Goghat Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Goghat Assembly constituency 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 | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Goghat Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Arambagh |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 193,284 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2021 |
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
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Radha Krishna Pal | Independent politician | |
| 1957 | Seat did not exist | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Ajit Kumar Biswas | All India Forward Bloc | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | Madan Mohan Medda | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Manuram Roy | Janata Party | |
| 1982 | Shiba Prasad Malick | All India Forward Bloc | |
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Niranjan Pandit | ||
| 2011 | Biswanath Karak | ||
| 2016 | Manas Majumdar | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2021 | Biswanath Karak | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Nirmal Maji | ||||
| BJP | Prashanta Digar | ||||
| AIFB | Muktaram Dhaure | ||||
| INC | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
| 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 | 29.77 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,482 | 1.13 | 1.10 | |
| BSP | Samir Roy | 2,378 | 1.08 |  | |
| Majority | 4,147 | 1.89 | 13.67 | ||
| Turnout | 2,19,545 | 89.04 | 0.50 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2016
| 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 | | |
| Majority | 30,886 | 15.56 | 13.14 | ||
| Turnout | 1,98,462 | 88.54 | 2.66 | ||
| AITC gain from AIFB | Swing | ||||
2011
2006
2001
1977-2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections[4] 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,[5] Lakshmi Charan Kanri in 1996,[6] Sove Dhara in 1991,[7] Nanu Ram Roy in 1987[8] and Madan Mohan Medda in 1982.[9] Manuram Roy of Janata Party defeated Arati Biswas of Forward Bloc in 1977.[10][11]
1951-1972
Madan Mohan Medda of Congress won in 1972[12] and 1971.[13] Ajit Kumar Biswas of Forward Bloc won in 1969[14] and 1967.[15] The Goghat seat was not there in 1962 and 1957. In independent India's first election in 1951,[16] Radha Krishna Pal, Independent, won the Goghat seat.