Goghat Assembly constituency

Goghat Assembly constituency 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 is composed of the following: Goghat I and Goghat II community development blocks
Goghat Assembly constituency is part of No. 29 Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency.

Election results

1977-2006

In the [2006 West Bengal state Vidhan Sabha|assembly election|2006 state assembly elections] Niranjan Pandit of Forward Bloc won the Goghat assembly seat 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.