Jangipur

Demographic profile

There were a total of 255517 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Jangipur Assembly constituency, of whom 131400 were male, 124113 female and 4 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 254708 registered voters, of whom 129400 were male, 125302 female and 6 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 214445 registered voters, of whom 110969 were male, 103474 were female and 2 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 171691 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 89640 were male, 82051 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 349 in 2021, 162 in 2016, and 92 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 945, in 2021 it was 968, 932 in 2016, and 915 in 2011.

Poll dates

Jangipur Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections on Thursday, April 23, 2026. The counting of votes will take place on Monday, May 4, 2026.

In the 2021 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 7 on Monday, April 26, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 4 on Thursday, April 21, 2016 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 19, 2016.

In the 2011 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 2 on Saturday, April 23, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Jangipur Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Murshidabad district in the South East Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. Jangipur (M) 2. CDB Raghunathganj-I 3. Ahiran and Bansabati GPs of CDB Suti-I

This constituency covers an approximate area of 195 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Jangipur is: 24°26'58.2"N 88°02'03.1"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 77.73%, while it was 83.82% in 2016, and 85.56% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Jakir Hossain of TMC won in this constituency beating Sujit Das of BJP by a margin of 92480 votes which was 36.26% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Jakir Hossain of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Somnath Singha Ray of CPIM by a margin of 20633 votes which was 11.49% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Md. Sohrab of INC won this seat defeating Purnima Bhattacharya of CPIM by a margin of 6336 votes which was 4.31% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Jakir Hossain of TMC had a vote share of 68.82% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Jakir Hossain of TMC got a vote share of 37.23% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Md. Sohrab of INC got a vote share of 46.76% in Jangipur.