Jangipur, West Bengal Assembly constituency

Jangipur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Jangipur
Constituency No. 58 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Interactive Map Outlining Jangipur Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMurshidabad
LS constituencyJangipur
Established1957
Total electors255,072
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 58 Jangipur Assembly constituency covers Jangipur municipality, Raghunathganj I community development block and Ahiran and Bansabati gram panchayats of Suti I community development block.[1]

Jangipur Assembly constituency is part of No. 9 Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year
ConstituencyM.L.A.Party affiliation
1957JangipurShyamapada BhattacharyaIndian National Congress[2]
1957Kuber Chand HalderIndian National Congress[2]
1962Muktipada ChatterjeeIndian National Congress[3]
1967Abdul HaqueIndependent[4]
1969Revolutionary Socialist Party[5]
1971Radaruddin AhammadIndependent[6]
1972Habibur RahmanIndian National Congress[7]
1977Indian National Congress[8]
1982Indian National Congress[9]
1987Indian National Congress[10]
1991Abdul HaqueRevolutionary Socialist Party[11]
1996Habibur RahmanIndian National Congress[12]
2001Abul HasnatRevolutionary Socialist Party[13]
2006Revolutionary Socialist Party[14]
2011Md. SohrabIndian National Congress[15]
2016Jakir HossainAll India Trinamool Congress[16]
2021All India Trinamool Congress

Election results

2021

Jakir Hossain held the seat while Sujit Das of the BJP took second spot from the Left Front-Congress Alliance which only scored 4.57% of the vote.

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Jangipur[17][18][19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCJakir Hossain 136,444 68.82 +31.59
BJPSujit Das43,96422.17+9.23
RSPJane Alam Mian9,0674.57+4.57
NOTANone of the above4,5572.3+0.71
Majority92,48046.65+35.16
Turnout1,98,40177.78
AITC holdSwing+31.59

2016

In the 2016 election, Jakir Hossain of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Somnath Singha Ray of CPI(M).

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Jangipur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCJakir Hossain66,86937.23+37.23
CPI(M)Somnath Singha Ray46,23625.75-16.70
INCMd. Sohrab34,86319.41-27.35
BJPSudhan Kumar Das23,24012.94+4.90
NOTANone of the above2,8531.59
Majority20,63311.49+7.18
Turnout1,79,75883.82-1.74
AITC gain from INCSwing+26.97

2011

In the 2011 election, Mohammad Sohrab of Congress defeated his nearest rival Purnima Bhattacharya of CPI(M).

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Jangipur[15][20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCMd. Sohrab68,69946.76+8.53
CPI(M)Purnima Bhattacharya62,36342.45-6.40
BJPAnamitra Banerjee11,8048.04
SUCI(C)Mirza Nashiruddin4,0382.75
Majority6,3364.31
Turnout1,46,90585.56
INC gain from RSPSwing

.# CPI(M) did not contest this seat in 2006. Change noted is based on RSP's vote percentage in 2006.

1977–2006

In the 2006[14] and 2001[13] state assembly elections Abul Hasnat of RSP won the Jangipur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Habibur Rahaman of Congress/ Independent. Contests in most years were multi-cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Habibur Rahman of Congress defeated Abdul Haque of RSP in 1996.[12] Abdul Haque of RSP defeated Habibur Rahaman of Congress in 1991.[11] Habibur Rahaman of Congress defeated Abdul Haque of RSP in 1987,[10] Badaruddin Ahmed, Independent, in 1982[9] and Achintya Singha of SUC in 1977.[8][21]

1957–1972

Habibur Rahaman of Congress won in 1972.[7] Radaruddin Ahammad, Independent, won in 1971.[6] Abdul Haque of RSP/Independent won in 1969[5] and 1967.[4] Muktipada Chatterjee of Congress won in 1962.[3] Jangipur was joint seat in 1957. Shyamapada Bhattachacharya and Kuber Chand Halder, both of Congress, won.[2]

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