# Jalangi Assembly constituency

Jalangi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

## Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 76 Jalangi Assembly constituency covers Jalangi community development block, and Katlamari I, Katlamari II, Rajapur and Raninagar II gram panchayats of Raninagar II community development block.
Jalangi Assembly constituency is part of No. 11 Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Member | Party |
| Jalangi ||||
| 1951 | A.M.A. Zaman | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Golam Soleman | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Abdul Bari Moktar | Independent |
| 1967 | Azizur Rahman | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Azizur Rahman | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Prafulla Kumar Sarkar | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1972 | Prafulla Kumar Sarkar | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1977 | Atahar Rahman | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1982 | Atahar Rahman | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1987 | Atahar Rahman | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | Unus Ali Sarkar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | Unus Ali Sarkar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2001 | Unus Ali Sarkar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2006 | Unus Ali Sarkar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2011 | Abdur Razzak | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2016 | Abdur Razzak | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2021 | Abdur Razzak | Trinamool Congress |

## Election results
### 2021

In the 2021 election, Abdur Razzak of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Saiful Islam Molla of CPI (M).
West Bengal assembly elections,2021: Jalangi constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Abdur Razzak | 123,840 | 55.74 | +18.68 |
| | CPI(M) | Saiful Islam Molla | 44,564 | 20.06 | −30.19 |
| | BJP | Chandan Mandal | 43,773 | 19.70 | +12.36 |
| | Independent | Rafika Sultana | 4,189 | 1.89 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,551 | 1.15 | −0.13 |
| | AIMIM | Alsokuat Jaman | 1,338 | 0.60 | |
| | Independent | Nabendu Kumar Mondal | 729 | 0.33 | |
| | AMB | Subir Kumar Sarkar | 388 | 0.17 | |
| | BMP | Md. Abdul Hamid | 277 | 0.12 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Enamul Haque | 264 | 0.12 | |
| | Justice and Development Party | Sariful Mondal | 254 | 0.11 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 222,167 | | |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### 2016

In the 2016 election, Abdur Razzak of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Alok Das of Trinamool Congress.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Jalangi constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Abdur Razzak | 96,250 | 50.25 | +0.70 |
| | AITC | Alok Das | 70,983 | 37.06 | +9.54 |
| | BJP | Chandan Mondal | 14,050 | 7.34 | +2.80 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,445 | 1.28 | +1.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,91,526 | 83.87 | −5.23 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 2011

In the 2011 election, Abdur Razzak of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Idris Ali of Trinamool Congress.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Jalangi constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Abdur Razzak | 85,144 | 49.55 | −1.61 |
| | AITC | Idris Ali | 47,283 | 27.52 | −18.72# |
| | Independent | Samsuzzoha Biswas | 25,834 | 15.03 | |
| | BJP | Naba Kumar Sarkar | 7,796 | 4.54 | |
| | MLKSC | Abdul Haque Mondal | 1,639 | | |
| | Independent | Hashim Biswas | 1,616 | | |
| | BSP | Manindranath Sarkar | 1,119 | | |
| | JD(U) | Sirajul Shah | 889 | | |
| | AMB | Jogesh Chandra Sarkar | 514 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 171,834 | 89.1 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | +17.11# | |
Samsuzzoha Biswas, contesting as an independent candidate, was a rebel Congress candidate supported by the Baharampur MP, Adhir Chowdhury.
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006

### 1977–2006

In the 2006, 2001, 1996 and 1991 state assembly elections Unus Ali Sarkar of CPI(M) won the Jalangi assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Subrata Saha of Congress in 2006 and 2001, Samsuzzoha Biswas of Congress in 1996, and Ranjit Haldar of Congress in 1991. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Atahar Rahman of CPI(M) defeated Abdul Bari Biswas of Congress in 1987, Azizur Rahman of ICS in 1982, and Ranjit Kumar Haldar, Independent in 1977.

### 1951–1972

Prafulla Kumar Sarkar of Bharatiya Jana Sangh won in 1972 and 1971. Azizur Rahman of Congress won in 1969 and 1967. Abdul Bari Moktar, Independent, won in 1962. Golam Soleman of Congress won in 1957. In independent India's first election in 1951, A.M.A.Zaman of Congress won the Jalangi seat.