GHATAL
Constituency no. 32 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has an assembly constituency called GHATAL. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 1971
JAGADISH BHATTACHARYYA
CPM
Elections held
7
1962–2024
Most successful party
AITC
won 3 of 7
Margin, 1971
1,322
0.37% of valid votes
Result, 1971
Runner-up
INCPARIHAL GHOSH
- Votes
- 1,27,044
- Vote share
- 35.34%
- Behind by
- 1,322
Electors
5,09,019
Total votes polled
3,59,456
Valid votes
3,59,456
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.6%
Full result, 1971
6 candidates · 3,59,456 valid votes
JAGADISH BHATTACHARYYACPMwon
1,28,366
35.7%
PARIHAL GHOSHINC
1,27,044
35.3%
KAR PRABHATCPI
62,824
17.5%
SURENDRA NATH GHORAIBAC
20,513
5.7%
RAMDAS RAMANUJ DAS MAHANTANCO
16,403
4.6%
GOBARDHAN DEVIND
4,306
1.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 7 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV) | AITC | 8,37,990 | 52.36% | DR. HIRANMOY CHATTOPADHYAYA | 1,82,868 |
| 2019 | ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV) | AITC | 7,17,959 | 48.22% | BHARATI GHOSH | 1,07,973 |
| 2014 | ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV) | AITC | 6,85,696 | 50.16% | SANTOSH RANA | 2,60,891 |
| 2009 | GURUDAS DASGUPTA | CPI | 6,25,923 | 53.50% | NURE ALAM CHOWDHURY | 1,47,184 |
| 1971 | JAGADISH BHATTACHARYYA | CPM | 1,28,366 | 35.71% | PARIHAL GHOSH | 1,322 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above