Jangipur, West Bengal Assembly constituency

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Jangipur
Constituency No. 58 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Jangipur, West Bengal Assembly constituency
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Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Lok Sabha constituency Jangipur
Established1957
Total electors255,072
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Trinamool Congress
Elected year 2021

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

Contents

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

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

Election results

2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Jangipur [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Jakir Hossain 106,444 58.82 +21.59
BJP Sujit Das43,96422.17+4.23
RSP Jane Alam Mian39,06716.71+16.71
NOTA None of the above4,5572.3+0.71
Majority 92,48046.65+35.16
Turnout 1,98,40177.78
AITC hold Swing +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%±%
AITC Jakir Hossain66,86937.23+37.23
CPI(M) Somnath Singha Ray46,23625.75−16.70
INC Md. Sohrab 34,86319.41−27.35
BJP Sudhan Kumar Das23,24012.94+4.90
NOTA None of the above2,8531.59
Majority 20,63311.49+7.18
Turnout 1,79,75883.82−1.74
AITC gain from INC Swing +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 [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Md. Sohrab 68,69946.76+8.53
CPI(M) Purnima Bhattacharya62,36342.45−6.40
BJP Anamitra Banerjee11,8048.04
SUCI(C) Mirza Nashiruddin4,0382.75
Majority 6,3364.31
Turnout 1,46,90585.56
INC gain from RSP Swing

.# 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 [7] and 2001 [8] 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. [9] Abdul Haque of RSP defeated Habibur Rahaman of Congress in 1991. [10] Habibur Rahaman of Congress defeated Abdul Haque of RSP in 1987, [11] Badaruddin Ahmed, Independent, in 1982 [12] and Achintya Singha of SUC in 1977. [13] [14]

1957–1972

Habibur Rahaman of Congress won in 1972. [15] Radaruddin Ahammad, Independent, won in 1971. [16] Abdul Haque of RSP/Independent won in 1969 [17] and 1967. [18] Muktipada Chatterjee of Congress won in 1962. [19] Jangipur was joint seat in 1957. Shyamapada Bhattachacharya and Kuber Chand Halder, both of Congress, won. [20]

References

Notes

    Citations

    1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
    2. "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
    3. "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
    4. "Form 20 - 58 Jangipur AC" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
    5. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
    6. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Jangipur. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
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    10. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
    11. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
    12. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
    13. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
    14. "54 - Jangipur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
    15. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
    16. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
    17. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
    18. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
    19. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
    20. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.