Jagatdal Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Jagatdal Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Jagatdal | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 106 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Jagatdal Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barrackpore |
| Established | 1977 |
| Total electors | 172,294 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 106 Jagatdal Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Ward Nos. 18 to 35 of Bhatpara Municipality, and Kogachi I, Kogachi II, Mamudpur, Panpur Keutia gram panchayats of Barrackpore I community development block.[1]
Jagatdal Assembly constituency is part of No. 15 Barrackpore (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election Year |
Name of Representative | Party affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jagatdal | |||
| 1977 | Nihar Basu | AIFB[2] | |
| 1982 | Nihar Basu | AIFB[3] | |
| 1987 | Nihar Basu | AIFB[4] | |
| 1991 | Nihar Basu | AIFB[5] | |
| 1996 | Anay Gopal Sinha | INC[6] | |
| 2001 | Haripada Biswas | AIFB[7] | |
| 2006 | Haripada Biswas | AIFB[8] | |
| 2011 | Parash Dutta | AITC[9] | |
| 2016 | Parash Dutta | AITC | |
| 2021 | Somenath Shyam Ichini | AITC[10] | |
| 2026 | Rajesh Kumar | BJP | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rajesh Kumar | 94,351 | 51.5 | +13.62 | |
| AITC | Somenath Shyam Ichini | 73,442 | 40.09 | −7.92 | |
| AIFB | Parvej Ahmad Khan | 9,062 | 4.95 | −4.29 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 972 | 0.53 | −0.89 | |
| Majority | 20,909 | 11.41 | +1.28 | ||
| Turnout | 183,193 | 93.37 | +15.85 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2021
2011
In the 2011 election, Parash Dutta of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Haripada Biswas of Forward Bloc.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Parash Dutta | 86,388 | 58.80 | ||
| AIFB | Haripada Biswas | 50,356 | 34.28 | ||
| BJP | Dilip Mitra | 4,276 | 2.91 | ||
| BSP | Bimal Krishna Ray | 2,657 | |||
| Independent | Mukul Sarkar | 1,342 | |||
| Independent | Debashis Das | 1,007 | |||
| Independent | Pronab Kumar De | 884 | |||
| Turnout | 146,910 | 85.27 | |||
| AITC gain from AIFB | Swing | ||||
Trinamool Congress did not contest this seat in 2006
2006
In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Hari Pada Biswas of Forward Bloc won the Jagatdal assembly seat, defeating his nearest rivals Rahul (Biswajit) Sinha of BJP in 2006[13] and Mukul Roy of AITC in 2001.[14] Contests in most years were multi-cornered but only winners and runners are mentioned. Anay Gopal Sinha of Congress defeated Nihar Basu of Forward Bloc in 1996.[15] Nihar Basu of Forward Bloc defeated Anay Gopal Sinha of Congress in 1991,[16] Nani Gopal Sarkar of Congress in 1987,[17] Mrigen Lahiry of Congress in 1982[18] and Sudhin Bhattacharjee of Congress in 1977.[19][20] Prior to that, the constituency did not exist.