Jamalpur, West Bengal Assembly constituency
| Jamalpur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 262 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Interactive Map Outlining Jamalpur Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bardhaman Purba |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 187,502 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Jamalpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 262 Jamalpur (SC) assembly constituency covers Jamalpur community development block and Mugura gram panchayat of Raina I community development block.[1]
As per orders of Delimitation Commission it is part of No. 38 Bardhaman Purba Lok Sabha constituency.[1] Jamalpur assembly segment was earlier part of Burdwan Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Mrityunjoy Pramanik | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Puranjoy Pramanik | ||
| 1969 | Basudeb Malik | Bangla Congress | |
| 1971 | Kalipada Das | Marxist Forward Bloc | |
| 1972 | Puranjoy Pramanik | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Sunil Santra | Marxist Forward Bloc | |
| 1982 | Independent | ||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Samar Hazra | Marxist Forward Bloc | |
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Independent | ||
| 2011 | Ujjal Pramanick | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | Samar Hazra | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2021 | Alok Kumar Majhi | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2026 | Arun Halder | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Arun Halder | 99,936 | 46.53 |  8.29 | |
| AITC | Bhutnath Malik | 88,758 | 41.33 |  5.6 | |
| CPI(M) | Samar Hazra | 18,732 | 8.72 | 2.55 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,798 | 0.84 | 0.55 | |
| Majority | 11,178 | 5.2 | 3.49 | ||
| Turnout | 214,774 | 95.22 | 7.63 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Alok Kumar Majhi | 96,999 | 46.93 | 3.14 | |
| BJP | Balaram Bapari | 79,028 | 38.24 | 30.38 | |
| CPI(M) | Samar Hazra | 23,298 | 11.27 | 33.26 | |
| BSP | Gaurhari Patra | 2,024 | 0.98 | 0.01 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,865 | 1.39 | ||
| Majority | 17,971 | 8.69 | |||
| Turnout | 206,690 | 87.59 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Samar Hazra | 85,491 | 44.53 | 2.74 | |
| AITC | Ujjal Pramanick | 84,068 | 43.79 | 4.94 | |
| BJP | Pallab Kumar Roy | 15,094 | 7.86 | 6.07 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,616 | 1.36 |  | |
| BSP | Bankim Santra | 1,902 | 0.99 | 0.44 | |
| JDP | Kishore Kumar Biswas | 1,424 | 0.74 | 0.08 | |
| Independent | Sanat Bhangi | 1,391 | 0.72 | | |
| Majority | 1,423 | 0.74 | 0.72 | ||
| Turnout | 1,91,986 | 88.60 | 3.53 | ||
| CPI(M) gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Ujjal Pramanick | 84,434 | 48.73 | ||
| CPI(M) | Samar Hazra | 81,891 | 47.27 | ||
| BJP | Subrata Malik | 3,102 | 1.79 | ||
| PDCI | Rabindra Nath Bag | 1,721 | 0.99 | ||
| JDP | Pratap Malik | 1,149 | 0.66 | ||
| BSP | Suranjan Halder | 955 | 0.55 | ||
| Majority | 2,543 | 1.46 | |||
| Turnout | 1,73,255 | 92.13 | |||
| AITC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1977-2006
In 2006, 2001, 1996 and 1991, Samar Hazra, Marxist Forward Bloc won the Jamalpur (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals, Shankar Chandra Mallick of Trinamool Congress, Ajay Pramanik of Trinamool Congress, Baidyanath Das of Congress and Ajay Pramnik of Congress, in the respective years. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 1987, 1982 and 1977, Sunil Santra, MFB, defeated Puranjoy Pramanik of Congress/ ICS.[4]
1962-1972
Puranjoy Pramanik of Congress won the seat in 1972. Kalipada Das of MFB won the seat in 1971. Basudeb Pramanik of Bangla Congress won the seat in 1969. Puranjoy Pramanik of Congress won the seat in 1967. Mrityunjoy Pramanik of Congress won the seat in 1962. Prior to that the seat did not exist.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "274 – Jamalpur, West Bengal Assembly constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ↑ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
