Jangipur, West Bengal Assembly constituency
Jangipur | |
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Constituency No. 58 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
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Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Murshidabad |
LS constituency | Jangipur |
Established | 1957 |
Total electors | 255,072 |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
Elected year | 2021 |
Jangipur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
[edit]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
[edit]Election Year |
Constituency | M.L.A. | Party affiliation |
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1957 | Jangipur | Shyamapada Bhattacharya | Indian National Congress[2] |
1957 | Kuber Chand Halder | Indian National Congress[2] | |
1962 | Muktipada Chatterjee | Indian National Congress[3] | |
1967 | Abdul Haque | Independent[4] | |
1969 | Revolutionary Socialist Party[5] | ||
1971 | Radaruddin Ahammad | Independent[6] | |
1972 | Habibur Rahman | Indian National Congress[7] | |
1977 | Indian National Congress[8] | ||
1982 | Indian National Congress[9] | ||
1987 | Indian National Congress[10] | ||
1991 | Abdul Haque | Revolutionary Socialist Party[11] | |
1996 | Habibur Rahman | Indian National Congress[12] | |
2001 | Abul Hasnat | Revolutionary Socialist Party[13] | |
2006 | Revolutionary Socialist Party[14] | ||
2011 | Md. Sohrab | Indian National Congress[15] | |
2016 | Jakir Hossain | All India Trinamool Congress[16] | |
2021 | All India Trinamool Congress |
Election results
[edit]2021
[edit]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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AITC | Jakir Hossain | 136,444 | 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
[edit]In the 2016 election, Jakir Hossain of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Somnath Singha Ray of CPI(M).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]In the 2011 election, Mohammad Sohrab of Congress defeated his nearest rival Purnima Bhattacharya of CPI(M).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2016, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Form 20 - 58 Jangipur AC" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Jangipur. Empowering India. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "54 - Jangipur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2010.