Coordinates: 24°32′N 88°04′E / 24.533°N 88.067°E / 24.533; 88.067

Jangipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Jangipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Jangipur is located in West Bengal
Jangipur
Jangipur
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 24°32′N 88°04′E / 24.533°N 88.067°E / 24.533; 88.067
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMurshidabad
Constituency No58
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency9. Jangipur
Electorate (year)171,691 (2011)[1]
214,445 (2016)[2]
255,072 (2021)[a]
Government
 • Incumbent MLAJakir Hossain
 • Political Party  AITC  

Jangipur (Vidhan Sabha 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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Jangipur municipality, Raghunathganj I community development block and Ahiran and Bansabati gram panchayats of Suti I community development block.[10]

Jangipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 9 Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency).[10]

Members of Legislative Assembly[]

Election
Year		 Constituency M.L.A. Party affiliation
1951 Sagardighi Shyamapada Bhattacharya Indian National Congress[11]
1951 Kuber Chand Halder Indian National Congress[11]
1957 Jangipur Shyamapada Bhattacharya Indian National Congress[12]
1957 Kuber Chand Halder Indian National Congress[12]
1962 Muktipada Chatterjee Indian National Congress[13]
1967 Abdul Haque Independent[14]
1969 Revolutionary Socialist Party[15]
1971 Radaruddin Ahammad Independent[16]
1972 Habibur Rahman Indian National Congress[17]
1977 Indian National Congress[18]
1982 Indian National Congress[19]
1987 Indian National Congress[20]
1991 Abdul Haque Revolutionary Socialist Party[21]
1996 Habibur Rahman Indian National Congress[22]
2001 Abul Hasnat Revolutionary Socialist Party[23]
2006 Revolutionary Socialist Party[24]
2011 Md. Sohrab Indian National Congress[25]
2016 All India Trinamool Congress[26]
2021 All 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[27][28][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Jakir Hossain 1,36,444 68.82 +31.59
BJP Sujit Das 43,964 22.17 +9.23
RSP Jane Alam Mian 9,067 4.57 +4.57
NOTA None of the above 4,557 2.3 +0.71
Majority 92,480 46.65 +35.16
Turnout 1,98,401 77.78
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Jakir Hossain 66,869 37.23 +37.23
CPI(M) Somnath Singha Ray 46,236 25.75 -16.70
INC Md. Sohrab 34,863 19.41 -27.35
BJP Sudhan Kumar Das 23,240 12.94 +4.90
NOTA None of the above 2,853 1.59
Majority 20,633 11.49 +7.18
Turnout 1,79,758 83.82 -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[25][29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Md. Sohrab 68,699 46.76 +8.53
CPI(M) Purnima Bhattacharya 62,363 42.45 -6.40
BJP Anamitra Banerjee 11,804 8.04
SUCI(C) Mirza Nashiruddin 4,038 2.75
Majority 6,336 4.31
Turnout 1,46,905 85.56
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[24] and 2001[23] 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.[22] Abdul Haque of RSP defeated Habibur Rahaman of Congress in 1991.[21] Habibur Rahaman of Congress defeated Abdul Haque of RSP in 1987,[20] Badaruddin Ahmed, Independent, in 1982[19] and Achintya Singha of SUC in 1977.[18][30]

1957–1972[]

Habibur Rahaman of Congress won in 1972.[17] Radaruddin Ahammad, Independent, won in 1971.[16] Abdul Haque of RSP/Independent won in 1969[15] and 1967.[14] Muktipada Chatterjee of Congress won in 1962.[13] Jangipur was joint seat in 1957. Shyamapada Bhattachacharya and Kuber Chand Halder, both of Congress, won.[12] In 1951 Jangipur seat was not there but there was a joint seat at Sagardighi. Shyamapada Bhattachacharya and Kuber Chand Halder, both of Congress, won.[11]

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ In between 255,064 and 255,079.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Citations[]

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  5. ^ "ভবানীপুর, সামশেরগঞ্জ, জঙ্গিপুর-কোথায় কত ভোটার, থাকছে কত বাহিনী, জানুন বিস্তারিত". The Wall (in Bengali). 27 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
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  7. ^ a b "Form 20 - 58 Jangipur AC" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  8. ^ "West Bengal Election: আগামীকাল ৩ কেন্দ্রে নির্বাচন, কোভিড বিধি মেনে তুঙ্গে শেষ মুহূর্তের প্রস্তুতি". ABP Ananda (in Bengali). 29 September 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Jangipur And Samserganj Election : জঙ্গিপুর-সামশেরগঞ্জে ভোট যুদ্ধ, আঁটোসাঁটো নিরাপত্তা বলয়". Aajtak Bangla (in Bengali). 30 September 2021. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  11. ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  12. ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  13. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  14. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  15. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  16. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  17. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  18. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  19. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  20. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  21. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  22. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  23. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  24. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  25. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  26. ^ "General Elections, India, 2016, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  27. ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  28. ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  29. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Jangipur. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  30. ^ "54 - Jangipur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
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