GOGHAT
Assembly seat no. 201 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.
Winner, 2006
NIRANJAN PANDIT
AIFB
Elections held
15
1967–2026
Most successful party
FBL
won 7 of 15
Margin, 2006
73,201
45.91% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
AITCBISHNUPADA PAKHIRA
- Votes
- 38,027
- Vote share
- 23.85%
- Behind by
- 73,201
Electors
1,75,393
Total votes polled
1,59,435
Valid votes
1,59,435
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
90.9%
Full result, 2006
3 candidates · 1,59,435 valid votes
NIRANJAN PANDITAIFBwon
1,11,228
69.8%
BISHNUPADA PAKHIRAAITC
38,027
23.9%
HARADHAN SANTRAINC
10,180
6.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Prasanta Digar | BJP | 1,34,498 | 57.40% | Dr. Nirmal Maji | 49,582 |
| 2021 | BISWANATH KARAK | BJP | 1,02,227 | 46.56% | MANAS MAJUMDAR | 4,147 |
| 2016 | MANAS MAJUMDAR | AITC | 1,02,958 | 51.88% | BISWANATH KARAK | 30,886 |
| 2011 | KARAK BISWANATH | AIFB | 86,514 | 49.04% | DEBASISH MEDDA | 4,265 |
| 2006 | NIRANJAN PANDIT | AIFB | 1,11,228 | 69.76% | BISHNUPADA PAKHIRA | 73,201 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
