Jhargram Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
Lakshmi Kanta Sau
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
Lakshmi Kanta Sau
votes
1,20,877
Margin
38,147(17.3%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Lakshmi Kanta Sau✓ WinnerBJP1,20,87754.71%
- 2Mongal SarenAITC82,73037.44%
- 3Arjun Kumar MahataCPI(M)Deposit lost6,6042.99%
- 4NOTA2,2621.02%
- 5Prasenjit DeINCDeposit lost1,5060.68%
- 6Sundar Mohan MurmuBSPDeposit lost1,3560.61%
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- 7Prabir MahataINDDeposit lost1,2500.57%
- 8Ashoke MahataINDDeposit lost1,0100.46%
- 9Prabir MandiINDDeposit lost1,0080.46%
- 10Subhasis KarakINDDeposit lost7540.34%
- 11Abhijit SinghaINDDeposit lost6680.3%
- 12Subhas Chandra SinghaSocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost5300.24%
- 13Joyram ChalakAmra BangaleeDeposit lost3850.17%
Deposit lost: 10 of 12 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2026
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 2,35,603
- Votes cast
- 2,21,453
- Turnout
- 93.99%
- Polling stations
- 289
incl. service voters
incl. 3,641 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women92.8%
1,09,774 of 1,18,302 voted on EVMs
Men92.1%
1,08,036 of 1,17,297 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 4; 2 voted.
- Candidates12
- Lost deposit10
- NOTA2,262
- Valid votes2,18,678
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Jhargram?
Lakshmi Kanta Sau (BJP) won Jhargram in the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 with 1,20,877 votes.
What was the winning margin in Jhargram?
Lakshmi Kanta Sau defeated Mongal Saren (AITC) by 38,147 votes.
What was the turnout in Jhargram in 2026?
93.99% — 2,21,453 of 2,35,603 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 92.8%, men's 92.1%.
How many voters does Jhargram have?
2,35,603 electors at the 2026 election — 1,17,297 men, 1,18,302 women, 4 third gender (service voters included), and 289 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Jhargram?
The last general election was completed in May 2026. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2031; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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