https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Goghat_Assembly_constituency Goghat Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T05:54:10Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Goghat_Assembly_constituency&diff=500717&oldid=prev Abhijit at 04:11, 8 May 2026 2026-05-08T04:11:16Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Goghat<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Goghat.map}}<br /> | map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Goghat Assembly Constituency<br /> | map_alt = <br /> | state = [[West Bengal]]<br /> | district = [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency|Arambagh]]<br /> | constituency_no = 201<br /> | established = 1951<br /> | reservation = SC<br /> | abolished = <br /> | mla = [[Biswanath Karak]]<br /> | party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> | alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br /> | electors = 193,284<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Goghat Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Hooghly 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]].<br /> <br /> ==Overview==<br /> 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 Block in India|community development blocks]]&lt;ref name=delimitation&gt;{{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= 26 July 2015|work = West Bengal| publisher= Election Commission of India}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Goghat Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 29 [[Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency]] (SC).&lt;ref name=delimitation/&gt;<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> ! Year<br /> ! Name<br /> ! colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> |[[1951 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1951]]<br /> |Radha Krishna Pal<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Independent}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br /> !rowspan=2 colspan=&quot;3&quot;|&#039;&#039;Seat did not exist&#039;&#039;<br /> |-<br /> |[[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br /> |rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|Ajit Kumar Biswas<br /> |{{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]<br /> |rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|Madan Mohan Medda<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br /> |Manuram Roy<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]<br /> |rowspan=&quot;5&quot;|Shiba Prasad Malick<br /> |{{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc|rowspan=7}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br /> |Niranjan Pandit<br /> |-<br /> |[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br /> |[[Biswanath Karak]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br /> |[[Manas Majumdar]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Trinamool Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br /> |[[Biswanath Karak]]<br /> |[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br /> |[[Biswanath Karak]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> ===2026===<br /> {{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Goghat}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Prashanta Digar|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=134498|percentage=57.39|change={{up}}10.83}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Nirmal Maji]]|party=Trinamool Congress|votes=84916|percentage=36.23|change={{down}}8.43}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Muktaram Dhaure|party=All India Forward Bloc|votes=9185|percentage=3.91|change={{down}}2.63}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Haradhan Santra|party=Indian National Congress|votes=2099|percentage=0.89|change={{up}}0.89}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]|party=None of the above (India)|votes=2421|percentage=1.03|change={{down}}0.09}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=49582|percentage=21.15|change={{up}}19.26}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=234321|percentage=93.57|change={{up}}4.53}}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link|<br /> |winner = <br /> |loser = <br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2021===<br /> {{Election box begin|title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Goghat}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link<br /> |party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |candidate = [[Biswanath Karak]]<br /> |votes = 102,227<br /> |percentage = 46.56<br /> |change = {{up}}36.98<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Trinamool Congress<br /> |candidate = [[Manas Majumdar]]<br /> |votes = 98,080<br /> |percentage = 44.67<br /> |change = {{down}}7.21<br /> }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = All India Forward Bloc<br /> |candidate = Shiba Prasad Malick<br /> |votes = 14,378<br /> |percentage = 6.55<br /> |change = {{down}}29.77<br /> }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = None of the above (India)<br /> |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the Above]]<br /> |votes = 2,482<br /> |percentage = 1.13<br /> |change = {{down}}1.10<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br /> |candidate = Samir Roy<br /> |votes = 2,378<br /> |percentage = 1.08<br /> |change = {{new}}<br /> }} <br /> {{Election box majority<br /> |votes = 4,147<br /> |percentage = 1.89<br /> |change = {{down}}13.67<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout<br /> |votes = 2,19,545<br /> |percentage = 89.04<br /> |change = {{up}}0.50<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link<br /> |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |loser = Trinamool Congress<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2016===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Goghat}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link<br /> |party = Trinamool Congress<br /> |candidate = [[Manas Majumdar]]<br /> |votes = 1,02,958<br /> |percentage = 51.88<br /> |change = {{new}}<br /> }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = All India Forward Bloc<br /> |candidate = [[Biswanath Karak]]<br /> |votes = 72,072<br /> |percentage = 36.32<br /> |change = {{down}}12.72<br /> }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |candidate = Basan Ray<br /> |votes = 19,009<br /> |percentage = 9.58<br /> |change = {{up}}5.24<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = None of the above (India)<br /> |candidate = [[None of the above]]<br /> |votes = 4,423<br /> |percentage = 2.23<br /> |change = {{new}}<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority<br /> |votes = 30,886<br /> |percentage = 15.56<br /> |change = {{up}}13.14<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout<br /> |votes = 1,98,462<br /> |percentage = 88.54<br /> |change = {{down}}2.66<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link<br /> |winner = Trinamool Congress<br /> |loser = All India Forward Bloc<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2011===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Goghat&lt;ref name=vidhansabha2011&gt;{{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, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&amp;cid=201|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011|work = Goghat|publisher = Empowering India|access-date = 1 May 2011|archive-date = 19 May 2012|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120519164547/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&amp;cid=201|url-status = usurped}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link<br /> |party = All India Forward Bloc<br /> |candidate = [[Biswanath Karak]]<br /> |votes = 86,514<br /> |percentage = 49.04<br /> |change = {{down}}20.72<br /> }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |candidate = Debasish Medda<br /> |votes = 82,249<br /> |percentage = 46.62<br /> |change = {{up}}40.24<br /> }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |candidate = Sukumar Bag<br /> |votes = 7,657<br /> |percentage = 4.34<br /> |change = {{new}}<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority<br /> |votes = 4,265<br /> |percentage = 2.42<br /> |change = {{down}}43.49<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout<br /> |votes = 1,76,420<br /> |percentage = 91.20<br /> |change = {{up}}0.20<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link<br /> |winner = All India Forward Bloc<br /> |loser = <br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2006===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Goghat&lt;ref name=vidhansabha2006&gt;{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislativer Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link<br /> |party = All India Forward Bloc<br /> |candidate = Niranjan Pandit<br /> |votes = 1,11,228<br /> |percentage = 69.76<br /> |change = {{down}}9.42<br /> }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Trinamool Congress<br /> |candidate = Bishnupada Pakhira<br /> |votes = 38,027<br /> |percentage = 23.85<br /> |change = {{new}}<br /> }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |candidate = Haradhan Santra<br /> |votes = 10,180<br /> |percentage = 6.38<br /> |change = {{down}}8.51<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority<br /> |votes = 73,201<br /> |percentage = 45.91<br /> |change = {{down}}18.38<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout<br /> |votes = 1,59,435<br /> |percentage = 91.00<br /> |change = {{up}}6.06<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link<br /> |winner = All India Forward Bloc<br /> |loser =<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2001===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Goghat}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link<br /> |party = All India Forward Bloc<br /> |candidate = Shiba Prasad Malick<br /> |votes = 1,19,236<br /> |percentage = 79.18<br /> |change = <br /> }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |candidate = Haradhan Santra<br /> |votes = 22,427<br /> |percentage = 14.89<br /> |change = <br /> }} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |candidate = Mahadeb Santra<br /> |votes = 8,931<br /> |percentage = 5.93<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority<br /> |votes = 96,809<br /> |percentage = 64.29<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout<br /> |votes = 1,50,594<br /> |percentage = 84.94<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link<br /> |winner = All India Forward Bloc<br /> |loser = <br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1977-2006===<br /> In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006 state assembly elections]]&lt;ref name=vidhansabha2006/&gt; Niranjan Pandit of [[All India Forward Bloc|Forward Bloc]] won the Goghat assembly seat (SC) defeating Bishnupada Pakhira of [[All India Trinamool Congress|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 [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] candidates Haradhan Santra in 2001,&lt;ref name=vidhansabha2001&gt;{{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, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt; Lakshmi Charan Kanri in 1996,&lt;ref name=vidhansabha1996&gt;{{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, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 6 February 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt; Sove Dhara in 1991,&lt;ref name=vidhansabha1991&gt;{{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, AC No | publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt; Nanu Ram Roy in 1987&lt;ref name=vidhansabha1987&gt;{{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, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt; and Madan Mohan Medda in 1982.&lt;ref name=vidhansabha1982&gt;{{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, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt; Manuram Roy of [[Janata Party]] defeated Arati Biswas of Forward Bloc in 1977.&lt;ref name=vidhansabha1977&gt;{{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, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp195.htm |title = 195 - Goghat (SC) Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 1 December 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===1951-1972===<br /> Madan Mohan Medda of Congress won in 1972&lt;ref name=vidhansabha1972&gt;{{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, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt; and 1971.&lt;ref name=vidhansabha1971&gt;{{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, AC No ?|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt; Ajit Kumar Biswas of Forward Bloc won in 1969&lt;ref name=vidhansabha1969&gt;{{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, AC No |publisher= Election Commission |access-date = 9 July 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt; and 1967.&lt;ref name=vidhansabha1967&gt;{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, AC No |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt; The Goghat seat was not there in 1962 and 1957. In [[1952 West Bengal state assembly election|independent India&#039;s first election in 1951]],&lt;ref name=vidhansabha1952&gt;{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_WestBengal.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data, Assembly Constituency No. |publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 9 July 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt; Radha Krishna Pal, Independent, won the Goghat seat.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Hooghly topics}}<br /> {{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}<br /> <br /> {{West Bengal elections}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Hooghly district]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]<br /> [[Category:1951 establishments in West Bengal]]</div> Abhijit