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Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Existence
  
1962-present

Current MP
  
Dr. Uma Saren

Total Electors
  
1,475,112

State
  
West Bengal

Female electors
  
721,272

Reservation
  
Reserved for ST

Elected Year
  
2014

Member of parliament
  
Uma Saren

Male electors
  
753,840

Assembly Constituencies
  
Nayagram (ST) Gopiballavpur Jhargram Garhbeta Salboni Binpur (ST) Bandwan (ST)

Party
  
All India Trinamool Congress

Last election
  
Indian general election, 2014

Assembly segments
  
Garbeta, Nayagram, Bandwan, Jhargram, Binpur, Salboni, Gopiballavpur

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. Six of the seven assembly segments of No. 33 Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Paschim Medinipur district and one assembly segment is in Purulia district.

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Assembly segments

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:

  • Nayagram (ST) (assembly constituency no. 220)
  • Gopiballavpur (assembly constituency no. 221)
  • Jhargram (assembly constituency no. 222)
  • Garhbeta (assembly constituency no. 233)
  • Salboni (assembly constituency no. 234)
  • Binpur (ST) (assembly constituency no. 237)
  • Bandwan (ST) (assembly constituency no. 238)

    • Prior to delimitation, Jhargram Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments: Garhbeta East (assembly constituency no. 220), Garhbeta West (SC) (assembly constituency no. 221), Salbani (assembly constituency no. 222), Nayagram (ST) (assembly constituency no. 229), Gopiballavpur (assembly constituency no. 230), Jhargram (assembly constituency no. 231), Binpur (ST) (assembly constituency no. 232)

    Members of Parliament

    Prior to 1962 the Jhargram area was part of MidnaporeJhargram constituency and Midnapore constituency. See Medinipur (Lok Sabha constituency) for Members of Parliament.

    Source: General Election to the Lok Sabha 2014 - State wise seats won & valid votes polled by political parties
    General Elections 2009 to the 15th Lok Sabha - Party wise seats won and votes polled

    General elections 1962-2004

    Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:

    References

    Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency) Wikipedia
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