)
1989
Matilal Hansda
CPI (Marxist)
397,944
57.0%
Panchanan Hansda (Indian National Congress)
230,898 (33.1 pts)
1991
Rupchand Murmu
CPI (Marxist)
375,760
55.8%
Amiya Kisku (JKP)
152,307 (22.6 pts)
1996
Rupchand Murmu
CPI (Marxist)
485,498
60.3%
Subodh Hansda (Indian National Congress)
347,264 (43.1 pts)
1998
Murmu Rupchand
CPI (Marxist)
455,625
56.8%
Samay Mandi (West Bengal Trinamool Congress)
287,188 (35.8 pts)
1999
Rupchand Murmu
CPI (Marxist)
402,325
50.8%
Dakhin Murmu (All India Trinamool Congress)
108,681 (13.7 pts)
2004
Rupchand Murmu
CPI (Marxist)
509,045
64.0%
Nityananda Hembram (All India Trinamool Congress)
351,343 (44.2 pts)
2009
Pulin Bihari Baske
CPI (Marxist)
545,231
56.9%
Amrit Hansda (Indian National Congress)
292,345 (30.5 pts)
2014
Uma Saren
All India Trinamool Congress
674,504
53.6%
Dr. Pulin Bihari Baske (CPI (Marxist))
347,883 (27.7 pts)
2019
Kunar Hembram
Bharatiya Janata Party
626,583
45.1%
Birbaha Saren (All India Trinamool Congress)
11,767 (0.9 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1962
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Subodh Hansda
Indian National Congress
101,784
48.9%
Gopinath Saren
Communist Party of India
56,425
27.1%
Charu Chandra Besra
Praja Socialist Party
37,161
17.8%
Fakir Tudu
Hindustan Mazdoor Sevak Sangh
12,931
6.2%
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
A. K. Kisku.
BAC
160,399
58.3%
S. C. Hansda
Indian National Congress
114,633
41.7%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Amiya Kumar Kisku
Indian National Congress
102,762
30.2%
Jadu Nath Kisku
CPI (Marxist)
88,069
25.9%
Dakhin Murmu
JKP
54,931
16.2%
Iswar Mandi
Samyukta Socialist Party
48,120
14.2%
Fakir Tudu
Congress (O)
24,609
7.2%
Paramananda Singh
BAC
21,448
6.3%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Jadunath Kisku
CPI (Marxist)
159,433
46.3%
Amiya Kumar Kisku
Indian National Congress
111,838
32.5%
Hansada Subodh
Independent
72,788
21.2%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Hasada Matilal
CPI (Marxist)
257,936
52.5%
Tushar Tudu
Congress (I)
159,767
32.5%
Leba Tudu
Independent
29,338
6.0%
Bishupada Saran
JKD
28,957
5.9%
Dakshin Murmu
Janata Party
10,619
2.2%
Mangal Baskey
Independent
4,628
0.9%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Motilal Hansda
CPI (Marxist)
290,454
50.5%
Amiya Kumar Kisku
Indian National Congress
215,212
37.4%
Saren Bishnu Pada
Independent
47,141
8.2%
Chandrai Hansda
Independent
13,298
2.3%
Nityananda Mura
Independent
6,648
1.2%
Mangal Baskey
Independent
2,613
0.5%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Matilal Hansda
CPI (Marxist)
397,944
57.0%
Panchanan Hansda
Indian National Congress
167,046
23.9%
Naren Hansda
JKD
129,508
18.5%
Mangal Baskey
AMB
2,606
0.4%
Hardhan Hansda
WBS(BM)
1,285
0.2%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rupchand Murmu
CPI (Marxist)
375,760
55.8%
Amiya Kisku
JKP
223,453
33.2%
Panchanan Hansda
Bharatiya Janata Party
36,018
5.3%
Joyram Mandi
Independent
21,534
3.2%
Tudu Leba Chand
HJP
7,089
1.1%
Debendranath Majhi
Independent
6,907
1.0%
Mangal Baskey
AMB
2,769
0.4%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rupchand Murmu
CPI (Marxist)
485,498
60.3%
Subodh Hansda
Indian National Congress
138,234
17.2%
Nityananda Hembram
JKP(N)
87,647
10.9%
Panchanan Hansda
Bharatiya Janata Party
