A contact sensing device of an electrostatic capacitance type that is adapted to detect contact of a human body with a door handle, the device comprising: a first electrode and a second electrode that are disposed inside the door handle and that face each other, wherein a distance between the first electrode and the second electrode is changed by pressure application to an outer surface of the door handle; a drive detection circuit that is adapted to drive an electrode connected to a drive detection terminal by the electrostatic capacitance type and detect a change in electrostatic capacitance; a first switching circuit that is adapted to implement switching between connection and disconnection between the first electrode and ground; and a second switching circuit that is adapted to implements switching between connection and disconnection between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the drive detection circuit is adapted to implements periodic switching between a first state and a second state and detect an electrostatic capacitance change in the first state and an electrostatic capacitance change in the second state to determine contact of a human body with the door handle if the electrostatic capacitance change in the first state exceeds a first threshold and the electrostatic capacitance change in the second state exceeds a second threshold, the first state being a state in which the second electrode is connected to the drive detection terminal, the first electrode and the ground are disconnected from each other by the first switching circuit, and the first electrode and the second electrode are connected to each other by the second switching circuit, and the second state being a state in which the first electrode and the ground are connected to each other by the first switching circuit and the first electrode and the second electrode are disconnected from each other by the second switching circuit. a first electrode and a second electrode that are disposed inside the door handle and that face each other, wherein a distance between the first electrode and the second electrode is changed by pressure application to an outer surface of the door handle; a drive detection circuit that is adapted to drive an electrode connected to a drive detection terminal by the electrostatic capacitance type and detect a change in electrostatic capacitance; a first switching circuit that is adapted to implement switching between connection and disconnection between the first electrode and ground; and a second switching circuit that is adapted to implements switching between connection and disconnection between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the drive detection circuit is adapted to implements periodic switching between a first state and a second state and detect an electrostatic capacitance change in the first state and an electrostatic capacitance change in the second state to determine contact of a human body with the door handle if the electrostatic capacitance change in the first state exceeds a first threshold and the electrostatic capacitance change in the second state exceeds a second threshold, the first state being a state in which the second electrode is connected to the drive detection terminal, the first electrode and the ground are disconnected from each other by the first switching circuit, and the first electrode and the second electrode are connected to each other by the second switching circuit, and the second state being a state in which the first electrode and the ground are connected to each other by the first switching circuit and the first electrode and the second electrode are disconnected from each other by the second switching circuit.