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Jangipur, West Bengal Assembly constituency


FieldValue
nameJangipur
typeSLA
map_image
map_captionInteractive Map Outlining Jangipur Assembly Constituency
mlaJakir Hossain
partyTrinamool Congress
latest_election_year2021
stateWest Bengal
districtMurshidabad
loksabha_consJangipur
constituency_no58
established1957
electors255,072
reservationNone

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

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.

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearMemberParty
1957Shyamapada Bhattacharya
1957Kuber Chand Halder
1962Muktipada Chatterjee
1967Abdul Haque
1969
1971Radaruddin Ahammad
1972Habibur Rahman
1977
1982
1987
1991Abdul Haque
1996Habibur Rahman
2001Abul Hasnat
2006
2011Md. Sohrab
2016Jakir Hossain
2021

Election results

2026

2021

2016

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

2011

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

.# 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 and 2001 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. Abdul Haque of RSP defeated Habibur Rahaman of Congress in 1991. Habibur Rahaman of Congress defeated Abdul Haque of RSP in 1987, Badaruddin Ahmed, Independent, in 1982 and Achintya Singha of SUC in 1977.

1957–1972

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

References

Notes

Citations

References

  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18". Election Commission of India.
  2. "Election Commission of India".
  3. "Election Commission of India".
  4. "Form 20 - 58 Jangipur AC". Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal.
  5. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Election Commission.
  6. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Empowering India.
  7. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Election Commission.
  8. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Election Commission.
  9. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Election Commission.
  10. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Election Commission.
  11. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Election Commission.
  12. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Election Commission.
  13. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Election Commission.
  14. "54 - Jangipur Assembly Constituency". Election Commission of India.
  15. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Election Commission.
  16. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Election Commission.
  17. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Election Commission.
  18. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Election Commission.
  19. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Election Commission.
  20. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal". Election Commission.
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