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{{Infobox settlement



|name = Ghatal 
|official_name =
|other_name =
|native_name = 
|settlement_type = Vidhan Sabha constituency 
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|pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India
|map_caption = Location in West Bengal
|coordinates = {{coord|22|40|N|87|43|E|region:IN-{{IndAbbr|[[West Bengal]]}}|display=inline,title}}

|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{IND}}
|subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of West Bengal|District]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Paschim Medinipur district|Paschim Medinipur]]
|subdivision_type3 = [[List of constituencies of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha|Constituency No.]]
|subdivision_name3 = 231
|subdivision_type4 = Type
|subdivision_name4 = Reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|SC]]
|subdivision_type5 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
|subdivision_name5 = [[Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency)|32. Ghatal]]
|subdivision_type6 = Electorate (year)
|subdivision_name6 = 224,485 (2011)

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'''Ghatal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Paschim Medinipur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 231. Ghatal (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: [[Ghatal]] municipality, [[Ghatal (community development block)|Ghatal]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]], [[Kharar, Ghatal|Ghatal]] Kharar municipality, and Rajnagar, Sarberia I and Sarberia II [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Daspur I (community development block)|Daspur I]] community development block.<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web|url=http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |title=Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 |access-date=2010-10-15 |publisher=Government of West Bengal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918130255/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |archive-date=2010-09-18 }}</ref>

Ghatal (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is part of No. 32 [[Ghatal (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=delimitation/> It was earlier part of [[Arambagh (Lok Sabha constituency)]].

==Election results==

===2021===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2021]]: Ghatal}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sital Kapat
|votes = 105,812
|percentage = 46.95
|change = +42.11
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Shankar Dolai
|votes = 104,846
|percentage = 46.52
|change = -3.25
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Kamal Chandra Dolui
|votes = 10,165
|percentage = 4.51
|change = -36.25
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Anjan Jana
|votes = 2,008
|percentage = 0.89
|change = -0.20
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 1,305
|percentage = 0.58
|change = -0.48
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Tapan Kumar Dolui
|votes = 1,239
|percentage = 0.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 225,375
|percentage = 83.33
|change = -0.79
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Ghatal}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Shankar Dolai
|votes = 107,682
|percentage = 49.77
|change = -2.47
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Kamal Chandra Dolui
|votes = 88,203
|percentage = 40.76
|change = -3.09
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Anjushree Dolui
|votes = 10,468
|percentage = 4.84
|change = +2.48
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Tanmoy Dolui
|votes = 5,164
|percentage = 2.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Anjan Jana
|votes = 2,564
|percentage = 1.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 2,290
|percentage = 1.06
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 216,371
|percentage = 84.14
|change = -2.38
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Ghatal <ref>{{cite web| url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25231.htm|title = Ghatal |work = Assembly Elections May 2011 Results| publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-05-20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=231|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Ghatal| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 2011-05-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_5th_phase.pdf |title=West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work=Ghatal |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=2011-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912030706/http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_5th_phase.pdf |archive-date=2011-09-12 }}</ref> }}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Shankar Dolai
|votes = 101,355
|percentage = 52.24
|change = #
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Chhabi Pakhira
|votes = 85,078
|percentage = 43.85
|change = -15.46
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Ashok Malik
|votes = 4,584
|percentage = 2.36
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Party of Democratic Socialism (India)
|candidate = Mahitosh Bauri
|votes = 2,984
|percentage = 1.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 194,001
|percentage = 86.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = #
}}
{{Election box end}}

<small>.# Trinamool Congress did not contest the seat in 2006.</small>
===1977-2006===
In [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006]], 2001, 1996, 1991 and 1987 state assembly elections, Ratan Pakhira of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the 197 Ghatal (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals, Ayan Dolui of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] in 2006, Gopal Karak of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] in 2001, Rajani Kanta Dolui of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 1996, Nimai Bag of Congress in 1991, and Madhu Sudan Dolai in 1987. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Gopal Mandal of CPI(M) defeated Nimai Bag of Congress in 1982. Gopal Mandal of CPI(M) defeated Baneshwar Saha of [[Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp197.htm |title = 197 - Ghatal (SC) Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2010-12-20 }}</ref>

===1951-1972===
Harisadhan Dolui of Congress won in 1972. Nandarani Dal of CPI(M) won in 1971, 1969 and 1967. Nagen Dolai of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] won in [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]]. In 1957 and 1951 Ghatal had a dual seat. Harendra Nath Dolai and Lakshman Chandra Sarkar, both of Congress won in [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]]. Amulya Charan Dal and Jatish Chandra Ghosh, both of CPI, won the Ghatal dual seat in [[1952 West Bengal state assembly election|independent India's first election in 1951]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp | title = Statistical Reports of Elections | access-date = 2010-12-20 | work = General Election Results and Statistics | publisher = Election Commission of India | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp | archive-date = 2010-10-05 }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politics of Paschim Medinipur district]]

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