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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 201 · 2026Reserved (SC)
Goghat
Winner — 2026
PRASANTA DIGAR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 57.3%AITC 36.2%4 others 6.5%
Votes
1,34,498
57.4% share
Winning margin
49,582
21.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
94.5%
of 2,48,328
Goghat is a safe seat — PRASANTA DIGAR won by 21.2%.
Seat history
2 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRASANTA DIGAR | BJP (NDA) | 1,34,498 | 57.4% |
| 2 | DR. NIRMAL MAJI |  AITC | 84,916 | 36.2% |
| 3 | MUKTARAM DHAWREY | 9,185 | 3.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,421 | 1.0% |
| 5 | HARADHAN SANTRA | 2,099 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | SAMIR ROY | 1,202 | 0.5% |
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
lean21.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.1% · max 27.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
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 57.4%AITC 36.2%OTH 5.3%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.27 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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