| Ghatal | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 231 for theWest Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Ghatal Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ghatal |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 224,485 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Ghatal Assembly constituency is anassembly constituency inPaschim Medinipur district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal. It is reserved forscheduled castes.
As per orders of theDelimitation Commission, No. 231. Ghatal Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following:Ghatal municipality,Ghatalcommunity development block,Ghatal Kharar municipality, and Rajnagar, Sarberia I and Sarberia IIgram panchayats ofDaspur I community development block.[1]
Ghatal Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 32Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part ofArambagh (Lok Sabha constituency).
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Amulyacharan Dal | Communist Party of India | |
| Jatishchandra Ghosh | |||
| 1957 | Harendra Nath Dolui | Indian National Congress | |
| Lakshman Chandra Sarkar | |||
| 1962 | Nagen Dolai | Communist Party of India | |
| 1967 | Nandarani Dal | Communist Party of India | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | Harisadhan Dolui | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Gopal Mandal | Communist Party of India | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Ratan Pakhira | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Shankar Dolai | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Sital Kapat | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sital Kapat | 105,812 | 46.95 | +42.11 | |
| AITC | Shankar Dolai | 104,846 | 46.52 | −3.25 | |
| CPI(M) | Kamal Chandra Dolui | 10,165 | 4.51 | −36.25 | |
| SUCI(C) | Anjan Jana | 2,008 | 0.89 | −0.20 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,305 | 0.58 | −0.48 | |
| Independent | Tapan Kumar Dolui | 1,239 | 0.55 | ||
| Turnout | 225,375 | 83.33 | −0.79 | ||
| BJPgain fromAITC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Shankar Dolai | 107,682 | 49.77 | −2.47 | |
| CPI(M) | Kamal Chandra Dolui | 88,203 | 40.76 | −3.09 | |
| BJP | Anjushree Dolui | 10,468 | 4.84 | +2.48 | |
| Independent | Tanmoy Dolui | 5,164 | 2.39 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Anjan Jana | 2,564 | 1.19 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,290 | 1.06 | ||
| Turnout | 216,371 | 84.14 | −2.38 | ||
| AITChold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Shankar Dolai | 101,355 | 52.24 | ||
| CPI(M) | Chhabi Pakhira | 85,078 | 43.85 | −15.46 | |
| BJP | Ashok Malik | 4,584 | 2.36 | ||
| PDS | Mahitosh Bauri | 2,984 | 1.54 | ||
| Turnout | 194,001 | 86.42 | |||
| AITCgain fromCPI(M) | Swing | # | |||
.# Trinamool Congress did not contest the seat in 2006.
In2006, 2001, 1996, 1991 and 1987 state assembly elections, Ratan Pakhira ofCPI(M) won the 197 Ghatal (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals, Ayan Dolui ofBJP in 2006, Gopal Karak ofTrinamool Congress in 2001, Rajani Kanta Dolui ofCongress in 1996, Nimai Bag of Congress in 1991, and Madhu Sudan Dolai in 1987. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Gopal Mandal of CPI(M) defeated Nimai Bag of Congress in 1982. Gopal Mandal of CPI(M) defeated Baneshwar Saha ofJanata Party.[5]
Harisadhan Dolui of Congress won in 1972. Nandarani Dal of CPI(M) won in 1971, 1969 and 1967. Nagen Dolai ofCPI won in1962. In 1957 and 1951 Ghatal had a dual seat. Harendra Nath Dolai and Lakshman Chandra Sarkar, both of Congress won in1957. Amulya Charan Dal and Jatish Chandra Ghosh, both of CPI, won the Ghatal dual seat inindependent India's first election in 1951.[6]
