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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 201 · 2021Reserved (SC)
Goghat
Winner — 2021
BISWANATH KARAK
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.6%AITC 44.7%3 others 8.8%
Votes
1,02,227
46.6% share
Winning margin
4,147
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
88.7%
of 2,47,597
Goghat was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 4,147 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BISWANATH KARAK | BJP (NDA) | 1,02,227 | 46.6% |
| 2 | MANAS MAJUMDAR |  AITC | 98,080 | 44.7% |
| 3 | SHIBA PRASAD MALICK | 14,378 | 6.5% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,482 | 1.1% |
| 5 | SAMIR ROY | 2,378 | 1.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (126th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.1% · max 27.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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126th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
253rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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59th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.6%AITC 44.7%AIFB 6.5%OTH 1.1%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.25 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,19,145
Density
1753 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.9%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate77.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Clean cooking fuel54.6%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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