Goalpokhar Assembly constituency

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

Goalpokhar
Constituency No. 30 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictUttar Dinajpur
LS constituencyRaiganj
Established1957
Total electors224,633
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview edit

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 edit

Election Year MLA Party
Goalpokhar constituency
1957 Muzaffar Hussain Indian National Congress
1962 Mohammad Hayat Ali Praja Socialist Party
1967 Mohammad Salimuddin
1969
1971 Sheikh Sharafat Hossain Indian National Congress
1972
1977 Md. Ramjan Ali All India Forward Bloc
1982
1987
1991
1996 Hafiz Alam Sairani
2001
2006 Deepa Dasmunsi Indian National Congress
2009 Ali Imran Ramz All India Forward Bloc
2011 Md. Ghulam Rabbani Indian National Congress
2016 Trinamool Congress
2021

bolded year = bye

Election results edit

2021 Election edit

West Bengal assembly elections, 2021: Goalpokhar constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Md. Ghulam Rabbani 105,649 65.40 +21.49
BJP Md. Ghulam Sarwar 32,125 19.89 +8.40
INC Masood Md. Naseem Ahsen 19,391 12.00 -26.67
NOTA None of the above 2,016 1.25 +0.20
BSP Sunil Biswas 865 0.54 -0.68
Independent Shambhu Lal Roy 694 0.43
Independent Raghu Nath Singha 405 0.25 -0.21
SUCI(C) Nabin Chandra Singha 380 0.24 -1.00
Turnout 161,535 74.90 +0.59
AITC hold Swing

2016 Election edit

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Goalpokhar constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Md. Ghulam Rabbani 64,869 43.91
INC Afjal Hosen 57,121 38.67 -10.38
BJP Debashis Sarkar 16,966 11.49 +5.92
SP Julia Yeasmin 2,887 1.95
SUCI(C) Dulal Rajbanshi 1,827 1.24 -0.57
BSP Mansingha Hansda 1,805 1.22 -2.45
NOTA None of the above 1,557 1.05
Independent Raghu Nath Singha 685 0.46
Turnout 147,717 74.31 +0.85
AITC gain from INC Swing

2011 edit

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

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Goalpokhar constituency[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Md. Ghulam Rabbani 61,313 49.05 -2.02#
AIFB Saifur Rahman 47,900 38.32 -4.89#
BJP Shaukat Ali 6,956 5.57
BSP Kamaruzzama 4,592 3.67
SUCI(C) Dulal Rajbanshi 2,264 1.81
Independent Niva Sarkar (Das) 1,970
Turnout 124,995 73.46
INC gain from AIFB Swing 2.87#

.# 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 edit

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.

West Bengal state assembly bye election, 2009: Goalpokhar constituency[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIFB Ali Imran Ramz 72,017 76.74 +12.98
INC Md. Ghulam Rabbani 57,299 23.26 -7.47
Turnout 94710 44.88
AIFB gain from INC Swing

1977-2009 edit

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.[5][6] 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.[7] Hafiz Alam Sairani of Forward Bloc defeated Deepa Dasmunshi of Congress in 2001,[8] and Md Mustafa of Congress in 1996.[9] Md Ramjan Ali of Forward Bloc defeated Nizamuddin Ahamed of Congress in 1991[10] and 1987,[11] Puranmal Chand Maheswari of BJP/ Independent, in 1982[12] and 1977.[13][14]

1957–1972 edit

Sheikh Sharafat Hussain of Congress won in 1972[15] and 1971.[16] Mohamad Salimuddin of PSP won 1969[17] and 1967.[18] Mohammad Hayat Ali of PSP won in 1962.[19] Muzzafar Hussain of Congress won in 1957.[20] Prior to that Goalpokhar constituency was not there.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  2. ^ "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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  4. ^ "Mamata Banerjee wins assembly bypoll". PTI, 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Results of bye – elections to the 31 (thirty one) Assembly Constituencies and 1(one) Lok Sabha Constituency" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  6. ^ "West Bengal State Assembly Byelections 2009". Indian Election Affairs. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  7. ^ "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  8. ^ "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  9. ^ "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  10. ^ "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  11. ^ "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  12. ^ "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  13. ^ "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  14. ^ "29 - Goalpokhar Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  15. ^ "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  16. ^ "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  17. ^ "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  18. ^ "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  19. ^ "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  20. ^ "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.