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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Sansar Capital Management, L.L.C.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GIGAMEDIA LTD [GIGM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 25 W 53RD STREET, 14TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/19/2006 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10019 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 07/19/2006   P   17,876 A $ 7.4621 5,784,298 I Footnote (1) Common Stock 07/19/2006   P   3,924 A $ 7.4621 5,784,298 I Footnote (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Sansar Capital Management, L.L.C. 25 W 53RD STREET 14TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10019		X
Sansar Capital Special Opportunity Master Fund, L.P. 25 W 53RD STREET 14TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10019		X
Sansar Capital Master Fund, L.P. C/O SANSAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 25 WEST 53RD STREET NEW YORK, NY 10019		X
Sansar Performance, L.P. C/O SANSAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 25 WEST 53RD STREET NEW YORK, NY 10019		X
Motwani Sanjay C/O SANSAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 25 WEST 53RD STREET NEW YORK, NY 10019		X

Signatures

/s/ Sanjay Motwani, as Chief Executive Officer of Sansar Capital Management, L.L.C.		07/21/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Sanjay Motwani, as Chief Executive Officer of Sansar Performance, L.P.		07/21/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Sanjay Motwani, as Chief Executive Officer of Sansar Capital Special Opportunity Fund, Ltd.		07/21/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Sanjay Motwani, as Chief Executive Officer of Sansar Capital Master Fund, L.P.		07/21/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Sanjay Motwani		07/21/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These shares of the Issuer's common stock, par value $10NT per share (the "Shares"), are held for the account of Sansar Capital Master Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Master Fund"). Sansar Capital Managment, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("Sansar Capital Management"), serves as investment manager for the Master Fund. Sansar Performance, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Sansar Performance"), serves as general partner of the Master Fund. Mr. Motwani is the Chief Executive Officer of each of Sansar Performance and Sansar Capital Managment.
(2)	The Shares are held for the account of Sansar Capital Special Opportunity Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the "SO Fund"). Sansar Capital Special Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the "SO Master Fund") serves as the investment manager for the SO Fund. Sansar Capital Management serves as the sponsor of the SO Fund. Mr. Motwani is the Chief Executive Officer of each of Sansar Capital Management and the SO Fund.

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