Goghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Goghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.

Goghat
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Goghat
Location in West Bengal
Goghat
Goghat (India)
Coordinates: 22°52′31″N 87°42′13″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictHooghly
Constituency No.201
TypeReserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency29. Arambagh (SC)
Electorate (year)193,284 (2011)

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 201 Goghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Goghat I and Goghat II community development blocks[1]

Goghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is part of No. 29 Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951GoghatRadha Krishna PalIndependent[2]
1957No seat
1962No seat
1967Ajit Kumar BiswasAll India Forward Bloc[3]
1969Ajit Kumar BiswasAll India Forward Bloc[4]
1971Madan Mohan MeddaIndian National Congress[5]
1972Madan Mohan MeddaIndian National Congress[6]
1977Manuram RoyJanata Party[7]
1982Shiba Prasad MalickAll India Forward Block[8]
1987Shiba Prasad MalickAll India Forward Bloc [9]
1991Shiba Prasad MalickAll India Forward Bloc[10]
1996Shiba Prasad MallickAll India Forward Bloc[11]
2001Shiba Prasad MalickAll India Forward Bloc[12]
2006Niranjan PanditAll India Forward Bloc[13]
2011Biswanath KarakAll India Forward Bloc[14]

Election results

2016
West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Goghat (SC) constituency[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
AITC Manas Majumdar 102,958 49.04 -20.72
Forward Bloc Biswanath Karak 72,072 49.04 -20.72
INC Debasish Medda 12,249 46.62 +16.38#
BJP Sukumar Bag 7,657 4.34
Turnout 176,420 91.28
Forward Bloc hold Swing -37.10#

2011

In the 2011 election, Bishwanath Karak of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Debashish Medda of Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Goghat (SC) constituency[14][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Forward Bloc Biswanath Karak 86,514 49.04 -20.72
INC Debasish Medda 82,249 46.62 +16.38#
BJP Sukumar Bag 7,657 4.34
Turnout 176,420 91.28
Forward Bloc hold Swing -37.10#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Hooghly district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 16 14
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1 12
Forward bloc 1 2
Marxist Forward Bloc 0 1

Note: New constituencies – 1, constituencies abolished – 2

2006

In the 2006 election, Niranjan Pandit of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Bishnupada Pakhira of Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2006: Goghat (SC) constituency[13][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Forward Bloc Niranjan Pandit 111,228 69.8
AITC Bishnupada Pakhira 38,027 23.9
INC Haradhan Santra 7,657 6.4
Majority 73,201 45.9
Turnout 1,59,599 91.0
Forward Bloc hold Swing -37.10#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Hooghly district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 16 14
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1 12
Forward bloc 1 2
Marxist Forward Bloc 0 1

Note: New constituencies – 1, constituencies abolished – 2

2001

In the 2006 election, Niranjan Pandit of AIFB defeated his nearest rival Bishnupada Pakhira of Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2001: Goghat (SC) constituency[13][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Forward Bloc Shiba Prasad Malik 119,236 79.20
INC Haradhan Santra 22,427 14.90
BJP Mahadeb Santra 8,931 5.90
Majority 96,809 64.30
Turnout 1,50,616 84.9
Forward Bloc hold Swing -37.10#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Hooghly district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 16 14
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1 12
Forward bloc 1 2
Marxist Forward Bloc 0 1

Note: New constituencies – 1, constituencies abolished – 2

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections[13] 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,[12] Lakshmi Charan Kanri in 1996,[11] Sove Dhara in 1991,[10] Nanu Ram Roy in 1987[9] and Madan Mohan Medda in 1982.[8] Manuram Roy of Janata Party defeated Arati Biswas of Forward Bloc in 1977.[7][19]

1951-1972

Madan Mohan Medda of Congress won in 1972[6] and 1971.[5] Ajit Kumar Biswas of Forward Bloc won in 1969[4] and 1967.[3] The Goghat seat was not there in 1962 and 1957. In independent India’s first election in 1951,[2] Radha Krishna Pal, Independent, won the Goghat seat.

References
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