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Goghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Goghat
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Goghat is located in West Bengal
Goghat
Goghat
Goghat is located in India
Goghat
Goghat
Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 22°52′31″N 87°42′13″E / 22.87528°N 87.70361°E / 22.87528; 87.70361Coordinates: 22°52′31″N 87°42′13″E / 22.87528°N 87.70361°E / 22.87528; 87.70361
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Hooghly
Constituency No. 201
Type Reserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency 29. Arambagh (SC)
Electorate (year) 193,284 (2011)

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.

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

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

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

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

Note: New constituencies – 1, constituencies abolished – 2


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

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

Note: New constituencies – 1, constituencies abolished – 2

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

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

Note: New constituencies – 1, constituencies abolished – 2


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.


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