272 Mangalkot assembly constituency covers Mongalkote community development block and Saragram, Gidhgram and Alampur gram panchayats of Katwa I CD Block.

Sadhana Mallik of CPI(M) won the Mangalkot assembly seat in 2006, 2001, and 1996 defeating Abdul Based Shekh of Trinamool Congress in 2006, Chandranath Mukherjee of Trinamool Congress in 2001, and Absar Nurul Mondal of Congress in 1996.

Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned.

Samar Baora of CPI(M) defeated Hriday Kishan Sar of Congress in 1991.

In independent India's first election in 1951, Bhakta Chandra Roy of Congress won the Mangalkot seat.