JANGIPUR
Assembly seat no. 58 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called JANGIPUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 15 results.
Winner, 2016
JAKIR HOSSAIN
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2016
20,633
11.49% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
CPMSOMNATH SINGHA RAY
- Votes
- 46,236
- Vote share
- 25.75%
- Behind by
- 20,633
Electors
2,14,445
Total votes polled
1,79,588
Valid votes
1,79,588
NOTA votes
2,853
1.59% of votes polled
Turnout
83.8%
Full result, 2016
11 candidates · 1,79,588 valid votes
JAKIR HOSSAINAITCwon
66,869
37.2%
SOMNATH SINGHA RAYCPM
46,236
25.8%
MD. SOHRABINC
34,863
19.4%
SUDHAN KUMAR DASBJP
23,240
12.9%
M. A. HANNANWPOI
1,506
0.8%
MIRZA NASHIRUDDINSUCI
948
0.5%
RUKUMUDDIN SKIND
932
0.5%
MOSTAFA SKIND
679
0.4%
MD SAIFUDDIN SAIKHSP
672
0.4%
MD. MASUDUL HOQUEIND
490
0.3%
KHOKAN SARKARIND
300
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chitta Mukherjee | BJP | 91,201 | 42.90% | Jakir Hossain | 10,542 |
| 2021 | JAKIR HOSSAIN | AITC | 1,36,444 | 68.82% | SUJIT DAS | 92,480 |
| 2016 | JAKIR HOSSAIN | AITC | 66,869 | 37.23% | SOMNATH SINGHA RAY | 20,633 |
| 2011 | MD. SOHRAB | INC | 68,699 | 46.76% | PURNIMA BHATTACHARYA | 6,336 |
| 2006 | ABUL HASNAT | RSP | 61,526 | 48.85% | HABIBUR RAHAMAN | 13,497 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the JANGIPUR assembly constituency in 2026?
Chitta Mukherjee (BJP) won JANGIPUR in 2026, by a margin of 10,542 votes.
Which party has won JANGIPUR the most times?
INC, with 7 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has JANGIPUR gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won JANGIPUR the most times?
HABIBUR RAHAMAN, with 4 wins between 1977 and 1996.
