Jamalpur (SC), Assembly Constituency No. 263, is located in Purba Bardhaman district in South Bengal, southwest of Bardhaman town, covering Jamalpur community development block. The constituency lies in the Damodar-Ajoy interfluve alluvial zone, with a predominantly rural SC community of 229,000+ electors engaged in paddy and potato cultivation. The area is also known for proximity to small-scale industries including textiles and agro-processing along the Bardhaman-Bankura corridor. Key voter concerns include agricultural wages, irrigation, housing welfare schemes, youth employment, connectivity, and healthcare. Potato cold-storage infrastructure and procurement pricing are constituency-specific concerns given the cash crop's importance in this zone. Historically a Left Front-CPI(M) reserved seat transitioning to TMC after 2011. Bipolar TMC-BJP contest with high turnout (88.9per cent) under Bardhaman-Purba Lok Sabha. In 2021, TMC's Alok Kumar Majhi won by 17,971 votes (~8.8per cent of 203,825 total votes), a comfortable margin reflecting TMC's hold over rural SC communities. A comfortably marginal TMC seat; the stable margin reflects effective welfare scheme delivery. Jamalpur anchors TMC's rural SC bloc in western Purba Bardhaman, contributing to the party's ability to sustain district-level leads against BJP competition.