40,778
5.1%
Matilal Hansda
JMM
29,321
3.6%
Ramesh Singh
HJKP
21,706
2.7%
Mangal Baskey
AMB
2,159
0.3%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Murmu Rupchand
CPI (Marxist)
455,625
56.8%
Samay Mandi
West Bengal Trinamool Congress
168,437
21.0%
Naren Hansda
JKP(N)
149,295
18.6%
Matilal Hansda
JMM
24,891
3.1%
Ramesh Singh
Independent
4,155
0.5%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rupchand Murmu
CPI (Marxist)
402,325
50.8%
Dakhin Murmu
All India Trinamool Congress
293,644
37.1%
Murmu Biswanath
JKP(N)
84,332
10.7%
Aloke Kumar Mandi
JMM
9,592
1.2%
Gopi Nath Mandi
Bahujan Samaj Party
1,807
0.2%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rupchand Murmu
CPI (Marxist)
509,045
64.0%
Nityananda Hembram
All India Trinamool Congress
157,702
19.8%
Khagendra Nath Hembrom
JKP(N)
57,650
7.2%
Mongal Soren
JMM
37,921
4.8%
Surja Mandi
Independent
13,338
1.7%
Masang Hemram
Independent
10,223
1.3%
Leba Chand Tudu
Independent
9,433
1.2%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Pulin Bihari Baske
CPI (Marxist)
545,231
56.9%
Amrit Hansda
Indian National Congress
252,886
26.4%
Chunibala Hansda
JKP(N)
48,175
5.0%
Nabendu Mahali
Bharatiya Janata Party
45,425
4.7%
Aditya Kisku
Independent
26,945
2.8%
Susil Mandi
Independent
19,198
2.0%
Sunil Murmu
Independent
12,536
1.3%
Panchanan Hansda
Bahujan Samaj Party
7,978
0.8%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Uma Saren
All India Trinamool Congress
674,504
53.6%
Dr. Pulin Bihari Baske
CPI (Marxist)
326,621
26.0%
Bikash Mudi
Bharatiya Janata Party
122,459
9.7%
Anita Hansda
Indian National Congress
40,513
3.2%
None Of The Above
Independent
22,935
1.8%
Buddhadeb Mandi
JMM
15,114
1.2%
Hiranmoy Majhi
Independent
8,616
0.7%
Rampada Hansda
AB
8,478
0.7%
Gomasta Prasad Soren
ABJP
8,364
0.7%
Chunibala Hansda
JP(N)
7,608
0.6%
Subodh Kumar Mandi
Independent
7,453
0.6%
Milan Mandi
JDP
6,013
0.5%
Rajib Mudi
SUCI(C)
5,058
0.4%
Murari Mohan Baske
JAP
3,877
0.3%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kunar Hembram
Bharatiya Janata Party
626,583
45.1%
Birbaha Saren
All India Trinamool Congress
614,816
44.3%
Deblina Hembram
CPI (Marxist)
75,680
5.5%
Jageswar Hembram
Indian National Congress
20,754
1.5%
Narendra Nath Hembram
Independent
13,228
1.0%
Ashok Kumar Murmu
Bahujan Samaj Party
11,324
0.8%
Birbaha Hansda
JP(N)
11,204
0.8%
Maheswar Hembram
ABJP
8,484
0.6%
Sushil Mandi
SUCI(C)
6,449
0.5%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Jhargram has been contested at 15 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1962. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, BAC, CPI (Marxist), All India Trinamool Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Jhargram in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Kunar Hembram (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Jhargram, West Bengal, in 2019 with 626,583 votes (45.1%), a margin of 11,767 votes over Birbaha Saren.
Which parties have won Jhargram since 1962?
Since 1962, Jhargram has been won by: All India Trinamool Congress, BAC, Bharatiya Janata Party, CPI (Marxist), Indian National Congress.
What was the closest result in Jhargram?
The closest result on record for Jhargram was 2019, when Bharatiya Janata Party beat All India Trinamool Congress by just 11,767 votes (0.9 percentage points).