Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency)
| Existence | 1962-present |
|---|---|
| Reservation | Reserved for ST |
| Current MP | Dr. Uma Saren |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Elected Year | 2014 |
| State | West Bengal |
| Total Electors | 1,475,112 |
| Assembly Constituencies |
Nayagram (ST) Gopiballavpur Jhargram Garhbeta Salboni Binpur (ST) Bandwan (ST) |
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. Four of the seven assembly segments of No. 33 Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Jhargram district, two in Paschim Medinipur district and one assembly segment is in Purulia district.
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:
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)
Prior to 1962 the Jhargram area was part of MidnaporeJhargram constituency and Midnapore constituency. See Medinipur (Lok Sabha constituency) for Members of Parliament.
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