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Goghat Assembly constituency

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

Goghat
Constituency No. 201 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Interactive Map Outlining Goghat Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHooghly
LS constituencyArambagh
Established1951
Total electors193,284
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2021

Overview

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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

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Election
Year		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1951 Goghat Radha Krishna Pal Independent[2]
1957 No seat
1962 No seat
1967 Ajit Kumar Biswas All India Forward Bloc[3]
1969 Ajit Kumar Biswas All India Forward Bloc[4]
1971 Madan Mohan Medda Indian National Congress[5]
1972 Madan Mohan Medda Indian National Congress[6]
1977 Manuram Roy Janata Party[7]
1982 Shiba Prasad Malick All India Forward Block[8]
1987 Shiba Prasad Malick All India Forward Bloc [9]
1991 Shiba Prasad Malick All India Forward Bloc[10]
1996 Shiba Prasad Mallick All India Forward Bloc[11]
2001 Shiba Prasad Malick All India Forward Bloc[12]
2006 Niranjan Pandit All India Forward Bloc[13]
2011 Biswanath Karak All India Forward Bloc[14]
2016 Manas Majumdar All India Trinamool Congress
2021 Biswanath Karak Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

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2021

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No ?. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  7. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  8. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  9. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  10. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  11. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  12. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  13. ^ a b c d "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislativer Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  14. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  16. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Goghat. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  17. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Goghat. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  18. ^ "195 - Goghat (SC) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
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