Goghat
Constituency No. 201 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Goghat Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHooghly
LS constituencyArambagh
Established1952
Total electors193,284
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2021

Goghat Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 201 Goghat Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Goghat I and Goghat II community development blocks[1]

Goghat Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 29 Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951GoghatRadha Krishna PalIndependent[2]
1957No seat
1962No seat
1967Ajit Kumar BiswasAll India Forward Bloc[3]
1969Ajit Kumar BiswasAll India Forward Bloc[4]
1971Madan Mohan MeddaIndian National Congress[5]
1972Madan Mohan MeddaIndian National Congress[6]
1977Manuram RoyJanata Party[7]
1982Shiba Prasad MalickAll India Forward Block[8]
1987Shiba Prasad MalickAll India Forward Bloc [9]
1991Shiba Prasad MalickAll India Forward Bloc[10]
1996Shiba Prasad MallickAll India Forward Bloc[11]
2001Shiba Prasad MalickAll India Forward Bloc[12]
2006Niranjan PanditAll India Forward Bloc[13]
2011Biswanath KarakAll India Forward Bloc[14]
2016Manas MajumdarAll India Trinamool Congress
2021Biswanath KarakBharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2021

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Goghat (SC) constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Biswanath Karak 102,227 46.56 +36.98
AITC Manas Majumdar 98,080 44.67 -7.21
AIFB Shiba Prasad Malick 14,378 6.55 -25.77
NOTA None of the above 2,482 1.13 -1.10
BSP Samir Roy 2,378 1.08
Turnout 219,545 91.88 +3.34
BJP gain from AITC Swing

2016

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Goghat (SC) constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Manas Majumdar 102,958 51.88
AIFB Biswanath Karak 72,072 36.32 -12.72
BJP Basan Ray 19,009 9.58 +5.24
NOTA None of the above 4,423 2.23
Turnout 198,462 88.54 -2.74
AITC gain from AIFB Swing

2011

In the 2011 election, Bishwanath Karak of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Debashish Medda of Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Goghat (SC) constituency[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIFB Biswanath Karak 86,514 49.04 -20.72
INC Debasish Medda 82,249 46.62 +16.38#
BJP Sukumar Bag 7,657 4.34
Turnout 176,420 91.28
AIFB hold Swing -37.10#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

2006

In the 2006 election, Niranjan Pandit of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Bishnupada Pakhira of Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2006: Goghat (SC) constituency[13][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIFB Niranjan Pandit 111,228 69.8
AITC Bishnupada Pakhira 38,027 23.9
INC Haradhan Santra 7,657 6.4
Majority 73,201 45.9
Turnout 1,59,599 91.0
AIFB hold Swing -37.10#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

2001

In the 2006 election, Niranjan Pandit of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Bishnupada Pakhira of Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2001: Goghat (SC) constituency[13][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIFB Shiba Prasad Malik 119,236 79.20
INC Haradhan Santra 22,427 14.90
BJP Mahadeb Santra 8,931 5.90
Majority 96,809 64.30
Turnout 1,50,616 84.9
AIFB hold Swing -37.10#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections[13] Niranjan Pandit of Forward Bloc won the Goghat assembly seat (SC) defeating Bishnupada Pakhira of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Shiba Prasad Malick of Forward Block won the seat five times defeating Congress candidates Haradhan Santra in 2001,[12] Lakshmi Charan Kanri in 1996,[11] Sove Dhara in 1991,[10] Nanu Ram Roy in 1987[9] and Madan Mohan Medda in 1982.[8] Manuram Roy of Janata Party defeated Arati Biswas of Forward Bloc in 1977.[7][18]

1951-1972

Madan Mohan Medda of Congress won in 1972[6] and 1971.[5] Ajit Kumar Biswas of Forward Bloc won in 1969[4] and 1967.[3] The Goghat seat was not there in 1962 and 1957. In independent India's first election in 1951,[2] Radha Krishna Pal, Independent, won the Goghat seat.

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No ?. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  6. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  7. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  8. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  9. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  10. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  11. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  12. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislativer Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  14. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Goghat. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  16. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Goghat. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  17. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Goghat. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  18. ↑ "195 - Goghat (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
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