Jalangi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Jalangi | |
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| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
 Jalangi
 Jalangi
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| Coordinates: 24°08′N 88°43′E / 24.133°N 88.717°ECoordinates: 24°08′N 88°43′E / 24.133°N 88.717°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Murshidabad |
| Constituency No | 76 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 11. Murshidabad |
| Electorate (year) | 192,711 (2011) |
Jalangi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 76 Jalangi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Jalangi community development block, and Katlamari I, Katlamari II, Rajapur and Raninagar II gram panchayats of Raninagar II community development block.
Jalangi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 11 Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency).
In the 2011 election, Abdur Razzak of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Idris Ali of Trinamool Congress.
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
Note: New constituencies – 4, constituencies abolished – 1 (See for details)
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.
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