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Assembly constituency 231 · West Bengal · SC

Ghatal is assembly constituency number 231 in West Bengal, in Paschim Medinapur district, and one of the segments of the Ghatal Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Sital Kapat of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 54.4% of the vote, 37,657 votes ahead of Shyamali Sardar (AITC).

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Ghatal · 2026AC 231
  1. 01
    Sital Kapat
    BJP
    1,31,550
    54.35%
  2. 02
    Shyamali Sardar
    TMC
    93,893
    38.79%
  3. 03
    Santi Nath Satick
    CPI(M)
    9,352
    3.86%
  4. 04
    Kaberi Dolui
    INC
    1,867
    0.77%
  5. 05
    Ruma Patra
    Independent
    1,374
    0.57%
  6. 4 other candidates · 2,681 votesNOTA · 1,308 (0.54%)

Margin 37,657 votes · 15.56% of valid votes

2,76,794
Registered electors
2026 election
87.5%
Turnout
+6.9 pts vs 2021
37,657
Victory margin
15.6% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,42,025 valid votes, NOTA included.

Ghatal 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sital KapatMale · 36 yrs · SCBJP1,31,550
54.35%
2Shyamali SardarFemale · 33 yrs · SCTMC93,893
38.79%
3Santi Nath SatickMale · 57 yrs · SCCPI(M)9,352
3.86%
4Kaberi DoluiFemale · 61 yrs · SCINC1,867
0.77%
5Ruma PatraFemale · 34 yrs · SCIndependent1,374
0.57%
—NOTANOTA1,308
0.54%
6Sujay DolaiMale · 43 yrs · SCBSP991
0.41%
7Khagendra DolaiMale · 35 yrs · SCIndependent744
0.31%
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8Bivash SinghaMale · 32 yrs · SCIndependent484
0.20%
9Narugopal DoluiMale · 54 yrs · SCSUCI462
0.19%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 54.4%TMC 38.8%CPI(M) 3.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Sital KapatBJP · 54.4% · margin 37,657Turnout87.5%
2021Sital KapatBJP · 47.0% · margin 966Turnout80.6%
2016Shankar DolaiTMC · 49.8% · margin 19,479Turnout84.2%
2011Shankar DolaiTMC · 52.2% · margin 16,277Turnout86.3%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Ghatal result 2021

Ghatal 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sital KapatBJP1,05,812
46.95%
2Shankar DolaiTMC1,04,846
46.52%
3Kamal Chandra DoluiCPI(M)10,165
4.51%
4Anjan JanaSUCI2,008
0.89%
—NOTANOTA1,305
0.58%
5Tapan Kumar DoluiIndependent1,239
0.55%

Ghatal result 2016

Ghatal 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shankar DolaiTMC1,07,682
49.77%
2Kamal Chandra DoluiCPI(M)88,203
40.76%
3Anjushree DoluiBJP10,468
4.84%
4Tanmoy DoluiIndependent5,164
2.39%
5Anjan JanaSUCI2,564
1.19%
—NOTANOTA2,290
1.06%

Ghatal result 2011

Ghatal 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shankar DolaiTMC1,01,355
52.24%
2Chhabi PakhiraCPI(M)85,078
43.85%
3Ashok MalikBJP4,584
2.36%
4Mahitosh BauriPDS2,984
1.54%
Map

Ghatal outlined in orange among the other West Bengal seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Paschim Medinapur district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

BJPTMCINCCPI(M)AISFOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Ghatal is one of the assembly segments of Ghatal. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Ghatal candidates.

  • Adhikari Deepak (dev)TMC1,09,289 48.4%
  • Dr. Hiranmoy ChattopadhyayaBJP1,04,884 46.4%
  • Tapan GanguliCPI8,582 3.8%
  • Soumen MadrajiBSP1,193 0.5%
  • Gopal MondalIndependent901 0.4%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 4,405 EVM votes.

Open Ghatal Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Ghatal.

Who won the Ghatal assembly seat in 2026?

Sital Kapat of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Ghatal in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,31,550 votes, which was 54.35% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Ghatal?

The margin was 37,657 votes (15.56% of valid votes). The runner-up was Shyamali Sardar of the All India Trinamool Congress with 93,893 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Ghatal in 2026?

Turnout was 87.49%: 2,42,161 of 2,76,794 registered electors voted, across 357 polling stations. That is 6.9 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Ghatal part of?

Ghatal is an assembly segment of the Ghatal Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Adhikari Deepak (dev) got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Ghatal a reserved constituency?

Yes. Ghatal is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Ghatal?

The West Bengal assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the West Bengal assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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