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Jangipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Country
  
India

District
  
Murshidabad

Type
  
Open

State
  
West Bengal

Constituency No
  
58

Lok Sabha constituency
  
9. Jangipur

Jangipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Jangipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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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.

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

2011

In the 2011 election, Md. 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.

Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 1 (See template talk page for details)

1977–2006

In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections Abul Hasnat of RSP won the Jangipur assembly seat defeating his nearest riaval 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. 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.

References

Jangipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Wikipedia