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{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Ghatal
| 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/Ghatal.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Ghatal Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Paschim Medinipur district|Paschim Medinipur]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ghatal]]
| constituency_no = 231
| established = 1951
| reservation = SC
| abolished =
| mla = [[Sital Kapat]]
| 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 = 224,485
}}

'''Ghatal Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Paschim Medinipur 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. 231. Ghatal Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: [[Ghatal]] municipality, [[Ghatal (community development block)|Ghatal]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]], [[Kharar, Ghatal|Ghatal]] Kharar municipality, and Rajnagar, Sarberia I and Sarberia II [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Daspur I (community development block)|Daspur I]] community development block.<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web|url=http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |title=Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 |access-date=2010-10-15 |publisher=Government of West Bengal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918130255/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |archive-date=2010-09-18 }}</ref>

Ghatal Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 32 [[Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=delimitation/> It was earlier part of [[Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency)]].

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Member
! colspan="2" | Party
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1952]]
| Amulyacharan Dal
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India|rowspan=2}}
|-
| Jatishchandra Ghosh
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| Harendra Nath Dolui
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
| Lakshman Chandra Sarkar
|-
| [[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
| Nagen Dolai
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| [[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| rowspan="3"|Nandarani Dal
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=3}}
|-
| [[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|-
| [[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|-
| [[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
| Harisadhan Dolui
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| rowspan="2"|Gopal Mandal
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=7}}
|-
| [[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|-
| [[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
| rowspan="5"|Ratan Pakhira
|-
| [[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|-
| [[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|-
| [[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|-
| [[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|-
| [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Shankar Dolai]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|-
| [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| [[Sital Kapat]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}

== Election results ==

===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Ghatal}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Sital kopat|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Shyamali Sardar|party=Trinamool Congress|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=|party=Left Front (West Bengal)|votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=|party=Indian National Congress|votes={{formatnum:}}|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={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:}}|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2021===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2021]]: Ghatal}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Sital Kapat]]
|votes = 105,812
|percentage = 46.95
|change = +42.11
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Trinamool Congress|candidate=Shankar Dolai|votes=104,846|percentage=46.52|change=-3.25}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Kamal Chandra Dolui|votes=10,165|percentage=4.51|change=-36.25}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=Anjan Jana|votes=2,008|percentage=0.89|change=-0.20}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the above]]|votes=1,305|percentage=0.58|change=-0.48}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Tapan Kumar Dolui|votes=1,239|percentage=0.55|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=225,375|percentage=83.33|change=-0.79}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Ghatal}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=[[Shankar Dolai]]|votes=107,682|percentage=49.77|change=-2.47}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Kamal Chandra Dolui|votes=88,203|percentage=40.76|change=-3.09}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Anjushree Dolui|votes=10,468|percentage=4.84|change=+2.48}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Tanmoy Dolui|votes=5,164|percentage=2.39|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=Anjan Jana|votes=2,564|percentage=1.19|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the above]]|votes=2,290|percentage=1.06|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=216,371|percentage=84.14|change=-2.38}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Ghatal<ref>{{cite web |url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25231.htm |title = Ghatal |work = Assembly Elections May 2011 Results |publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-05-20 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=231 |title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Ghatal |publisher = Empowering India |access-date = 2011-05-06 |archive-date = 26 May 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120526064349/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=231 |url-status = usurped }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_5th_phase.pdf |title=West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work=Ghatal |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=2011-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912030706/http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_5th_phase.pdf |archive-date=2011-09-12 }}</ref> }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=[[Shankar Dolai]]|votes=101,355|percentage=52.24|change=#}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Chhabi Pakhira|votes=85,078|percentage=43.85|change=-15.46}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Ashok Malik|votes=4,584|percentage=2.36|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Party of Democratic Socialism (India)|candidate=Mahitosh Bauri|votes=2,984|percentage=1.54|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=194,001|percentage=86.42|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = #
}}
{{Election box end}}

<small>.# Trinamool Congress did not contest the seat in 2006.</small>

===1977-2006===
In [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006]], 2001, 1996, 1991 and 1987 state assembly elections, Ratan Pakhira of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the 197 Ghatal (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals, Ayan Dolui of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] in 2006, Gopal Karak of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] in 2001, Rajani Kanta Dolui of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 1996, Nimai Bag of Congress in 1991, and Madhu Sudan Dolai in 1987. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Gopal Mandal of CPI(M) defeated Nimai Bag of Congress in 1982. Gopal Mandal of CPI(M) defeated Baneshwar Saha of [[Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp197.htm |title = 197 - Ghatal (SC) Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2010-12-20 }}</ref>

===1951-1972===
Harisadhan Dolui of Congress won in 1972. Nandarani Dal of CPI(M) won in 1971, 1969 and 1967. Nagen Dolai of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] won in [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]]. In 1957 and 1951 Ghatal had a dual seat. Harendra Nath Dolai and Lakshman Chandra Sarkar, both of Congress won in [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]]. Amulya Charan Dal and Jatish Chandra Ghosh, both of CPI, won the Ghatal dual seat in [[1952 West Bengal state assembly election|independent India's first election in 1951]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp | title = Statistical Reports of Elections | access-date = 2010-12-20 | work = General Election Results and Statistics | publisher = Election Commission of India | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp | archive-date = 2010-10-05 }}</ref>

==References==
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{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}

{{West Bengal elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politics of Paschim Medinipur district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in West Bengal]]

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