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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
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{{for|the constituency in UP|Jangipur, Uttar Pradesh Assembly constituency}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Jangipur
| type = SLA
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Jangipur.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Jangipur Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = Chitto Mukherjee
| party = [[BJP]]
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Murshidabad district|Murshidabad]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jangipur]]
| constituency_no = 58
| established = 1957
| electors = 2,20,859
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}

'''Jangipur Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Murshidabad district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 58 Jangipur Assembly constituency covers [[Jahangirpur, Murshidabad|Jangipur]] municipality, [[Raghunathganj I (community development block)|Raghunathganj I]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]] and [[Ahiran]] and [[Bansabati]] [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Suti I (community development block)|Suti I]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]].<ref name =delimitation>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 | access-date = 11 July 2014 | work = West Bengal| publisher = Election Commission of India}}</ref>

Jangipur Assembly constituency is part of No. 9 [[Jangipur (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name =delimitation/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Member
! colspan="2" | Party
|-
| [[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| Shyamapada Bhattacharya
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
| [[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| Kuber Chand Halder
|-
| [[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
| Muktipada Chatterjee
|-
| [[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| rowspan="2"|Abdul Haque
| {{Party name with color|Independent}}
|-
| [[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
| {{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}
|-
| [[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
| Radaruddin Ahammad
| {{Party name with color|Independent}}
|-
| [[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
| rowspan="4" | [[Habibur Rahman (Indian politician)|Habibur Rahman]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}
|-
| [[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|-
| [[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|-
| [[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
|-
| [[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
| Abdul Haque
| {{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}
|-
| [[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|[[Habibur Rahman (Indian politician)|Habibur Rahman]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Abul Hasnat Khan|Abul Hasnat]]
| {{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|-
| [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| [[Md. Sohrab]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Jakir Hossain (politician)|Jakir Hossain]]
| {{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|-
|[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
|Chitto Mukherjee
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}

==Election results==
===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Jangipur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Chitto Mukherjee
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 91201
|percentage = 42.90
|change = +20.73
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Jakir Hossain
|party = Trinamool Congress
|votes = 80,659
|percentage = 37.94
|change = -15.71
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Md.Imran
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 31,228
|percentage = 14.69
|change = +14.69
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Alok Kumar Das
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|votes = 4,007
|percentage = 1.89
|change = +1.89
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|party = None of the above (India)
|votes = 1,143
|percentage = 0.54
|change = -1.76
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,542
|percentage = 4.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,12,606
|percentage = 93.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2021===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Jangipur<ref>{{Cite web|title=Election Commission of India|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcOct2021/ConstituencywiseS2558.htm?ac=58|access-date=3 October 2021|website=results.eci.gov.in|archive-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003142420/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcOct2021/ConstituencywiseS2558.htm?ac=58|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Election Commission of India|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcOct2021/RoundwiseS2558.htm?ac=58|access-date=3 October 2021|website=results.eci.gov.in|archive-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003172940/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcOct2021/RoundwiseS2558.htm?ac=58|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ceowb58">{{Cite web|title= Form 20 - 58 Jangipur AC|url=http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/UploadFiles/Byeelec_sep_2021/form20/Form20_AC58.pdf|work=Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal|access-date=2021-11-13}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Jakir Hossain|votes=1,06,444|percentage=53.65|change=+21.59}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Sujit Das|votes=43,964|percentage=22.17|change=+4.23}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|candidate=Jane Alam Mian|votes=39,067|percentage=19.69|change=+19.69}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=4,557|percentage=2.3|change=+0.71}}
{{Election box majority|votes=62,480|percentage=31.49|change=+20.00}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,98,401|percentage=77.78|change=-6.04}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner= All India Trinamool Congress
|swing=+31.59
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
In the 2016 election, Jakir Hossain of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Somnath Singha Ray of CPI(M).
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Jangipur }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Jakir Hossain|votes=66,869|percentage=37.23|change=+37.23}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Somnath Singha Ray|votes=46,236|percentage=25.75|change=-16.70}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Md. Sohrab]]|votes=34,863|percentage=19.41|change=-27.35}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Sudhan Kumar Das|votes=23,240|percentage=12.94|change=+4.90}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=2,853|percentage=1.59|change=}}
{{Election box majority|votes=20,633|percentage=11.49|change=+7.18}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,79,758|percentage=83.82|change=-1.74}}

{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser= Indian National Congress
|swing=+26.97
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
In the 2011 election, [[Mohammad Sohrab]] of Congress defeated his nearest rival Purnima Bhattacharya of CPI(M).
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Jangipur<ref name=vidhansabha2011>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2011.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=58| title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011| work = Jangipur| publisher = Empowering India| access-date = 20 April 2011| archive-date = 2 June 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130602184311/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=58| url-status = usurped}}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Md. Sohrab]]|votes=68,699|percentage=46.76|change=+8.53}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Purnima Bhattacharya|votes=62,363|percentage=42.45|change=-6.40}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Anamitra Banerjee|votes=11,804|percentage=8.04|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=Mirza Nashiruddin|votes=4,038|percentage=2.75|change=}}
{{Election box majority|votes=6,336|percentage=4.31|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,46,905|percentage=85.56|change=}}

{{Election box gain with party link
|loser = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|winner= Indian National Congress
|swing=
}}
{{Election box end}}
<small>.# CPI(M) did not contest this seat in 2006. Change noted is based on RSP's vote percentage in 2006.</small>

===1977–2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006]]<ref name=vidhansabha2006>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> and 2001<ref name=vidhansabha2001>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> state assembly elections Abul Hasnat of [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]] won the Jangipur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Habibur Rahaman of [[Indian National Congress|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.<ref name=vidhansabha1996>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> Abdul Haque of RSP defeated Habibur Rahaman of Congress in 1991.<ref name=vidhansabha1991>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> Habibur Rahaman of Congress defeated Abdul Haque of RSP in 1987,<ref name=vidhansabha1987>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> Badaruddin Ahmed, Independent, in 1982<ref name=vidhansabha1982>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> and Achintya Singha of [[Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|SUC]] in 1977.<ref name=vidhansabha1977>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp54.htm | title =54 - Jangipur Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 26 September 2010}}</ref>

===1957–1972===
Habibur Rahaman of Congress won in 1972.<ref name=vidhansabha1972>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> Radaruddin Ahammad, Independent, won in 1971.<ref name=vidhansabha1971>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> Abdul Haque of RSP/Independent won in 1969<ref name=vidhansabha1969>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission |access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> and 1967.<ref name=vidhansabha1967>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> Muktipada Chatterjee of Congress won in [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]].<ref name=vidhansabha1962>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref> Jangipur was joint seat in [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]]. Shyamapada Bhattachacharya and Kuber Chand Halder, both of Congress, won.<ref name=vidhansabha1957>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_WB_1957.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 20 July 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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===Citations===
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Jangipur West Bengal Assembly constituency - Revision history

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