Goalpokhar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Goalpokhar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 30 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Goalpokhar Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Uttar Dinajpur |
| LS constituency | Raiganj |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 224,633 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Overview
editAs per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 30 Goalpokhar Assembly constituency covers Goalpokhar I community development block.[1]
Goalpokhar Assembly constituency is part of No. 5 Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Election Year | MLA | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalpokhar constituency | |||
| 1957 | Muzaffar Hussain | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Mohammad Hayat Ali | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | Mohammad Salimuddin | ||
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | Sheikh Sharafat Hossain | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Md. Ramjan Ali | All India Forward Bloc | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Hafiz Alam Sairani | ||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Deepa Dasmunsi | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | Ali Imran Ramz | All India Forward Bloc | |
| 2011 | Md. Ghulam Rabbani | Indian National Congress | |
| 2016 | Trinamool Congress | ||
| 2021 | |||
bolded year = bye
Election results
edit2021 Election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Md. Ghulam Rabbani | 105,649 | 65.40 | +21.49 | |
| BJP | Md. Ghulam Sarwar | 32,125 | 19.89 | +8.40 | |
| INC | Masood Md. Naseem Ahsen | 19,391 | 12.00 | −26.67 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,016 | 1.25 | +0.20 | |
| BSP | Sunil Biswas | 865 | 0.54 | −0.68 | |
| Independent | Shambhu Lal Roy | 694 | 0.43 | ||
| Independent | Raghu Nath Singha | 405 | 0.25 | −0.21 | |
| SUCI(C) | Nabin Chandra Singha | 380 | 0.24 | −1.00 | |
| Turnout | 161,535 | 74.90 | +0.59 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016 Election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Md. Ghulam Rabbani | 64,869 | 43.91 | ||
| INC | Afjal Hosen | 57,121 | 38.67 | −10.38 | |
| BJP | Debashis Sarkar | 16,966 | 11.49 | +5.92 | |
| SP | Julia Yeasmin | 2,887 | 1.95 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Dulal Rajbanshi | 1,827 | 1.24 | −0.57 | |
| BSP | Mansingha Hansda | 1,805 | 1.22 | −2.45 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,557 | 1.05 | ||
| Independent | Raghu Nath Singha | 685 | 0.46 | ||
| Turnout | 147,717 | 74.31 | +0.85 | ||
| AITC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2011
editIn the 2011 elections, Md. Ghulam Rabbani of Congress defeated his nearest rival Saifur Rahman of AIFB.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Md. Ghulam Rabbani | 61,313 | 49.05 | −2.02# | |
| AIFB | Saifur Rahman | 47,900 | 38.32 | −4.89# | |
| BJP | Shaukat Ali | 6,956 | 5.57 | ||
| BSP | Kamaruzzama | 4,592 | 3.67 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Dulal Rajbanshi | 2,264 | 1.81 | ||
| Independent | Niva Sarkar (Das) | 1,970 | |||
| Turnout | 124,995 | 73.46 | |||
| INC gain from AIFB | Swing | 2.87# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress and Forward Bloc vote percentages in 2006 and 2011, as adequate data not available for intervening bye-election.
2009 bye election
editThe bypoll to the Goalpokhar seat was necessitated after sitting MLA of Congress Deepa Dasmunsi resigned. For Elected As MP of Raiganj. As of Results, Ali Imran Ramz of Forward Bloc Defeated Md. Ghulam Rabbani of Congress By almost a Margin of 15,000 Votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFB | Ali Imran Ramz | 72,017 | 76.74 | +12.98 | |
| INC | Md. Ghulam Rabbani | 57,299 | 23.26 | −7.47 | |
| Turnout | 94710 | 44.88 | |||
| AIFB gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1977-2009
editIn the by election in 2009 caused by the election of the sitting MLA, Deepa Dasmunshi of Congress to the Lok Sabha from Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency), the Goalpokhar assembly seat was won by Ali Imran Ramz of Forward Bloc.[5][6] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Deepa Dasmunshi of Congress defeated Hafiz Alam Sairani of Forward Bloc in the 2006 state assembly elections.[7] Hafiz Alam Sairani of Forward Bloc defeated Deepa Dasmunshi of Congress in 2001,[8] and Md Mustafa of Congress in 1996.[9] Md Ramjan Ali of Forward Bloc defeated Nizamuddin Ahamed of Congress in 1991[10] and 1987,[11] Puranmal Chand Maheswari of BJP/ Independent, in 1982[12] and 1977.[13][14]
1957–1972
editSheikh Sharafat Hussain of Congress won in 1972[15] and 1971.[16] Mohamad Salimuddin of PSP won 1969[17] and 1967.[18] Mohammad Hayat Ali of PSP won in 1962.[19] Muzzafar Hussain of Congress won in 1957.[20] Prior to that Goalpokhar constituency was not there.
References
edit- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
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- ^ "West Bengal State Assembly Byelections 2009". Indian Election Affairs. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "29 - Goalpokhar Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.