Goghat

Demographic profile

There were a total of 249205 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Goghat Assembly constituency, of whom 127162 were male, 122042 female and 1 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 246303 registered voters, of whom 125540 were male, 120763 female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 224139 registered voters, of whom 115812 were male, 108327 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 193451 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 100695 were male, 92757 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 267 in 2021, 304 in 2016, and 199 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 960, in 2021 it was 962, 935 in 2016, and 921 in 2011.

Poll dates

Goghat Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 2 of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. The counting of votes will take place on Monday, May 4, 2026.

In the 2021 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 3 on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 6 on Saturday, April 30, 2016 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 19, 2016.

In the 2011 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 4 on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Goghat Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Hooghly district in the South West Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Goghat-I and 2. CDB Goghat-II

This constituency covers an approximate area of 364 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Goghat is: 22°53'05.6"N 87°40'44.0"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 88.67%, while it was 88.57% in 2016, and 91.22% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Biswanath Karak of BJP won in this constituency beating Manas Majumdar of TMC by a margin of 4147 votes which was 1.91% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Manas Majumdar of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Biswanath Karak of AIFB by a margin of 30886 votes which was 15.56% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Karak Biswanath of AIFB won this seat defeating Debasish Medda of INC by a margin of 4265 votes which was 2.42% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Biswanath Karak of BJP had a vote share of 47.1% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Manas Majumdar of TMC got a vote share of 51.88% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Karak Biswanath of AIFB got a vote share of 49.04% in Goghat.