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{{About|the assembly constituency in West Bengal, India|1 its namesake community development block|Gaighata|2 its namesake village|Gaighata, North 24 Parganas}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Gaighata
| type = SLA
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Gaighata.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Gaighata Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Bangaon Lok Sabha constituency|Bangaon]]
| constituency_no = 97
| established = 1967
| reservation = SC
| abolished =
| mla = [[Subrata Thakur]]
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}
| latest_election_year = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| electors = 252,053
}}

'''Gaighata Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[North 24 Parganas district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 97 Gaighata Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: [[Gobardanga]] municipality, Dharmapur I, Dharmapur II, [[Ichapur]] I, Ichapur II, Jaleswar I, Shimulpur and Sutia [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Gaighata]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]], and Bergum I, Bergum II and [[Maslandapur|Machhalandpur]] I gram panchayats of [[Habra I (Community development block)|Habra I]] community development block.<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web | url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 | access-date = 15 October 2010 | work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India | archive-date = 18 September 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100918130255/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>

Gaighata Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 14 [[Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency)]] (SC).<ref name=delimitation/> It was earlier part of [[Barasat (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_2004/Vol_III_LS_2004.pdf | title = Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha | access-date = 15 October 2010 | work = Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies | publisher = Election Commission of India | archive-date = 6 October 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101006140327/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_III_LS_2004.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Member
! colspan="2" | Party
|-
| [[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| C. Mitra
| {{Full party name with color|Bangla Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
| Parul Saha
|-
| [[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
| rowspan="2" | Chandi Pada Mitra
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|-
| [[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Kanti Biswas]]
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=3}}
|-
| [[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|-
| [[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
|-
| [[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
| Prabir Banejee
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
| Manmatha Roy
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| [[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Jyotipriya Mallick]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|rowspan=4}}
|-
| [[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|-
| [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| [[Manjul Krishna Thakur]]
|-
| [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| [[Pulin Bihari Ray]]
|-
| [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Subrata Thakur]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
|}

==Election results==
===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Gaighata}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Subrata Thakur]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=121,322|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Narottam Biswas|party=Trinamool Congress|votes=73,639|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Sajal Biswas|party=Communist Party of India|votes=9,003|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Anil Kumar Pandey|party=Indian National Congress|votes=1,097|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]|party=None of the above (India)|votes=994|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=47,683|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =BJP
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2021===
In the 2021 election, [[Subrata Thakur]] of BJP defeated his nearest rival NAROTTAM BISWAS of AITC.
{{Election box begin| title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Gaighata<ref name=vidhansabha2021>{{cite web| url = https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS2597.htm?ac=97| title = Election Commission of India| access-date = 6 May 2021| archive-date = 24 June 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210624010146/https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS2597.htm?ac=97| url-status = live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Subrata Thakur]]
|votes = 100,808
|percentage = 47.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=NAROTTAM BISWAS|votes=91,230|percentage=42.28|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India|candidate=KAPIL KRISHNA THAKUR|votes=14,838|percentage=6.96|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=BEAUTY SARKAR|votes=1,385|percentage=0.65|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=NANIBALA BISWAS (DAS)|votes=814|percentage=0.38|change=}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = independent
|candidate = TUSHAR KANTI HALDER
|votes = 686
|percentage = 0.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = independent
|candidate = DR. SAJAL BISWAS
|votes = 1526
|percentage = 0.72
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = independent
|candidate = BISWAJIT ROY
|votes = 547
|percentage = 0.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=None of the above|party=None of the above|votes=1409|percentage=0.66|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=213243|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = BJP
|loser = All India Trinamool Congress
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Gaighata (SC) constituency<ref name=vidhansabha2011>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2011.pdf| title =General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal| work =Constituency-wise Data| publisher =Election Commission| access-date =13 August 2014| archive-date =4 April 2014| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140404205355/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2011.pdf| url-status =live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=97| title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011| work = Gaighata| publisher = Empowering India| access-date = 24 April 2011| archive-date = 27 March 2012| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120327191527/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=97| url-status = usurped}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Pulin Bihari Ray|votes=93812|percentage=48.62%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India|candidate=Kapil Krishna Thakur|votes=64240|percentage=33.29|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Sankar Thakur|votes=28796|percentage=14.92|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=NOTA|candidate=NOTA|votes=1587|percentage=0.82%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Anil Bairagi
|votes = 1502
|percentage =0.78%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = independent
|candidate = Nandita Mondal
|votes = 1388
|percentage =0.72%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=192949|percentage=86.02%|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=Nanibala Biswas ( Das)|votes=917|percentage=0.48|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Bikash Biswas|votes=707|percentage=0.37%|change=}}

