| Gopiballavpur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 221 for theWest Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Gopiballavpur Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Jhargram |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jhargram |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,26,417 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Gopiballavpur Assembly constituency is anassembly constituency inJhargram district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
As per orders of theDelimitation Commission, No. 221 Gopiballavpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Beliabera, Kharbandhi, Pet Bindhi and Tapshiagram panchayats ofGopiballavpur IIcommunity development block and Aguiboni, Chandri, Chubka, Dudhkundi, Lodhasuli, Nedabahara, Patashimul, Shalboni and Sardiha gram panchayats ofJhargram CD Block andSankrail CD Block.[1]
Gopiballavpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 33Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Khagendra Nath Mahata | 104,115 | 52.00 | −4.00 | |
| BJP | Sanjit Mahato | 80,347 | 40.00 | +28.00 | |
| CPI(M) | Prasanta Das | 5,819 | 3.00 | −25.00 | |
| None of the Above | None of the above | 2,781 | 1.20 | ||
| BSP | Banamali Nayek | 1,260 | 0.60 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| AITChold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Churamani Mahata | 100,323 | 56.00 | −0.70 | |
| CPI(M) | Pulin Bihari Baske | 50,765 | 28.00 | −8.55 | |
| BJP | Sushil Kumar Ghosh | 21,338 | 12.00 | +8.20 | |
| None of the Above | None of the above | 3,622 | 1.20 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| AITChold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Churamani Mahato | 90,070 | 56.70 | +24.47 | |
| CPI(M) | Rabi Lal Maitra | 58,050 | 36.55 | −26.80 | |
| BJP | Sanjit Mahata | 5,935 | 3.80 | ||
| Independent | Upangshu Mahato | 4,789 | |||
| Turnout | 158,844 | 89.4 | |||
| AITCgain fromCPI(M) | Swing | 51.27# | |||
# Swing calculated on Congress
+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
In the2006 state assembly elections, Rabi Lal Maitra ofCPI(M) won the Gopiballavpur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Swapan Patra ofTrinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Bhabani Shankar Hatial of CPI(M) defeated Samay Mandi of Trinamool Congress in 2001. Rana Shakti of CPI(M) defeated Rekha Rani Mahata ofCongress in 1996. Atul Chandra Das of CPI(M) defeated Prasun Sarangi of Congress in 1991. Sunil De of CPI(M) defeated Bijoy Kumar Sahu of Congress in 1987 andSantosh Rana, Independent, in 1982. Santosh Rana, Independent, defeated Abani Bhusan Satpathi of CPI(M) in 1977.[5]
Harish Mahapatra of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Dhananjoy Kar ofSSP won in 1969 and 1967. Surendra Nath Mahata of Congress won in1962. In 1957 and 1951 Gopiballavpur had dual seats. Surendra Nath Mahata and Jagatpati Hansda, both of Congress, won in1957. Dhanajoy Kar and Jagatpati Hansda, both ofKMPP, won inindependent India's first election in 1951.[6]
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