GHATAL
Assembly seat no. 231 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called GHATAL. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 7 results.
Winner, 2016
SHANKAR DOLAI
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 10 of 16
Margin, 2016
19,479
9.00% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
CPMKAMAL CHANDRA DOLUI
- Votes
- 88,203
- Vote share
- 40.76%
- Behind by
- 19,479
Electors
2,57,163
Total votes polled
2,16,371
Valid votes
2,16,371
NOTA votes
2,290
1.06% of votes polled
Turnout
84.1%
Full result, 2016
5 candidates · 2,16,371 valid votes
SHANKAR DOLAIAITCwon
1,07,682
49.8%
KAMAL CHANDRA DOLUICPM
88,203
40.8%
ANJUSHREE DOLUIBJP
10,468
4.8%
TANMOY DOLUIIND
5,164
2.4%
ANJAN JANASUCI
2,564
1.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sital Kapat | BJP | 1,31,550 | 54.35% | Shyamali Sardar | 37,657 |
| 2021 | SITAL KAPAT | BJP | 1,05,812 | 46.95% | SHANKAR DOLAI | 966 |
| 2016 | SHANKAR DOLAI | AITC | 1,07,682 | 49.77% | KAMAL CHANDRA DOLUI | 19,479 |
| 2011 | SHANKAR DOLAI | AITC | 1,01,355 | 52.24% | CHHABI PAKHIRA | 16,277 |
| 2006 | RATAN PAKHIRA | CPM | 80,349 | 59.31% | AYAN DOLUI | 50,887 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the GHATAL assembly constituency in 2026?
Sital Kapat (BJP) won GHATAL in 2026, by a margin of 37,657 votes.
Which party has won GHATAL the most times?
CPM, with 10 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has GHATAL gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won GHATAL the most times?
RATAN PAKHIRA, with 3 wins between 1996 and 2006.