<small>.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.</small>

===2011===
In the 2011 election, Majulkrishna Thakur of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Monoj Kanti Biswas of CPI.
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Gaighata (SC) constituency<ref name=vidhansabha2011>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2011.pdf| title =General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal| work =Constituency-wise Data| publisher =Election Commission| access-date =13 August 2014| archive-date =4 April 2014| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140404205355/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2011.pdf| url-status =live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=97| title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011| work = Gaighata| publisher = Empowering India| access-date = 24 April 2011| archive-date = 27 March 2012| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120327191527/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=97| url-status = usurped}}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Majulkrishna Thakur]]
|votes = 91,487
|percentage = 55.58
|change = +5.15#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate = Monoj Kanti Biswas
|votes = 66,040
|percentage = 40.12
|change = -5.67
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sukharanjan Bepari
|votes = 3,440
|percentage = 2.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Mahendra Gain
|votes = 1,436
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Suman Laha
|votes = 1,249
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = independent
|candidate = Tikendrajit Bharati
|votes = 946
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 164,598
|percentage = 88.66
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing = 10.82#
}}
{{Election box end}}

<small>.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.</small>

===1977-2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006]]<ref name=vidhansabha2006>{{cite web | url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf | title =General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work =Constituency-wise Data | publisher =Election Commission | access-date =13 August 2014 | archive-date =6 October 2014 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20141006185506/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf | url-status =live }}</ref> and 2001 state assembly elections<ref name=vidhansabha2001>{{cite web | url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf | title =General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work =Constituency-wise Data | publisher =Election Commission | access-date =13 August 2014 | archive-date =5 March 2016 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160305154127/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf | url-status =live }}</ref>[[Jyotipriya Mallick]] of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] won the Gaighata assembly seat defeating Manmatha Roy of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] on both occasions. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In 1996,<ref name=vidhansabha1996>{{cite web | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf | title = General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work = Constituency-wise Data | publisher = Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014 | archive-date = 7 August 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160807000235/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> Manmatha Roy of CPI(M) defeated Prabir Banerjee of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]. In 1991,<ref name=vidhansabha1991>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf| title = General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal| work = Constituency-wise Data| publisher = Election Commission| access-date = 13 August 2014| archive-date = 4 April 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140404202029/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf| url-status = live}}</ref> Prabir Banejee of Congress defeated Kanti Biswas of CPI(M). Kanti Biswas of CPI(M) defeated Radha Prasad Biswas of Congress in 1987,<ref name=vidhansabha1987>{{cite web | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf | title = General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work = Constituency-wise Data | publisher = Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014 | archive-date = 5 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305020807/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> Mira Mitra of Congress in 1982,<ref name=vidhansabha1982>{{cite web | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf | title = General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work = Constituency-wise Data | publisher = Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014 | archive-date = 4 August 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160804205406/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> and Radha Prasad Biswas of Congress in 1977.<ref name=vidhansabha1977>{{cite web | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf | title = General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work = Constituency-wise Data | publisher = Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014 | archive-date = 5 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305154628/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp86.htm | title = 86 - Gaighata Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India | access-date = 15 October 2010 | archive-date = 28 September 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120928121553/http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp86.htm | url-status = live }}</ref>

===1967-1972===
Chandi Pada Mitra of Congress won in 1972<ref name=vidhansabha1972>{{cite web | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf | title = General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work = Constituency-wise Data | publisher = Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014 | archive-date = 5 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305020346/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> and 1971.<ref name=vidhansabha1971>{{cite web | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf | title = General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work = Constituency-wise Data | publisher = Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014 | archive-date = 5 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305090722/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> Parul Saha of [[Bangla Congress]] won in 1969.<ref name=vidhansabha1969>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf| title = General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal| work = Constituency-wise Data| publisher = Election Commission| access-date = 13 August 2014| archive-date = 6 August 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160806235817/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf| url-status = live}}</ref> C.Mitra of Bangla Congress won in 1967.<ref name=vidhansabha1967>{{cite web | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf | title = General Elections, Inda, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work = Constituency-wise Data | publisher = Election Commission | access-date = 13 August 2014 | archive-date = 5 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305015745/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> Prior to that the Gaighata seat was not there.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{North 24 Parganas topics}}
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}

{{West Bengal elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politics of North 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1967]]
[[Category:1967 establishments in West Bengal]]

Gaighata Assembly constituency - Revision history

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