# Goghat Assembly constituency

Goghat is an assembly constituency in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

## Overview

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 blocks
Goghat Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 29 Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
| 1951 | Goghat | Radha Krishna Pal | Independent |
| 1957 | | No seat | |
| 1962 | | No seat | |
| 1967 | | Ajit Kumar Biswas | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1969 | | Ajit Kumar Biswas | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1971 | | Madan Mohan Medda | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | | Madan Mohan Medda | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | | Manuram Roy | Janata Party |
| 1982 | | Shiba Prasad Malick | All India Forward Block |
| 1987 | | Shiba Prasad Malick | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1991 | | Shiba Prasad Malick | All India Forward Bloc |
| 1996 | | Shiba Prasad Mallick | All India Forward Bloc |
| 2001 | | Shiba Prasad Malick | All India Forward Bloc |
| 2006 | | Niranjan Pandit | All India Forward Bloc |
| 2011 | | Biswanath Karak | All India Forward Bloc |
| 2016 | | Manas Majumdar | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | | Biswanath Karak | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2021

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Goghat (SC) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Biswanath Karak | 102,227 | 46.56 | +36.98 |
| | AITC | Manas Majumdar | 98,080 | 44.67 | −7.21 |
| | AIFB | Shiba Prasad Malick | 14,378 | 6.55 | −25.77 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,482 | 1.13 | −1.10 |
| | BSP | Samir Roy | 2,378 | 1.08 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 219,545 | 91.88 | +3.34 |
| | BJP gain from AITC | BJP gain from AITC | Swing | | |

### 2016

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Goghat (SC) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Manas Majumdar | 102,958 | 51.88 | |
| | AIFB | Biswanath Karak | 72,072 | 36.32 | −12.72 |
| | BJP | Basan Ray | 19,009 | 9.58 | +5.24 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 4,423 | 2.23 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 198,462 | 88.54 | −2.74 |
| | AITC gain from AIFB | AITC gain from AIFB | Swing | | |

### 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIFB | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 176,420 | 91.28 | |
| | AIFB hold | AIFB hold | Swing | -37.10# | |
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

### 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AIFB | Niranjan Pandit | 111,228 | 69.8 |
| | AITC | Bishnupada Pakhira | 38,027 | 23.9 |
| | INC | Haradhan Santra | 7,657 | 6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73,201 | 45.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,59,599 | 91.0 |
| | AIFB hold | AIFB hold | Swing | -37.10# |
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

### 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AIFB | Shiba Prasad Malik | 119,236 | 79.20 |
| | INC | Haradhan Santra | 22,427 | 14.90 |
| | BJP | Mahadeb Santra | 8,931 | 5.90 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96,809 | 64.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,50,616 | 84.9 |
| | AIFB hold | AIFB hold | Swing | -37.10# |
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

### 1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections 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, Lakshmi Charan Kanri in 1996, Sove Dhara in 1991, Nanu Ram Roy in 1987 and Madan Mohan Medda in 1982. Manuram Roy of Janata Party defeated Arati Biswas of Forward Bloc in 1977.

### 1951-1972

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