Goalpokhar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Goalpokhar | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Goalpokhar | |
| Coordinates: 26°05′N 88°08′E / 26.083°N 88.133°ECoordinates: 26°05′N 88°08′E / 26.083°N 88.133°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Uttar Dinajpur |
| Constituency No | 30 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 5. Raiganj |
| Electorate (year) | 170,158 (2011) |
Goalpokhar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 30 Goalpokhar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Goalpokhar I community development block.[1]
Goalpokhar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 5 Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
2011
In the 2011 elections, Md. Ghulam Rabbani of Congress defeated his nearest rival Saifur Rahman of AIFB.
| West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Goalpokhar [2][3][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| INC | Md. Ghulam Rabbani | 61,313 | 49.05 | -2.02# | |
| Forward Bloc | Saifur Rahman | 47,900 | 38.32 | -4.89# | |
| BJP | Shaukat Ali | 6,956 | 5.57 | ||
| BSP | Kamaruzzama | 4,592 | 3.67 | ||
| SUCI | Dulal Rajbanshi | 2,264 | |||
| Independent | Niva Sarkar (Das) | 1,970 | |||
| Turnout | 124,995 | 73.46 | |||
| INC gain from Forward Bloc | Swing | 2.87# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress and Forward Bloc vote percentages in 2006 and 2011, as adequate data not available for intervening bye-election.
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 3 |  2 |
| Trinamool Congress | 2 | 2 |
| Independent/ Rebel Congress | 1 | 1 |
| Forward Bloc | 2 |  0 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | 2 |
| Communist Party of India | 0 | 1 |
Note: New constituencies – 2 (See template talk page for details)
1977-2009
In the by election in 2009 caused by the election of the sitting MLA, Deepa Dasmunshi of Congress to the Lok Sabha from Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency), the Goalpokhar assembly seat was won by Ali Imran Ramz of Forward Bloc.[5][6]Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Deepa Dasmunshi of Congress defeated Hafiz Alam Sairani of Forward Bloc in the 2006 state assembly elections. Hafiz Alam Sarani of Forward Bloc defeated Deepa Dasmunshi of Congress in 2001, and Md Mustafa of Congress in 1996. Md Ramjan Ali of Forward Bloc defeated Nizamuddin Ahamed of Congress 1991 and 1987, Puranmal Chand Maheswari of BJP/ Independent, in 1982 and 1977.[7]
1957–1972
Sheikh Sharafat Hussain of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Mohamad Salimuddin of PSP won 1969 and 1967. Mohammad Hayat Ali of PSP won in 1962. Muzzafar Hussain of Congress won in 1957. Prior to that Goalpokhar constituency was not there.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18". Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ↑ "Goalpokhar". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Goalpokhar. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Goalpokhar. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ↑ "West Bengal State Assembly Byelections 2009". Indian Election Affairs. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ↑ "Results of bye – elections to the 31 (thirty one) Assembly Constituencies and 1(one) Lok Sabha Constituency". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ↑ "29 - Goalpokhar Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ↑ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
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