Jhargram Lok Sabha constituency of West Bengal: Full list of candidates, polling dates

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Jhargram is one of the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal. Voting in Jhargram Lok Sabha constituency in the sixth phase was on May 12 and counting is on May 23.

Compared to 84.95 percent in 2014, this time 80.35 percent polling was recorded in eight seats in West Bengal.

Ashok Kumar Murmu of Bahujan Samaj Party, Kunar Hembram of Bharatiya Janata Party, Deblina Hembram of Communist Party of India (Marxist), Birbaha Saren of All India Trinamool Congress and Jageswar Hembram of Indian National Congress are few prominent candidates contesting for general elections 2019 from Jhargram Lok Sabha Constituency of West Bengal.

Jhargram parliamentary constituency comprises of seven assembly segments namely Nayagram, Gopiballavpur, Jhargram, Garhbeta, Salboni, Binpur and Bandwan.

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Jhargram Lok Sabha Constituency of West Bengal.

SL. NO.	Candidate Name	Party Name
1	Ashok Kumar Murmu	Bahujan Samaj Party
2	Kunar Hembram	Bharatiya Janata Party
3	Deblina Hembram	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
4	Birbaha Saren	All India Trinamool Congress
5	Jageswar Hembram	Indian National Congress
6	Birbaha Hansda	Jharkhand Party (Naren)
7	Maheswar Hembram	Akhil Bhartiya Jharkhand Party
8	SUSHIL MANDI	SOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST)
9	NARENDRA NATH HEMBRAM	Independent

In 2014 Lok Sabha election, Trinamool Congress's Uma Saren had won the Jhargram Lok Sabha constituency with a massive margin of 347883 votes.

Uma Saren had bagged 674504 votes as against Communist Party of India Marxist candidate Pulin Bihari Baske who secured 326621 votes.