Goalpokhar Assembly constituency

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Goalpokhar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 30 Goalpokhar Assembly constituency covers Goalpokhar I community development block.[1]

Goalpokhar Assembly constituency is part of No. 5 Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Year MLA Party
Goalpokhar constituency
1957 Muzaffar Hussain Template:Full party name with color
1962 Mohammad Hayat Ali Template:Full party name with color
1967 Mohammad Salimuddin
1969
1971 Sheikh Sharafat Hossain Template:Full party name with color
1972
1977 Md. Ramjan Ali Template:Full party name with color
1982
1987
1991
1996 Hafiz Alam Sairani
2001
2006 Deepa Dasmunsi Template:Full party name with color
2009 Ali Imran Ramz Template:Full party name with color
2011 Md. Ghulam Rabbani Template:Full party name with color
2016 Template:Full party name with color
2021

bolded year = bye

Election results

2026

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2021 Election

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2016 Election

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2011

In the 2011 elections, Md. Ghulam Rabbani of Congress defeated his nearest rival Saifur Rahman of AIFB.

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.# Swing calculated on Congress and Forward Bloc vote percentages in 2006 and 2011, as adequate data not available for intervening bye-election.

2009 bye election

The bypoll to the Goalpokhar seat was necessitated after sitting MLA of Congress Deepa Dasmunsi resigned. For Elected As MP of Raiganj. As of Results, Ali Imran Ramz of Forward Bloc Defeated Md. Ghulam Rabbani of Congress By almost a Margin of 15,000 Votes. Template:Election box begin Template:Election box winning candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box turnout Template:Election box gain with party link Template:Election box end

1977-2009

In the by election in 2009 caused by the election of the sitting MLA, Deepa Dasmunshi of Congress to the Lok Sabha from Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency), the Goalpokhar assembly seat was won by Ali Imran Ramz of Forward Bloc.[2][3] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Deepa Dasmunshi of Congress defeated Hafiz Alam Sairani of Forward Bloc in the 2006 state assembly elections.[4] Hafiz Alam Sairani of Forward Bloc defeated Deepa Dasmunshi of Congress in 2001,[5] and Md Mustafa of Congress in 1996.[6] Md Ramjan Ali of Forward Bloc defeated Nizamuddin Ahamed of Congress in 1991[7] and 1987,[8] Puranmal Chand Maheswari of BJP/ Independent, in 1982[9] and 1977.[10][11]

1957–1972

Sheikh Sharafat Hussain of Congress won in 1972[12] and 1971.[13] Mohamad Salimuddin of PSP won 1969[14] and 1967.[15] Mohammad Hayat Ali of PSP won in 1962.[16] Muzzafar Hussain of Congress won in 1957.[17] Prior to that Goalpokhar constituency was not there.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Delimitation Commission Order No. 18. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Results of bye – elections to the 31 (thirty one) Assembly Constituencies and 1(one) Lok Sabha Constituency. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  3. ↑ West Bengal State Assembly Byelections 2009. Indian Election Affairs. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  4. ↑ General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  5. ↑ General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  6. ↑ General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  7. ↑ General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  8. ↑ General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  9. ↑ General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  10. ↑ General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  11. ↑ 29 - Goalpokhar Assembly Constituency. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  12. ↑ General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  13. ↑ General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  14. ↑ General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  15. ↑ General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  16. ↑ General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  17. ↑ General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.

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